Hybrid Senior Data & Analytics Leader – Finance

Canadian Blood Services; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 132,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary range.

Annual Performance Award up to 10%.

4 weeks' paid vacation

Comprehensive group health benefits

Defined benefits pension plan.

Employee discounts, wellness programs

Job summary

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a regular full-time Associate Director, Data & Analytics to lead finance analytics and data-driven decision-making. You will build and guide a high-performing analytics team and partner with finance, technology, and business leaders to convert complex financial data into meaningful insights.

This role requires strategic leadership, governance, and expertise in BI, cloud platforms, and predictive analytics to drive continuous improvement and long-term value,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Business, Information Systems, or related field; MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional designation preferred.
• 8-12 years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, management reporting, analytics, data management, business intelligence, or finance transformation, with a track record of delivering enterprise-scale analytics and reporting solutions.
• Proven people management experience, including leading analytics, finance, or business intelligence teams, developing talent, and driving cross-functional initiatives while influencing senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs and projects from strategy through execution and continuous improvement, including change management, prioritization, and management of multiple workstreams.
• Strong expertise in financial analysis, planning, reporting, data management, analytics, visualization, and business intelligence tools; experience with health-related data is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with modern data and technology platforms, including cloud-based analytics environments, SAP, TM1, Python, R, AI, and machine learning applications is considered an asset.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
• Strategic, results-oriented leader who demonstrates integrity, adaptability, initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with finance, technology, and business leaders to align priorities and deliver analytics solutions.
• Transform financial and operational data into actionable insights for leaders to understand performance, costs, trends, and opportunities.
• Establish data governance, stewardship, and quality practices to improve trust in financial data and reliable reporting.
• Develop predictive models, scenario analyses, and forecasting capabilities to improve planning accuracy and support decisions.
• Advance reporting capabilities using business intelligence, data visualization, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Coach and develop a high-performing analytics team embracing innovation, data literacy, and evidence-based decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Finance

BI

Data governance

Data visualization

Cloud platforms

SAP

TM1

Python

R

AI/ML

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Analytics

MBA/CPA/CFA

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a regular full-time Associate Director, Data & Analytics to lead finance analytics and data-driven decision-making. You will build and guide a high-performing analytics team and partner with finance, technology, and business leaders to convert complex financial data into meaningful insights.

This role requires strategic leadership, governance, and expertise in BI, cloud platforms, and predictive analytics to drive continuous improvement and long-term value,