Data Analyst, Finance & Operations

Plan International Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Plan International Canada is seeking a Data Analyst (Finance & Operations) to provide temporary capacity for financial and operational reporting, legacy system support, data migration activities, and stakeholder-facing analytics, aligned with our Digital Journey.

The role involves building Power BI reports and data models, working with Snowflake, ERP datasets, and GP (Great Plains) data migrations, while ensuring data quality and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial and operational reporting.
• Data migration and modernization initiatives experience.
• Maintenance of legacy reporting solutions and recurring business processes.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance and Operations stakeholders with report development, enhancements, and data analysis.
• Assist with GP data migration, validation, testing, reconciliation and documentation.
• Maintain legacy reporting solutions and address production issues and data discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, SQL queries, and data models for decision-making.
• Collaborate with Finance, Technology, Product and Analytics teams for consistent definitions and trustworthy reporting outputs.
• Provide overflow support for reporting and other analytics priorities.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Data analysis

Data modeling

Tools

Snowflake

Great Plains (GP)

ERP systems

Job description

Summary

Organization:

Plan International Canada

Reports to:

Senior Manager, Insights and Analytics (Operations and International Programs)

Location:

Toronto (Hybrid)

Status:

Current, Term Contract (9‑months)

Contact level:

B

The Position

Be Part of Plan Canada’s Digital Journey

Plan Canada is in a period of change with a new emphasis on digital which is centred around 4 key elements:

• People: The right people with the right skills focused on creating value for all stakeholders by leveraging the tools available to them.
• Processes: Efficient internal processes to improve service delivery and external processes focused on creating high-calibre constituent experiences across all channels
• Data: Leverage data-driven insights to drive faster decision-making to be agile in delivery
• Technology: Leverage systems and tools that support innovation and impactful experiences for our constituents and enable our staff to operate as efficiently as possible

Supporting both our Digital Journey initiative and existing IT operations, Plan Canada is looking for a highly motivated and committed team member capable of working in a dynamic environment with time-sensitive requests and multiple work streams running in parallel.

The Data Analyst (Finance & Operations) will provide temporary capacity to support key business and technology initiatives currently led by the Operations & Finance analytics team. This role will focus on financial and operational reporting, legacy system support, data migration activities, and stakeholder-facing analytics work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support Finance and Operations stakeholders through report development, enhancements, troubleshooting, and data analysis.
• Assist with Finance and GP (Great Plains) data migration and modernization initiatives, including validation, testing, reconciliation, and documentation activities.
• Maintain and support legacy reporting solutions and recurring business processes, including troubleshooting production issues and investigating data discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, SQL queries, and data models to support decision-making.
• Work with Snowflake, ERP, and operational datasets to improve reporting reliability, traceability, and accessibility.
• Support user acceptance testing, data validation, and release activities associated with reporting and data platform initiatives.
• Create and maintain documentation including business rules, data mappings, report specifications, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with Finance, Technology, Product, and Analytics team members to ensure consistent definitions and trustworthy reporting outputs.
• Provide overflow support for T&C reporting and other operational analytics priorities as required.

What success looks like?

• Finance and Operations stakeholders receive timely, accurate reporting and analytical support.
• Critical Finance and GP migration activities are completed with strong data quality and reconciliation controls.
• Production issues and data discrepancies are investigated and resolved quickly.
• Reporting assets are documented, maintainable, and aligned with organizational standards.
• Operational processes become less dependent on manual effort through automation and improved data architectu