Financial Analyst, Capital Projects

Fraser Health; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Financial Analyst to manage capital and operating budgets in Surrey, BC. This full-time role involves strategic planning, budget management, and financial governance to support the health system's goals. Join a diverse team committed to making a tangible impact in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Five years' recent related financial accounting experience.
• Two years' experience in a complex purchasing environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing capital and operating budgets.
• Prepare detailed budget reports and track expenditures.
• Support executive and government reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

CPA recognized professional accounting designation

University degree in Business, Finance or Commerce

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.12 - $54.80 / hour
Job Summary

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Fraser Health is the second largest health system in Canada with over 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers, and is the largest of five regional health authorities in British Columbia, providing hospital and community-based health services to nearly 2 million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

Are you ready to take your capital project management to the next level? We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team in Central City, Surrey, BC, and play a pivotal role in managing multi-year capital and operating plans.

As a Financial Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of the action, assisting with the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of critical capital and operating budgets. Your expertise will be key to ensuring cost control and effective governance across approved capital projects, from initial startup through ongoing operations.

What You'll Do:

• Strategic Planning & Execution: Help develop annual multi-year plans, ensuring they align with organizational goals and financial targets.

• Budget Management: Assist in managing both capital and operating budgets, providing timely and accurate reporting on expenditures.

• Cost Analysis & Reporting: Prepare detailed budget reports, track expenditures, and perform scenario analysis to assess cost impacts and recommend improvements.

• Financial Governance: Maintain budget data, track variances, and support executive and government reporting, ensuring transparency and accountability.

• Collaborative Team Support: Work alongside the project team to compile, reconcile, and deliver financial insights that drive decision-making.

If you’re passionate about finance, project management, and making a tangible impact, this is the role for you. This full-time position as a Financial Analyst for Capital Projects is located at the Central City Tower in Surrey, BC.

Let’s build the future, together. Join our team today!

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health:

The Financial Analyst provides assistance to clients through the capital and operating planning process by providing guidance on available funding;assists clients establish appropriate priorities on capital purchases; prepares and maintains the capital and operating planning records and funding requests for capital acquisition across assigned Fraser Heath (FH) projects.

Responsibilities

1. Prepares the annual multi-year plans for assigned projects by assisting with the development, implementation, maintenance and enhancement of the capital and operating planning processes. Assist with cost control and governance of the approved Capital, start up and ongoing operational budgets. Monitors and tracks expenditures against contracts.
2. Prepares capital and operating budget reports per period in order to identify, investigate and report on variances. Undertakes costing scenarios with the various budget clients by gathering and sorting information, preparing and reconciling spreadsheets to determine financial cost impacts. Enters and maintains the budget information annually in the budget database and updates as required.
3. Assists with the preparation of the period financial reports to the project team, government, and FH Executive by compiling and reconciling information from the capital and operating budgets; assists with the preparation of year-end working papers and provides support to schedules and reports.
4. Participates in the Capital Equipment working group, which involves the various finance stakeholders to develop an equipment procurement strategy that is in alignment with project budget and FHA policy. Keeping track of Capital Control Numbers for all equipment acquisitions of assigned projects and works with Capital Accounting and others, as appropriate; revises the capital plan to reflect the control numbers and any changes to the plan; maintains funding allocation records to match approved acquisitions.
5. Supports the Project Controller / designated leader by ensuring that capital and operating expenditure approvals achieve anticipated outcomes as they relate to the scope, schedule, and budget of the original approval; provides advisories to ensure that appropriate adjustments are made throughout the process.
6. Serves on assigned Budget Review Committee(s); communicates implications of decisions of the Committee to the Project Controller/ designated leader and updates the Capital Plan forecast as appropriate. Supports in updating annual cash flow and forecasts for all budgets.
7. Assists in the development and maintenance of the assigned projects asset management system by compiling and providing information, as required.
8. Participates on other assignments as required by project team.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

CPA recognized professional accounting designation and/or university degree in Business, Finance or Commerce.

Five (5) years' recent related financial accounting experience, including two (2) years' experience working within a complex purchasing environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other related accounting procedures/principles

Ability to identify, plan and complete work assignments

Ability to problem solve in a dynamic team environment

Ability to work independently and as a member of a team

Ability to perform under tight time constraints with changing priorities

Ability to develop and maintain rapport with internal and external stakeholders

Ability to operate related equipment including applicable computer software applications

Physical ability to perform the duties of the position

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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