Finance Manager 2, Business Services (Data Strategy)

BC Hydro; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 paid vacation days

Flexible work model

Job summary

BC Hydro in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a Senior Finance Data & Analytics leader to drive strategy, governance, and modernization across enterprise data platforms. You will guide analytics initiatives, oversee the data program, and foster collaboration with Technology and business partners.

The role requires 7+ years of experience and leadership, with SAP expertise and strong business acumen. This hybrid position resides at the Edmonds area in Burnaby with flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience providing strategic business advice and delivering value through data analytics.
• Strong understanding of data governance, analytics reporting, automation, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Excellent planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development of BC Hydro Finance's data strategy and ensure analytics initiatives align with priorities.
• Own and oversee the Finance data and analytics action plan and deliver strategic initiatives.
• Lead opportunities to leverage analytics, automation, and AI to improve decision making and efficiency.
• Act as Finance data steward with governance, quality, standardisation and accountability.
• Lead a small team, provide strategic direction, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Finance data strategy

Data governance

Leadership

Analytics reporting

AI capabilities

Data literacy coaching

Stakeholder management

Meetings facilitation

Education

Master's degree or professional designation asset

MBA/CFA/CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Analytics platforms

Data governance tools

Job description

Job Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk)

No. of positions: 1

About the job:

Region: Lower Mainland

Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

What you'll do

• Support the development of BC Hydro Finance's enterprise data strategy, ensuring reporting, analytics and AI initiatives line up with business priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Owns and oversees the Finance data and analytics action plan, establishing milestones, directing resources, and balancing competing demands to ensure the successful delivery of strategic initiatives and continuous business improvements
• Identifies and advances opportunities to leverage analytics, automation, and emerging AI technologies to improve decision making, increase efficiency and reduce manual effort across Finance.
• Acts as the Finance data steward, providing leadership for data governance, leading quality practice to provide consistency, reliability, standardisation, and accountability of Finance data assets.
• Leads a small team of analysts and data specialists providing strategic direction, developing capabilities, and fostering engagement and accountability while ensuring the highest quality of customer service
• Provides strategic leadership and accountability for Finance data and analytics initiatives, coordinating with Technology partners and business stakeholders to drive sustainable improvements and delivery across Finance.
• Builds and sustains a strong partnership with Technology and other business stakeholders to influence priorities, and resolve challenges, while advancing the Finance data and analytics action plan.
• Establishes and maintains frameworks, standards and communities of practice that strengthen Finance's ability to use data, reporting, automation, and AI tools effectively and consistently.
• Manages a growing portfolio of enterprise initiatives, including analytics modernization, planning, and forecasting transformation, AI enablement, and data platform adoption.
• Champions continuous improvement, innovation and an inclusive workplace culture that promotes collaboration, learning and high performance.
• Coaches and supports Finance leaders and team members in developing data literacy, analytics capabilities, and data driven decision-making practices.

What you bring

• A professional designation or graduate degree is an asset (e.g., CPA, CFA, MBA, MSc, PMP, CDMP).
• A minimum of 7+ years of related work experience and 3+ years of leadership experience.
• We may consider those with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience providing strategic business advice, influencing decision making and delivering value through data analytics.
• Strong understanding of data governance, analytics reporting, automation, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Excellent planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to lead a team of professionals to deliver their best performance, produce consistent, high-quality deliverables and seek continuous improvement.
• Excellent leadership, relationship management, team building, conflict management, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated business acumen and ability to assess opportunities, risks, operational impacts, and strategic options to support informed decision making.
• Ability to lead meetings and present to all levels of management.
• Ability to analyze investment opportunities, assess business and operational implications, and develop strategic business options to maximize results and achieve business objectives.
• Experience implementing change and business improvement initiatives.
• Experience with SAP is required.

What we offer

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
• Flexible work model, depending on your role type
• Training and development courses For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

• This is an M&P M2 Full-Time Regular (FTR) opportunity on the team based at our Edmonds location in Burnaby.
• As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete a written test/ assessment or a presentation as part of the interview process.
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete an online leadership assessment as part of the interview process.
• Please note that some travel may be required to attend meetings.
• Please note this role is classified as a Hybrid role under the flexible work model, which currently includes a mix of working from home and working in the office. At present, this role is expected to work in the office a minimum of three days per week however at times it could be more frequent due to operational requirements and does require flexibility. Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable, include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without any delays.