Finance Data Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis

Alberta Blue Cross; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Alberta Blue Cross is seeking a Finance Data Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analytics team. You will collect and transform financial data, build reports, and provide insights to support decision-making.

The role emphasizes data quality, governance, and collaboration with IT and analytics peers. The ideal candidate will have a 3-year background in finance analytics, strong Excel/SQL/Python capabilities, and experience with Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Economics, or a related field.
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role in a finance department.
• Strong foundation in quantitative analysis, data management, and financial concepts.
• Analytically minded with hands on skills in Advanced Excel, VBA, SQL, Python, Power BI and the ability to work with large and diverse sets of data.
• Experience in data extraction.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with change and excel in high-stress situations.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities with varying priority to deliver timely results.
• Commitment to a highly collaborative team environment including cross-training.
• Knowledge of Workday Adaptive planning is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collect and extract financial and operational data from internal systems and external sources.
• Clean, validate, and prepare datasets to ensure accuracy and reliability for analysis.
• Develop financial reports and analytics to support business and finance decision-making.
• Interpret data trends and explain insights, variances, and findings to the finance team.
• Participate in finance data projects, automation, and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with Enterprise IT and analytics teams to create and maintain data pipelines and data governance for finance.
• Support the maintenance of financial data models, metrics, and reporting tools.
• Ensure adherence to data quality standards and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

VBA

Data extraction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Data Analytics/Economics/Statistics

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

Alberta Blue Cross® is an Alberta based organization dedicated to delivering exceptional customer experience and community leadership. We’re committed to providing the best health coverage to over 1.8 million members and take an active role in promoting wellness. We believe in what we do—and place trust in our employees to deliver our vision.

Working at Alberta Blue Cross® means having a career where you’ll be recognized for your contributions. We value diversity, encourage our team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance and provide opportunities for career growth.

OVERVIEW:

Alberta Blue Cross is looking for a Finance Data Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team. Reporting to the Manager, Finance Intelligence and Analytics, the Data Analyst will be quality focused, passionate, a quick learner, self-motivated, analytical and detail oriented. They will ensure a high caliber of data quality and will support and collaborate with the other data teams in the organization. In this flexible work style arrangement, you will be able to work from home and go into office when required.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Collect and extract financial and operational data from internal systems and external sources.
• Clean, validate, and prepare datasets to ensure accuracy and reliability for analysis.
• Develop financial reports and analytics to support business and finance decision-making.
• Interpret data trends and explain insights, variances, and findings to the finance team.
• Participate in finance data projects, automation, and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with Enterprise IT and analytics teams to create and maintain data pipelines and data governance for finance.
• Support the maintenance of financial data models, metrics, and reporting tools.
• Ensure adherence to data quality standards and contribute to continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role in a finance department.
• Strong foundation in quantitative analysis, data management, and financial concepts.
• Analytically minded with hands on skills in Advanced Excel, VBA, SQL, Python, Power BI and the ability to work with large and diverse sets of data. Experience with other power platform tools is an asset.
• Experience in data extraction.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with change and excel in high-stress situations.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities with varying priority to deliver timely results.
• Commitment to a highly collaborative team environment including cross-training.
• Knowledge of Workday Adaptive planning is an asset.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.

Alberta Blue Cross® is an inclusive employer committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We empower and are advocates for our team members by welcoming, respecting and valuing their unique perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-energy team-focused environment.

A criminal record check satisfactory to Alberta Blue Cross will be required as a condition of employment, following a conditional offer.