Top Benefits
About the role
About McElhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 110 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee-owned and operated firm, with over 1,400 staff members in 33 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. At McElhanney, we work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high levels of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals.
The Opportunity:
McElhanney is currently seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Vancouver, BC. The successful candidate will perform a variety of tasks to support our fast-paced Finance & Accounting (F&A) department. This is a full-time, permanent position.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, possess advanced accounting knowledge, and be a team player seeking career development and growth.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Analyzing financial data and performing account reconciliations at month-ends.
- Preparing working papers and tax schedules for annual audits and tax filings.
- Evaluating financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with budget/forecasts and preparing performance and trending reports with recommendations for managerial review on a monthly basis.
- Identifying and driving process improvements, developing and documenting detailed business processes and workflows.
- Designing standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards.
- Analyzing industry and macro-economic trends and projections and recommending actions for optimization.
- Mentoring and developing junior finance staff.
- Performing other responsibilities as required.
What You’ll Bring:
- Over 5 years of experience as a Financial Analyst.
- A qualified CPA.
- Proficiency in spreadsheets, databases, MS Office, and financial software applications (Experience with Dynamics SL, Microsoft D365, SAP Concur is an asset).
- Hands-on experience with statistical analysis and statistical packages.
- Outstanding presentation, reporting, and communication skills.
- Proven knowledge of financial forecasting and diagnosis, corporate finance, and information analysis.
- Excellent time management skills and attention to detail. Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving abilities.
- An analytical mind, good numerical sense, and the ability to learn new accounting software quickly.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and function effectively without continuous direction.
What Can We Offer You?
- Hourly Rate: $40/hr - $50/hr. McElhanney offers fair compensation that is commensurate with the individual’s education, experience, skills, and professional qualifications. The posted hourly range is representative of the required level of qualifications and experience for the position as noted in the job posting. The salary offered will be based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.
- Employee and Family assistance program, which offers 24/7 support for all employees and their families.
- A family-like culture that has a foundation of respect and inclusion for all.
- The ability to make a real difference, supporting McElhanney’s growth.
- Collaborate within a team of well-respected Finance colleagues.
- Flexibility of in-office, hybrid or remote working arrangements
- McElhanney’s Vancouver office has access to a gym in the building, bike lockers, and is conveniently situated right downtown offering proximity to transit, shopping, and virtually any other amenity that you may require makes this a great place to work.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
At McElhanney, our unwavering commitment lies in cultivating a culture that aligns with our core values and fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate the collective achievements of a team rich in expertise, experiences, and perspectives, and welcome applications from individuals of diverse ethnicities, religions, backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, aboriginal statuses, various age groups, and those with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process. If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements outlined. We’re interested in getting to know you and explore the unique contributions you can bring to McElhanney!
If this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to learn more. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
To learn more about our recognition as Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025), visit Top Employer: McElhanney Ltd. (canadastop100.com).
Visit us on Glassdoor to learn more about our employee experience.
Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning. The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
About McElhanney
Established in 1910, McElhanney is an employee-owned company that provides geomatics, engineering, geospatial, planning, landscape architecture, environmental services, and more. We have 30+ locations across Western Canada and a specialty satellite office in Florida (USA), to service cities, communities & parks, energy & resources, and transportation sectors. We operate locally in the communities where we live and work and share staff resources from across our company.
At McElhanney, we work closely with our clients and partners and take on their challenges like they’re our own. Our clients choose us because of our commitment to safety and quality service, because our relationships are rooted in trust, and because our capable teams have the grit and skill to tackle challenging problems.
We value hiring and keeping great people, attaining operational excellence, and delivering outstanding work to our valued clients. It’s what drives us forward every day. Our team has won over 100 project and professional awards since 2000 alone.
McElhanney is proud to be a 100% employee-owned firm, recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies, one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, COR Workplace Safety certified, and ISO 9001:2015 standard certified.
Top Benefits
About the role
About McElhanney
Based in Western Canada for over 110 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee-owned and operated firm, with over 1,400 staff members in 33 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. At McElhanney, we work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high levels of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals.
The Opportunity:
McElhanney is currently seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Vancouver, BC. The successful candidate will perform a variety of tasks to support our fast-paced Finance & Accounting (F&A) department. This is a full-time, permanent position.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, possess advanced accounting knowledge, and be a team player seeking career development and growth.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Analyzing financial data and performing account reconciliations at month-ends.
- Preparing working papers and tax schedules for annual audits and tax filings.
- Evaluating financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with budget/forecasts and preparing performance and trending reports with recommendations for managerial review on a monthly basis.
- Identifying and driving process improvements, developing and documenting detailed business processes and workflows.
- Designing standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards.
- Analyzing industry and macro-economic trends and projections and recommending actions for optimization.
- Mentoring and developing junior finance staff.
- Performing other responsibilities as required.
What You’ll Bring:
- Over 5 years of experience as a Financial Analyst.
- A qualified CPA.
- Proficiency in spreadsheets, databases, MS Office, and financial software applications (Experience with Dynamics SL, Microsoft D365, SAP Concur is an asset).
- Hands-on experience with statistical analysis and statistical packages.
- Outstanding presentation, reporting, and communication skills.
- Proven knowledge of financial forecasting and diagnosis, corporate finance, and information analysis.
- Excellent time management skills and attention to detail. Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving abilities.
- An analytical mind, good numerical sense, and the ability to learn new accounting software quickly.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and function effectively without continuous direction.
What Can We Offer You?
- Hourly Rate: $40/hr - $50/hr. McElhanney offers fair compensation that is commensurate with the individual’s education, experience, skills, and professional qualifications. The posted hourly range is representative of the required level of qualifications and experience for the position as noted in the job posting. The salary offered will be based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.
- Employee and Family assistance program, which offers 24/7 support for all employees and their families.
- A family-like culture that has a foundation of respect and inclusion for all.
- The ability to make a real difference, supporting McElhanney’s growth.
- Collaborate within a team of well-respected Finance colleagues.
- Flexibility of in-office, hybrid or remote working arrangements
- McElhanney’s Vancouver office has access to a gym in the building, bike lockers, and is conveniently situated right downtown offering proximity to transit, shopping, and virtually any other amenity that you may require makes this a great place to work.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
At McElhanney, our unwavering commitment lies in cultivating a culture that aligns with our core values and fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate the collective achievements of a team rich in expertise, experiences, and perspectives, and welcome applications from individuals of diverse ethnicities, religions, backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, aboriginal statuses, various age groups, and those with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process. If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements outlined. We’re interested in getting to know you and explore the unique contributions you can bring to McElhanney!
If this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to learn more. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
To learn more about our recognition as Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025), visit Top Employer: McElhanney Ltd. (canadastop100.com).
Visit us on Glassdoor to learn more about our employee experience.
Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.
McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning. The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.
About McElhanney
Established in 1910, McElhanney is an employee-owned company that provides geomatics, engineering, geospatial, planning, landscape architecture, environmental services, and more. We have 30+ locations across Western Canada and a specialty satellite office in Florida (USA), to service cities, communities & parks, energy & resources, and transportation sectors. We operate locally in the communities where we live and work and share staff resources from across our company.
At McElhanney, we work closely with our clients and partners and take on their challenges like they’re our own. Our clients choose us because of our commitment to safety and quality service, because our relationships are rooted in trust, and because our capable teams have the grit and skill to tackle challenging problems.
We value hiring and keeping great people, attaining operational excellence, and delivering outstanding work to our valued clients. It’s what drives us forward every day. Our team has won over 100 project and professional awards since 2000 alone.
McElhanney is proud to be a 100% employee-owned firm, recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies, one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, COR Workplace Safety certified, and ISO 9001:2015 standard certified.