Business Analyst

First Nations Finance Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Retirement contributions 6%

Employer paid extended health benefits

Generous paid time off

Wellness programs

Career development

Job summary

First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA) in West Kelowna, BC, seeks a Business Analyst to drive requirements for FNFA’s new Financial Management System. The role collaborates with IT, Member Services and Finance to gather and document business needs, translate them into user stories, and support data migration and testing.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years in software business analysis, with Agile, Azure DevOps, SQL, and MS 365 experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Business, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, reporting, and non-functional requirements for the Financial Management software.
• Lead requirements sessions with IT, Member Services, Finance and other stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and Azure DevOps work items.
• Support data migration, validation, and testing activities.
• Document integration requirements and manage traceability from inception to deployment.
• Identify gaps, risks, and change impacts early and facilitate prioritization decisions.
• Prepare updates on requirements progress, risks, and deployment readiness.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Business, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

SQL

Microsoft 365 tools (Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams)

Job description

First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA) is consistently recognized as one of British Columbia’s Top Employers

FNFA is the only First Nation-led organization in the world leveraging private capital for a pooled-borrowing model of Nations to finance projects that build strong, healthy, and prosperous communities for generations to come.

We are a First Nations-led non-profit, financial services corporation mandated under First Nations Fiscal Management Act (2005) providing affordable financing, investment management, and capital advisory services to First Nations communities in Canada. FNFA does not rely on federal government funding and is self-sufficient.

From clean energy projects to schools for our children and housing for our Elders, priorities being undertaken by FNFA’s First Nation members, are creating good jobs while contributing to Canada’s economy. Learn more: www.fnfa.ca.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the IT Manager, the Business Analyst will play a key role in the successful implementation of FNFA’s new Financial Management software. Working closely with the IT, Member Services and Finance teams, this position will gather, analyze, and document business requirements, support process improvements, and help ensure the new system meets operational, reporting, internal control, and user needs. This position would assist in the development and deployment of the New Financial Management System (FMS), which is both an IT department objective and an organizational objective. The Software Development team utilizes Microsoft Azure DevOps to coordinate our development team. The Business Analyst will create tickets within this system for tasks or issues that are identified during the testing.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with IT, Member Services and Finance to gather business, functional, and reporting requirements for the new Financial Management software.
• Lead engaging requirements sessions with IT, Member Services, Finance and other internal stakeholders.
• Review current financial processes and identify opportunities to improve future workflows.
• Turn business needs into documented requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, and Azure DevOps work items.
• Confirm requirements with stakeholders to ensure they reflect operational needs, internal controls, and project scope.
• Maintain requirements traceability from business need through design, testing, training, and deployment.
• Support data migration and validation by reviewing data fields, mapping needs, and business sign-off requirements.
• Document integration requirements for connections between the Financial Management software, reporting tools, and related systems.
• Identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and change impacts early.
• Manage requirement changes by documenting requests, assessing business impact, and supporting prioritization decisions.
• Escalate key issues to the IT Manager or project leadership as needed.
• Support user acceptance testing by linking test scenarios to approved business requirements.
• Contribute to training and change management materials that help employees adopt the new system.
• Prepare clear updates on requirements progress, decisions, risks, issues, and deployment readiness.

Who Can Apply*:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Business, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field.
• A minimum of three years of experience as a Software Business Analyst, preferably supporting financial, accounting, ERP, or business systems.
• Experience gathering, documenting, validating, and managing business, functional, reporting, and non-functional requirements.
• Strong ability to facilitate requirements sessions, document workflows, identify gaps, and translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with data migration, data validation, integration requirements, change requests, and requirements traceability.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, user acceptance testing, issue tracking, and software implementation practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, including Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams; experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools is an asset.
• Familiarity with SQL, Microsoft Azure, software development concepts, test management tools, and deployment processes is an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• A professional, responsive, and positive attitude is essential.
• Resourcefulness, flexible and adaptable.
• Experience in accounting and finance are considered an asset.

Starting Compensation:

$75,600 - $94,500 (dependent on qualifications and experience)

• Work/life balance – our workdays are typically 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, weekdays
• Retirement contributions of 6%
• 100% Employer paid extended health benefits
• Generous paid time off
• Employee wellness programs
• Career development (FNFA believes in mentorship and professional development)

Location:

The successful candidate will work in the FNFA offices in Westbank, B.C.

Duration:

Full-time position for one (1) year. Possibility of extension upon successful completion of term.

This is a new position.

Qualified persons of Indigenous ancestry will be given preference in accordance with Section 16.1 of the Canadian Human Rights Act and Section 41.1 of the B.C. Human Rights Code.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. FNFA may cancel, postpone, or revise employment opportunities at any time.

FNFA does not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools or agents to screen, assess or select applicants.