Senior Financial Analyst

Ywca Bc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended medical and dental benefits

22 vacation days and 3 personal days

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

YWCA BC in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with Finance leadership and program managers to support financial sustainability, reporting, and compliance. You will translate complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders and drive process improvements across the organization.

The role emphasizes budgeting, forecasting, donor restrictions, and funder reporting, with extensive collaboration across teams, auditors, and external partners.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of progressive experience in accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and revenue recognition.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate complex data for non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports and analysis for programs, funds, and initiatives.
• Monitor budgets, variances, trends, and financial risks.
• Support month-end, year-end, audits, and funder reporting.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, models, and projections for grants and initiatives.
• Ensure audit-ready reporting and strong financial controls.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Budgeting

Communication

Tools

Sage Intacct

Raiser's Edge

Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst works closely with Finance leadership and operational managers to ensure financial sustainability, enhance reporting and accountability, support funding compliance, and identify opportunities for process improvements. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, business acumen, and the ability to translate complex financial information into meaningful insights for non-financial stakeholders.

Whatyou’llbe doing:

• Prepare financial reports and analysis for assigned programs, funds, and initiatives.
• Monitor budgets, variances, trends, and financial risks.
• Reconcile restricted, designated, and deferred funding across systems and the general ledger.
• Review donor restrictions, funder agreements, budgets, and eligible expenses.
• Prepare donor and funder reports, schedules, and variance explanations.
• Work with Program Managers and Fund Development to confirm funding requirements and documentation.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, models, and projections for programs, grants, and initiatives.
• Complete account analysis and reconciliations to support accurate, audit-ready reporting.
• Identify and resolve coding, allocation, reconciliation, and reporting issues.
• Support month-end, year-end, audit, and funder review processes.
• Maintain reporting tools, procedures, and documentation to strengthen controls and consistency.
• Provide financial guidance on reporting, coding, budget monitoring, donor restrictions, and funder compliance.
• Collaborate across teams, auditors, funders, and system contacts to resolve issues and support reliable reporting.
• Support financial analysis, budgeting, reconciliations, process improvements, special projects, and other Finance duties as required.

Whatyou’llneed:

• 5–7 years of progressive experience in accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, deferred revenue, fund accounting, donor restrictions, and revenue recognition.
• Experience with month-end/year-end processes, audits, compliance reporting, and funder reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret results, investigate variances, assess risks, and recommend solutions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting systems, reporting tools, and large datasets.
• Experience with Sage Intacct, Raiser’s Edge, donor databases, or non-profit/fund accounting is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, accuracy, and follow-through.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Sound judgment, initiative, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across departments and with external stakeholders.
• Professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• A valid clear criminal record check (including working with vulnerable populations) isrequired.

What we offer:

• Extended medical and dental benefits
• Pregnancy,parentaland adoption leave top up
• 22 vacation days and 3 personal days, in additionto paid sickleave
• Flexible working arrangements for applicable positions
• Employee Family Assistance Program, a confidential and voluntary support service for employees and their eligible family members
• A workplace that prioritizes employee health,safetyand well-being, including many learning and growth opportunities such as our employee mentorship program and three equity committees that help to support our goals towards achieving meaningful equity and inclusion.
• Free staff membership to our Health & Fitness Centre
• Discounts at our Hotel Willo
• Priority in YWCA Child Carecentres

Pay Rate:$40.32 per hour