Senior Financial Analyst

at  TransLink

MARKETING STATEMENT

A career at TransLink and our family of companies means working with people with a wide range of skills and perspectives, all teaming up towards a common goal: preserving and enhancing the region’s world-envied quality of life. Together, we connect the region and enhance its livability by providing a sustainable transit and transportation network, embraced by our communities and people.
At TransLink we are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace, recognizing the unique value and skills every individual brings.
Looking for a great place to work where your contributions are valued and you can make a difference in a vibrant city? At TransLink, one of BC’s Top Employers, you’ll help make Metro Vancouver a better place to live, built on transportation excellence. Put your future in motion!

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Consolidates and compiles information from a variety of financial sources to develop annual corporate revenue budgets, base-plans, quarterly and other periodic forecasts, ensuring credibility and reasonability of revenue projections and their associated expenditures.
Plans, administers and executes assigned revenue programs, ensuring accurate and timely compilation of revenue information and compliance with agreement terms; prepares financial reports and other related reports to be presented to management on a periodic basis.
Provides functional advice to the internal and external stakeholders when delivering assigned revenue programs in an effective and efficient manner. Works closely with business units ensuring data accuracy, completeness and compliance with corporate guidelines and determining reasons for change from previous year’s budget; provides ongoing support to the units by responding to their financial data requests and addresses any related matters.
Provides input in assessment, redesign, enhancement and maintenance of current systems, procedures and processes, providing the recommendations to the Manager. Develops process documentation where required and provides guidance and direction to related matters.
Analyzes financial impacts of revenue programs for improving efficiencies; creates financial models to analyze and track key business drivers and initiatives and prepares recommendations; reviews and analyzes financial and performance metric against historic trends, strategic plans and forecast to develop business cases for process improvements.
Prepares presentation, briefing material and assists the Manager in preparing drafts for periodic departmental reporting to senior management and participates in special projects, including providing financial analysis services to various project teams as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The competencies for this position would typically be acquired through a university degree in business administration or commerce along with a Professional Accountant designation (CGA, CPA or CMA), combined with 5 years’ progressive experience in accounting and financial planning in a large, preferably unionized organization.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Solid knowledge of accounting principles, project accounting and day-to-day receivables/payables processing
Solid knowledge of theories, concepts, principles and practices of financial accounting, contractual obligations, strategic planning, corporate finance and business processes analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with solid analytical skills to monitor and track project controls
Solid proficiency on all Microsoft office software particularly MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
Solid time management and organizational skills to coordinate financial control and reporting activities for multiple projects with strong customer service skills to be able to deal with internal and external stakeholders
Good knowledge of relevant governance legislation, transit funding sources and its implementation

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Provides expert financial advice on assigned revenue programs by reviewing and analyzing corporate statistical, cost and revenue information; assesses operational performance and provides critical recommendations; verifies revenue analysis reporting to ensure that financial data is adequately reflected when presented to internal and external stakeholders.