Financial Analyst 3

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

Professional accounting designation (CPA) required., Minimum of five years of progressive financial and business accounting experience., Experience in financial analysis roles, including at least two years as a Financial Analyst 2 or equivalent., Strong knowledge of SAP systems and advanced Excel skills..

Key responsibilities:

  • Conducts complex financial evaluations, studies, and forecasts with significant impacts.
  • Prepares and presents financial and business solutions to senior management.
  • Develops and tests financial policies, procedures, and systems.
  • Provides technical guidance and training to team members and management.

Job description

Job Location: Vancouver, BC

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: Fulltime (37.5 hrsweek)

Annual Salary: $ 95,100.00 102,500.00

No. of positions: 1

Closing date: Aug 18, 2025


About the job:


What you’ll do

Conducts andor leads complex andor major financial evaluations, studies and forecasts with significant and long term impacts andor political sensitivities involving new business activities, emerging financial and strategic issues etc.; analyzes and assesses business and financial risks, opportunities and requirements; develops and presents recommendations; develops related financial andor business solutions or programproject proposals, budgets, business cases, andor proposed feasibility studies andor pilots for assigned studies and projects.

* Prepares, presents and acts as an expert advocate for financial and business solutions to senior management, working groups or committees; explains recommendations and guides clients to adopt the most prudent and efficient financial and business solution(s); analyzes and reviews client submissions for accuracy, completeness and compliance with Business Group and corporate policies and procedures; acts as a subject matter expert andor acts as a primary work contact to BC Hydros external auditors.

* Develops, evaluates, implements and tests complex andor major new or revised financial policies, procedures, processes and systems. Initiates continuous improvement to business processes and systems.

* Monitors and provides project leadership throughout the development and implementation phases of approved projects to assigned project staff andor consultants; intervenes and follows up to correct implementation problems; monitors, controls and expedites project timing and targets; reviews and approves contractor and other project invoices prior to managerial sign off.

* Develops and applies advanced evaluation, statistical and financial analytical processes, methodologies, models and tools for own and other financial studies undertaken by lower level Financial Analysts; applies statistical models; analyzes, develops, prepares or evaluates financial forecasts, summary conclusions, reasons and explanations for differences between forecasted and actual results; prepares recommendations and supporting data, tables etc.; develops and implements methods and techniques to improve forecasting and financial evaluations and analyses.

* May perform some or all of the same duties as the Financial Analyst 1 & 2. Provides technical direction, advice ando training to management and lower level financial accounting employees and project team members; may be required to provide work leadership over assigned staff; may be required to provide training and support to nonfinancial managers on the financial system.

* Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.


What you bring

* Professional accounting designation (CPA) required.

* Five (5) years of experience in progressively more responsible financial and business accounting roles, including two (2) years as a Financial Analyst 2 or in an equivalent role.


What we offer

A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

A lifetime pension

Flexible work model, depending on your role type

Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.combenefits.


What else you should know

This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUPCOPE). http:moveuptogether.ca

* This is for a fulltime permanent (FTR) MoveUp Group 12 opportunity based out of our Dunsmuir office.

* As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to take a written testassessment.

* This is for 1 fulltime permanent (FTR) MoveUP Group 12 opportunity, based in our Dunsmuir office.

* In this role you would be a primary point of contact when issues arise relating to SAP FIGL Module, and Planning.

* Well developed written, oral and interpersonal communication skills is strongly desired.

* Advanced Excel and SAP knowledgeskills desired to provide meaningful analysis.

* Please note vacation requests during reporting and planning cycles will be subject to review and approval by the Manager in order to meet monthend, quarterend, and annual reporting deadlines in particular:

Limited availability from midMarch to March 31st.

Unavailable from April 1st to 30th for Year End preparation and processing; External Audit.


* Please note some overtime may be required during month end processing (WD1 to WD4).

* Standard BC Hydro office environment with occasional travel to attend meetings.

* In addition to the qualifications mentioned above, the following will be considered strong assets for this role:

knowledge and proficiency working with SAP ECC andor S4HANA (GL, Planning, CO, CA), SAP BW AFO, Crystal Reports.

a clear and demonstrable understanding of SAP cost flows, master data, and settlement processes.

an ability to evaluate business requirementssystem design, communicate system design and changes to users in a nontechnical manner, work with business managersanalysts to resolve system or reporting issues.

an ability to design financial processes, with consideration to cost, efficiency, risk, and User acceptance.

a willingness to work with and troubleshoot financial systems, at a technical level.

experience working with business requirements, functional specifications, and test scripts (user acceptance testing).

advanced working knowledge of SAP is necessary to conduct meaningful analysis to successfully troubleshoot issues submitted by SAP users. Ability to think “Out of the Box” is crucial to identifying the root cause of the issue and to develop an appropriate solution. Some issues submitted are ‘onetime’ and the solution may not be found in any SAP manuals.



How to apply

Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https:app.bchydro.comcareerscurrent_opp.html or click ‘Apply’

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  • On the BC Hydro Careers site, click on the Apply button in order to complete the steps to apply for this job. Please be sure to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and include copies of your certifications, if applicable.

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Budgeting
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Social Skills
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

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