Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Analyst – Finance

📍 Location: Edmonton, AB T6S 1H5)

🏢 Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Minimum 3 days per week onsite

🗣️ Language: English required; French-English bilingual candidates preferred

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and analytical Senior Analyst – Finance to support business financial performance analysis, reporting, and decision-making. The successful candidate will analyze financial results, identify trends and variances, and provide meaningful insights to help business leaders understand performance against targets and benchmarks.

This role is ideal for a finance professional with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and an interest in business finance and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial reporting mechanisms to provide timely and accurate business performance information.
• Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results against budgets, targets, forecasts, and relevant benchmarks.
• Identify financial trends, variances, and potential risks, providing insights to support business decisions.
• Support economic analyses, financial studies, and assessments of business initiatives with significant financial impact.
• Review, interpret, and challenge financial results to ensure accuracy and highlight opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to communicate financial performance and support business planning.
• Provide analytical support and recommendations to improve business performance and financial outcomes.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional experience in financial analysis, financial reporting, FP&A, or business finance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and identify trends.
• Experience with financial reporting, budget-versus-actual analysis, and variance analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial data analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• English-French bilingual proficiency.
• Experience supporting business leaders with financial insights and performance analysis.
• Familiarity with financial reporting systems and business intelligence tools.

Work Location

• This position is based at the Strathcona site in Edmonton, Alberta. Candidates must be available to work onsite at least three days per week.