Flight Centre

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**Job no**: 524702-A
**Brand**: Finance, Procurement, Legal, Privacy
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: British Columbia
**Categories**: Finance & Strategy

**Financial Systems Analyst**

Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is one of the world’s largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers. The company, which is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia has company-owned leisure and corporate travel business in 23 countries, spanning Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. FCTG also operates a global corporate travel management network, which extends to more than 90 countries through company-owned businesses and independent licensees. The company opened its first leisure travel shop in Sydney, Australia in 1982 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1995. Our purpose is to “open up the world for those who want to see”. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something really amazing - travel

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**About The Opportunity**

The Financial Planning/Reporting & Analysis (FP&A) team is seeking a Financial Systems Analyst to join a high-performing business intelligence team based in Toronto. We use technology to streamline and automate processes, build financial models, and work with a variety of large datasets to provide reporting and analyses across all areas of the business, servicing a wide range of internal stakeholders - from executive decision makers to the front line.

As Financial Systems Analyst, your focus will be to leverage tools like Power Query, VBA/macros, and Power Automate to streamline and automate business processes, using primarily Microsoft D365 transactional data. While the role will largely support the Head of Transactional Finance and the Corporate Central Finance (CCF) team, it will also support our existing FP&A team which will provide you exposure to other business units through the various functions and responsibilities we oversee.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Streamlining & Automation_
- Develop and implement solutions aimed at improving workflow efficiency and reducing human error.
- Collaborate with the CCF team to identify opportunities for additional task streamlining.
- Identify automation and streamlining opportunities for FP&A recurring reporting.
- Reporting & Administration_
- Collaborate with stakeholders to build performance measurement dashboards and reports in Power BI and Excel.
- Take on a variety of overflow work from existing FP&A projects, gaining exposure to other parts of the business.
- Assume various FP&A recurring reporting duties.
- Help Director of FP&A administer Power BI/Fabric workspaces and reporting apps and troubleshoot technical issues.
- Financial & Data Analysis_
- Liaise with the Senior Corporate Financial Analyst and Global BI team on CCF data model development requirements.
- Support financial processes by providing data subsets to stakeholders upon request.
- Ensure accuracy in new data models and provide testing feedback for improvements.
- Undertake light financial modeling where opportunities exist.
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement_
- Partner with all levels of the CCF team, working to complete an ongoing list of projects.
- Work closely with Director of FP&A to ensure alignment on projects, priorities, and deliverable timelines.
- Consult frequently with CCF and the Senior Corporate Financial Analyst to develop a solid understanding of the data, business, processes, and systems.
- Liaise between FP&A, end users, and the various Global BI teams to ensure data accuracy and report availability.
- Provide insights and recommendations on opportunities for business process improvements.

**Experience & Qualifications**
- Education_
- Post-secondary degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Business Intelligence or a related field.
- A professional certification (e.g., CPA, BIDA, CCBA) is a plus.
- Experience_
- 4+ years of experience in comparable role.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing process improvements and efficiencies using a variety of tools.
- Experience working as a business partner servicing internal stakeholders and developing working relationships.
- Experience with D365, CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce) and manipulating large datasets.
- Experience using Artificial Intelligence is a plus.
- Core Skills _
- Expert level proficiency in Excel, Power Query, VBA/macros, Power Automate, and PowerBI.
- Strong understanding of data models, financial modeling, and business analysis.
- Ability to analyze complex datasets and identify trends and data accuracy issues.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with an ability to think outside the box. Solutions oriented.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to actively listen and influence cross-functional teams.
- Ability to