Financial Analyst

If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:
**POSITION**: Financial Analyst

**STATUS**: Permanent; Full-time

**SHIFT**: 35 hours per week (from Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM)
Hybrid

**LOCATION**: BC SPCA Provincial Office

**CLOSING DATE**: Open until filled

The BC SPCA is a dynamic organization with facilities and services for animals' wellbeing and communities across the province of BC. Join our Financial expanding people-focused team in an exciting time of change in an organization that makes a difference

**Summary of the Position**:
Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, the Financial Analyst is a key contributor to the financial planning and analysis function. The primary focus is on making significant contributions through a period of innovative change within the financial planning and analysis function that will see an expansion of financial modelling and long-term forecasting, budgetary planning and analysis, cash-flow forecasting, data driven decision making and visual reporting. The Financial Analyst will work closely with the Senior Financial Analyst, the Financial Reporting Team, and the Business Analyst supporting the Finance function and will have interface with all other departments in the organization.

**Main Responsibilities Are**:
**Financial Planning & Analysis**:

- Works closely with the finance team to build and design the processes around maintaining various models specific to the financial planning and analysis function, including but not limited to:

- 5-year forecasting model
- Long-term facilities planning model
- Various strategic projects
- Key contributor to the annual budgetary and ongoing forecasting process including recommending improvements and implementing best practices as needed.
- Works closely with Financial Reporting team around enhancing and delivering month-end and quarterly variance analysis including incorporation of key operational metrics.
- Proactively presents financial opportunities and risk mitigation strategies as required.
- Contributes to key automation projects which may include projects such as: the replacement of the accounting software system, integration of the financial software with other critical systems and a centralized data management solution, implementation of visual financial dashboarding tools, etc.
- Provides consultation to the organization as needed for the financial planning and analysis function.
- Works closely with the Business Analyst Digital Transformation to identify, prioritize and implement improvements to the financial planning and analysis function.

**Investing & Treasury**:

- Contributes to improvements to the active monitoring of the short, medium and long term cash flow forecasts and the investing function.

**Leadership**:

- Contributes to the strategic direction of the financial planning and analysis function.
- Contributes to a culture of innovation, teamwork, agility and idea generation.
- Comfortable demonstrating behaviors supporting diversity, equity and inclusion and workplace health, safety and wellness within the finance team and on any cross-functional working groups.
- Models exceptional standards of ethics, professionalism and five star internal and external customer service standards.
- Embraces data, technology and automation to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the finance function.
- Builds supportive and trusting relationships across all functions of the organization to ensure the financial planning and analysis function is providing value-added support to the organization.

Performs other duties as assigned.

**Knowledge and Skill Required for the Position**:

- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) plus a minimum of 5 years’ experience in finance, accounting and/or investments, three years of which must be in a financial planning and analysis function; or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to the employer. Relevant experience includes, but is not limited to the following:

- Financial modelling and analysis including excel skills and willingness to learn further.
- Leverage best practices in budget planning, forecasting and variance analysis preparation.
- Comfort with data, analytics and data visualization.
- Passion for continuous improvement.
- Self-starter who enjoys proactively generating, evaluating and implementing new ideas and making recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate environment of competing priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to successfully address and resolve conflict.
- High level of comfort with change.

Passion for technology and automation.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
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