Financial Analyst I

at  The City of Vancouver

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related discipline
• A professional accounting designation such as CA, CGA or CMA or MBA with a combination of experience and education related to the requirements of the position
• Minimum 4 - 5 years post designation experience in budgeting, financial analysis, forecasting, reporting, and accounting
• Strong financial systems experience preferably within an ERP environment - experience with financial modules of SAP would be an asset
• Strong financial modelling and business case analysis experience
• Good working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles as they relate to local government including PSAB
• Experience with preparing presentations for Senior Management
• Formal reporting writing experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of finance, and business concepts
• Strong business acumen and capability to link finance to the business
• Demonstrated ability to make sound judgements on a wide variety of decisions in complex situations with no established precedents
• Developed financial modelling and excel skills
• Real Estate knowledge and experience is considered an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with ability to manage multiple tasks with competing priorities
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Problem-solving and issue resolution skills in a complex business environment
• Ability to maintain professionalism, objectivity, confidentiality, tact and diplomacy
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts in simple terms

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff to work remotely 1 – 4 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite. At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.
Business Unit/Department: Finance & Supply Chain Mgmt (1150)
Affiliation: Exempt
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Start Date: November 2024
Position End Date: July 2025
Salary Information: Pay Grade RNG-080: $97032 to $121294 per annum

MAIN PURPOSE AND FUNCTION

Reporting to the Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Support, the Financial Analyst is a strategic finance partner to a range of corporate support service groups including Finance & Supply Chain Management, Legal Services, City Clerks, the City Manager’s office, Human Resources, Mayor and Council and Office of the Chief Safety Officer. The Financial Analyst is a key point of contact for strategic financial decision making for these groups. This includes understanding the financial implications of decisions, long-term financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.

SPECIFIC DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Budgeting, Reporting, Forecasting and Operational Support
• Strategic financial advice and decision support
• Explain monthly actual financial results and forecast future results
• Link department strategies and City priorities to the budget
• Works with City-wide FP&A, Financial Services, Supply Chain and other stakeholders to provide capital budget management support
• Provides financial and budget management support to the operations group with shopping cart approval processes and prepares financial summaries for bid committee reports for contract management
• Sets up WBS numbers in SAP for approved capital project and creates orders for Project Managers to support with capital project budget management and monitoring
• Assists Management in developing and analyzing business cases for proposed projects, including cost benefit analysis to justify spending proposal and quantifies impact on budgets and forecasts
• Develops and maintains all necessary financial models
• Assists with development and review of financial and administrative policies including recommending and validating appropriate funding sources
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned