Senior Financial Analyst (Contract)

Job summary

The Senior Financial Analyst leads financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting functions while designing reporting templates and tools. They also provide actionable insights through variance analysis and support organizational performance by collaborating with leadership and budget owners.

Job details

Engineers and Geoscientists BC is currently searching for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Burnaby on a contract from November 2026 until January 2028! The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis functions of Engineers and Geoscientists BC, its charities, and associated entities. The role is responsible for assisting in the development of financial reports, identifying opportunities for process improvements, and developing better tools and processes to support the association’s reporting and planning functions. Our organization - one of BC's Top Employers – offers a competitive salary, comprehensive and generous benefits, an inclusive culture, and a hybrid work environment. Full details on our compensation and benefits value offering can be found below. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Leads the development of all templates and reporting related to financial plans, budgets, forecasts, projections, and reporting; provides scenario analysis of operating budgets; designs, updates and maintains budgeting schedules and templates. Assembles budgeting and forecasting reports for the Leadership Team, Executives and Board presentations; prepares data including variance reports comparing actuals to budgets and forecasts and year-over-year activities. Support the design, adoption and enhancement of the planning, budgeting, and forecasting process and system, including improvements to data governance and automation. Prepares information packages, analysis, and questions, and attends financial review meetings with budget owners to analyze results compared to Budget and Forecast and historical results. Develops and maintains actionable management reporting, performs recurring and ad hoc analysis, provides insights into performance, variances, drivers, and key trends to support organizational performance, leadership goals, and key initiatives. Serves as team lead for financial planning and analysis practices and policy inquiries. Assists in the design and implementation of new policies, processes, and reporting requirements. Assists in leading finance projects in cooperation with other departments within the organization. Other duties as assigned by direct leader and, as appropriate, members of the departmental leadership team. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE The successful applicant will possess the following: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field is required. CPA designation is required. 5-7 years of experience with complex budgeting and forecasting processes, including creating financial models and reports. Strong information technology experience, including MS Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, Lookups, Macros), MS Dynamic Business Central, and MS Dynamic Power BI. Strong grasp of accounting principles – minimum 5 years of post-designation experience. Strong understanding of internal controls, risk management, process improvements for efficiencies. Expertise in financial modeling and analysis. Experience leading and sharing knowledge with junior team members. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU Each member of our team contributes to public safety in BC and helps us deliver on our vision of "modern regulation for a resilient world." We serve the public as an inclusive, progressive, and future-focused regulator. Our Strategic Plan also places priority on our role to advance climate action, foster equity, diversity and inclusion, and move towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. At Engineers and Geoscientists BC, we are committed to demonstrating our values of collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation. This role offers a competitive compensation and benefits program including a salary within our hiring range of $88,000 to $98,500. Placement within the hiring range will be based on candidate experience relative to the requirements of the role. Additional details on our generous benefit offerings are found below. WHO WE ARE Engineers and Geoscientists BC is proud to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers. Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia is the business name of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia. We regulate and govern these professions under the authority of the Professional Governance Act. We are charged with protecting the public interest by setting and maintaining high academic, experience, and professional practice standards for over 40,000 registrants. Individuals licensed by Engineers and Geoscientists BC are the only persons permitted by law to undertake and assume responsibility for engineering and geoscience projects in BC. We are a not-for-profit organization governed by a board of elected registrants, licensees, and government appointees. The board is accountable to the public through the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills under the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance, for both the governance and management of the organization. To learn more about our work please visit us at https://www.egbc.ca. HP1

What you’ll do

The Senior Financial Analyst leads financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting functions while designing reporting templates and tools. They also provide actionable insights through variance analysis and support organizational performance by collaborating with leadership and budget owners.

Requirements

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a CPA designation. Candidates must have 5-7 years of experience in complex budgeting, financial modeling, and proficiency in MS Excel, Business Central, and Power BI.

Benefits

• Competitive salary • Comprehensive benefits • Inclusive culture

Listed skills

• Budgeting · Preferred
• Policy development · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Financial planning · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial planning
• Financial analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Financial modeling
• Variance analysis
• Data governance
• Automation
• Accounting principles
• Internal controls
• Risk management
• MS Excel
• MS Dynamic Business Central
• MS Dynamic Power BI
• Leadership
• Policy development
• Variance Reporting
• Ad Hoc Analysis
• Management Reporting
• Resilience
• Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounting
• Reconciliation
• Business Administration
• Internal Controls
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Information Technology
• Cooperation
• Data Governance
• Dynamic Business Process Management
• Finance
• Equities
• Excel Macros
• Pivot Tables And Charts
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Financial Statements
• Governance
• Innovation
• Risk Management
• Organizational Performance
• Presentations
• Power BI
• Scenario Analysis
• Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Templates

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector
• Contract Financial Analyst
• Financial Analyst (General)
• Financial Analysts
• Financial and Investment Analysts