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

University degree in Business, Finance or Commerce

CPA recognized professional accounting designation

Job description

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

• University degree in Business, Finance or Commerce

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 in establishing appropriate priorities on capital purchases; prepares and maintains the capital and operating planning records and funding requests for capital acquisition across assigned Fraser Health (FH) projects.

Responsibilities

• 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. Assists with cost control and governance of the approved Capital, start-up, and ongoing operational budgets. Monitors and tracks expenditures against contracts.
• Prepares capital and operating budget reports per period 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 impacts. Enters and maintains the budget information annually in the budget database and updates as required.
• Assists with the preparation of the period financial reports to the project team, government, and FH Executive by compiling and reconciling information from the budgets; assists with year-end working papers and supports schedules and reports.
• Participates in the Capital Equipment working group, involving finance stakeholders to develop an equipment procurement strategy aligned with project budgets and FHA policy. Tracks Capital Control Numbers for all equipment acquisitions of assigned projects, revises the capital plan to reflect the control numbers and any changes, and maintains funding allocation records.
• Supports the Project Controller / designated leader by ensuring that capital and operating expenditure approvals meet scope, schedule, and budget expectations; provides advisories for adjustments throughout the process.
• Serves on assigned Budget Review Committee(s); communicates decision implications to the Project Controller/leader and updates the Capital Plan forecast accordingly. Supports updating annual cash flow and forecasts for all budgets.
• Assists in developing and maintaining the asset management system for assigned projects by compiling and providing information as needed.
• Participates in other assignments as required by the project team.

Qualifications

• 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 in 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, creating conditions for success.
• Professional/Technical Capabilities:
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and related procedures.
• Ability to identify, plan, and complete work assignments.
• Problem solve in dynamic team environments.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Perform under tight time constraints with changing priorities.
• Develop and maintain rapport with stakeholders.
• Operate related equipment and computer software applications.
• Physical ability to perform duties.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health serves over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. We are home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by over 48,000 staff, medical staff, and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring, and trust. Our hiring practices promote inclusivity, equity, and cultural safety.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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