Senior Financial Analyst

Coquitlam; Coquitlam; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & extended benefits

Municipal Pension Plan

Earned day off / flex day

Job summary

The City of Coquitlam is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Financial Planning team. You will prepare the Five-Year Financial Plan, liaise with departments, and ensure alignment with city policies while developing budget documents and analyses.

Ideal candidates have a university degree in a related field, advanced Excel skills, and a professional designation or active pursuit. Hybrid work options and a competitive benefits package are available.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Professional accounting designation or actively pursuing one.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing the City’s Five-Year Financial Plan and budget submissions.
• Liaise with peer departments to align financial information with City procedures.
• Prepare budget documents and materials for planning and reporting.
• Conduct forecasting, analytics, and data visualizations on large datasets.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders across departments.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

University degree in Accounting/Business/Finance

Professional accounting designation or pursuing one

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle

Maximo

Job description

One of BC’s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningfulcareer opportunities to make a difference within the local community. Asthe sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents. Ourdiverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow throughinnovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, andstate-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on managing ourresources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant,growing regional urban centre.Weenvision a bright future in Coquitlam that we hope includes you!

About You / What WeAre Looking For

The City isseeking a candidate who enjoys complex accounting and budgeting work, as wellas consistently evolving technologies in support of the FinanceDepartment.The Senior Financial Analystwill form part of our Financial Planning team, reporting to the FinancialPlanning Lead and working closely with the analysts in the department.This is an exciting opportunity to assist inpreparing the City’s annual Five-Year Financial Plan, including liaising withpeer departments and assisting in their annual budget submissions, ensuringfinancial information aligns with City procedures and polices, preparing budgetdocuments and materials, and working on a variety of financial planning-relatedforecasting and analytics.Thesuccessful incumbent will be analytical, detail-oriented and independent asworking with significant data sets will be critical for the preparation offinancial analyses, budget presentations and reports, data visualizations, andrelative correspondence. You will have advanced Excel skills to structure andanalyze large volumes of data while working in a fast pace, deadline-orientedenvironment.

Teamwork isat the heart of this role and not only will you have the opportunity to learnfrom colleagues in your profession, but this opportunity will also allow you toconnect with staff across the City in a variety of disciplines while supportingthe financial needs of the organization.This rewarding opportunity is well suited for a driven professional thatis keen on contributing to our local community.The Senior Financial Analyst will bring forward a thorough understandingof accounting principles, practices, procedures, systems and controls.This includes being familiar with laws andregulations governing the work that we do, but also excellent skills incommonly used computer applications and the ability to effectively communicatewith others.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will hold auniversity degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related discipline,possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and either hold a professionalaccounting designation or be actively pursuing one. Strong analytical,problem-solving, and organizational skills, along with excellent attention todetail, are essential.

Assets

Experience inbudgeting, financial analysis, and long-term forecasting is preferred.Experience with financial and asset management systems, including PeopleSoft,Oracle, and Maximo, would be considered an asset. Previous experience in agovernment or municipal environment is also an asset.

What We Offer:

T his CUPE position has an hourly rate range of $47.35 - $55.92 (2026 rates). The rate of pay is based on a variety of factorsincluding qualifications, knowledge, experience and skills.

You will have the chance to join a rapidly growing and diverse teamdedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in varietyof learning and development opportunities. Additionally, there is anopportunity to participate in an earned day off/flex day program. This positionis based in Coquitlam with some flexible, hybrid work options available. TheCity offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including theability to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan.

Accessibility / Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Coquitlamis proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer working towards enhancingequitable practices in our recruitment and retention processes. As anorganization we are committed to creating an inclusive

work environment tosupport our growing and diverse work force. To learn more about what equity,diversity, and inclusion means, and the City’s efforts in support of theseprinciples, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information.

If at any time during the application or recruitment process you requireadditional assistance or an accommodation, please contact our team forconfidential support. Staff can also provide in-person support if required.

Applicants under consideration may be required to undergo a policeinformation check (with no adverse reports).

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We thank allapplicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interviewwill be contacted.