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- Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
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- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
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Provide strategic insight and stewardship that enable the organization to invest in people, infrastructure, and the future of Canada’s trade economy.
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The Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis is responsible for providing financial analyses and business case development of complex operating and capital projects and programs and supporting revenue structures. The senior financial analyst provides variance analysis to operating departments and programs, assists in the annual development of VFPA’s 5-year financial plan, operating budget and capital plans, and the corporate balanced scorecards. This position also provides assessment on corporate capital affordability.
What success looks like
- Develop new and update existing financial models and perform NPV/IRR financial analyses of complex projects, programs and/or fees.
- Analyze key performance indicators and provide financial guidance and inputs to departments as required to drive improvements in business performance.
- Provide information and analysis to support business case development for the organization’s projects and programs, including consideration of alternative approaches, analysis of key risks, and development of mitigations.
- Provide financial analysis to support business negotiations including real estate leases, land acquisitions and other commercial arrangements, including collaboration with external consultants with a focus on ensuring accuracy and reliability of external data model.
- Develop VFPA’s and subsidiary revenue forecasts, capital plans, annual operating budget including the gathering of financial inputs and assumptions. Perform analysis on operating budget and reforecasts.
- Develop and update corporate financial model, analyze corporate capital affordability and provide input to the 5-year business plan.
- Provide accurate, complete, and timely variance analysis on departmental costs, which can include salaries and benefits and other operating expenses to support department management in cost control, and assist in the formulation of follow-up action plans, providing commentary as required.
- Assist management with development of project cost estimates and operating and capital reforecasts.
- Support the development of VFPA’s annual corporate balanced scorecards, including efficiency metrics and subsequent progress reporting, and support the development of VFPA’s annual strategic initiatives and interdepartmental initiatives.
- Present financial analysis and business case results to Executive Leadership Team, and support presentation materials for Audit Committee and Board of Directors meetings.
- Lead, coordinate, propose and implement improvements to work processes for financial planning and analysis to enable accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Must have a Bachelor of Commerce or Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance, or another acceptable field.
- Must also have a minimum of four years’ experience in management reporting, budgeting and financial analysis, including experience with developing business cases and capital plans.
- Advanced Excel skills required with demonstrated ability to build and maintain financial models.
- A Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst or other similar designations are considered assets.
Salary: The starting rate for this position is $60.13 per hour, with scheduled wage progression in accordance with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 517 collective agreement. Based on a 40 hour work week.
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Job type: Bargaining Unit, Full-Time, Temporary, Hybrid
Working environment: Normal office conditions.
This is Canadian-based employment, and all employees are expected to maintain legal eligibility to work in Canada. Applicants advancing in the hiring process may be subject to technical assignments, psychometric assessments, and/or background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks.
At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our port community. We believe our strength comes from the diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our people. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, racialized individuals, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and other equity-deserving groups.
Reasonable accommodation can be provided in the selection process and while working with the port authority. If you require assistance with applying to our openings or are seeking accommodations to apply in an alternative format, please contact us through a confidential, secure inbox at [email protected]. We are committed to supporting your needs and will do our best to provide the necessary assistance.
We recognize and acknowledge that we are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. To learn more about our First Nation relations and commitment to reconciliation, please visit our website .
