Project Analyst - Construction

Best Buy Canada; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Best Buy Canada as a Project Analyst in Vancouver, where you will enhance stakeholder visibility and efficiency through high-quality financial analyses. Enjoy a remote-first work environment with excellent employee benefits, training opportunities, and a focus on inclusivity.

Benefits

Employee discounts

Flexible health benefits

Training programs

100% matched company pension plan

Qualifications

• Over 3 years of experience in financial or data analysis.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Experience in client facing role within and outside finance.

Responsibilities

• Support business in decision-making through data-driven analyses.
• Analyze financial data and identify variances.
• Collaborate on financial planning activities.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial analysis

Excel

SQL

BI tools

Job description

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Project Analyst - Construction

Apply locations 00000 Canadian Headquarters time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R-44734

Are you a strategic and critical thinker that strives in a fast-paced environment? Do you have high proficiency with numbers and attention to detail?

As a project analyst you will provide stakeholders with better visibility into performance drivers, support decision making, and help advance process efficiency to guide store experience and the project teams in achieving company goals.

We practice a remote first working model, leveraging in person interactions at our head office, in beautiful Vancouver, BC, for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes.

Make a difference on our constructions & properties team as a project analyst!

What you’ll do:

• Support the business in their day-to-day and long term strategic decision-making process through insightful, high quality and data-driven financial and operational analyses
• Focus of analyses ranging from short-term, current-business incremental opportunities such as major store projects and store renovations or brand-new ‘blue sky’ initiatives such as new store openings
• Influence people and decision making by bringing data to life through compelling stories that drive action and bringing a fact-based approach and ability to understand multiple perspectives into the conversation
• Learn and embrace new analytics methodologies, approach, and data management, compiling and analyzing data from various sources using queries, Excel and other BI tools, communicating the results in an effective and efficient manner
• Partner with stakeholders in the preparation of various financial planning activities (long range planning, forecasting, annual budgeting)
• Obtain quotes from vendors on owner supplied items
• Submit and issue Purchase Orders as well as creating business cases for capital projects
• Bring business meaning to financials by synthesizing financial data, and identifying variances and trends to provide insightful commentaries
• Collaborate with other team members to build business cases and obtain appropriate approval by the Senior Leadership Team and Finance teams
• Assist in the creation of new reporting that business can run on their own while helping to maintain data integrity and accuracy of those distributed reports and ensuring stakeholders have access to timely, relevant, and accurate financial and operational reporting
• Manage and coordinate the delivery of small projects in store executed by third party vendors

What we’re looking for:

• Over 3 years of experience in financial or data analysis
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in SQL or other data analysis tool
• Preferably experienced with various BI tools preferred, eg. MS SSAS (OLAP), SSRS, MS BI, Tableau
• Experience in client facing role within and outside finance

Why you’ll love it here:

• Remote-First work environment
• Employee discounts on awesome tech from day one
• Flexible health benefits and wellness program
• TFSA and RRSP programs
• 100% matched company pension plan
• Training programs to build new and transferable skills

About Best Buy

As Canada's destination for the coolest tech, Best Buy offers one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work.

We believe in a fair and inclusive hiring process. We encourage you to apply even if you may not meet all the requirements.

Join our amazing team!

We are looking for people just like you.

Annualized base pay range

$55,000.00 - $65,000.00

Starting pay offered will consider skills and experience.Your pay can grow as you build your career with us.

Suite 102 - 425 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L3

About Us

Wondering is a great place to start. Let’s talk about what’s possible.

Best Buy Canada is one of Canada’s largest and most successful retailers, operating the Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, and Geek Squad brands. We offer consumers a unique shopping experience with the latest technology and entertainment products, plus an expanded assortment of lifestyle products offered online at the right prices.

Recognized as a 2023 winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, we received top marks in everyone from our work atmosphere and employee engagement to our phenomenal training and skills development programs.

When you’re part of our team, you’ll get amazing discounts and promotional pricing on everything from TVs and refrigerators to luggage and furniture. You’ll get a sneak peek at the newest gadgets before they hit the market!

Employment opportunities are available nationwide, including our Canadian Headquarters (CHQ) on the west coast, our two distribution centres, and 150+ retail store locations.

We believe we have the unique opportunity to help customers enrich their lives and pursue their passions with the help of technology