Senior Financial Analyst

Best Buy; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 85,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology retail company as a senior financial analyst in Vancouver. This role focuses on providing insightful analytics to support various business functions and decision-making processes. You'll leverage data and financial planning in a remote-first work environment, and enjoy significant employee benefits from day one.

Benefits

Employee discounts on tech

Flexible health benefits

100% matched company pension plan

Training programs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant finance/accounting work experience.
• Proven experience with Excel, financial analysis, and data analysis.
• Intermediate to Advanced SQL experience or other data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data to support decision making and efficiency.
• Partner with stakeholders for financial planning activities.
• Influence decisions by bringing data to life with insights.

Skills

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Excel

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting, finance, economics or related field

Tools

Power Query

Job description

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 senior financial analyst, you will act as a support partner to the various business groups by providing objective and fact-based analytics in understanding drivers of performance and the impact of different courses of action. You will participate and support decision making, new initiatives and enhancing efficiency.

In this role, the successful candidate is needed to be in the greater Vancouver, BC area, where we practice a remote first working model, leveraging in person interactions for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes.

Make a difference on our finance team as a senior financial analyst!

What you’ll do:

• Focus of analyses ranging from short-term, current-business incremental opportunities such as sales, operational efficiencies, and customer service, to long-term complex opportunities in adjacent businesses or brand-new ‘blue sky’ initiatives.
• 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).
• Bring business meaning to financials by synthesizing financial data and identifying variances and trends to provide insightful commentaries.

What we’re looking for:

• 3+ years of relevant finance/accounting work experience
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting, finance, economics, engineering, computer science, math, and/or related field
• Prior business experience and proven experience with Excel, financial analysis, and data analysis
• Intermediate to Advanced SQL experience or other data analysis tools
• Experience working with Power Query

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 if you may not meet all the requirements.

Join our amazing team !

We are looking for people just like you.

Annualized base pay range

$85,000.00 - $92,000.00This role is overtime eligible.

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 senior financial analyst, you will act as a support partner to the various business groups by providing objective and fact-based analytics in understanding drivers of performance and the impact of different courses of action. You will participate and support decision making, new initiatives and enhancing efficiency.

In this role, the successful candidate is needed to be in the greater Vancouver, BC area, where we practice a remote first working model, leveraging in person interactions for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes.

Make a difference on our finance team as a senior financial analyst!

What you’ll do:

• Focus of analyses ranging from short-term, current-business incremental opportunities such as sales, operational efficiencies, and customer service, to long-term complex opportunities in adjacent businesses or brand-new ‘blue sky’ initiatives.
• 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).
• Bring business meaning to financials by synthesizing financial data and identifying variances and trends to provide insightful commentaries.

What we’re looking for:

• 3+ years of relevant finance/accounting work experience
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting, finance, economics, engineering, computer science, math, and/or related field
• Prior business experience and proven experience with Excel, financial analysis, and data analysis
• Intermediate to Advanced SQL experience or other data analysis tools
• Experience working with Power Query

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 if you may not meet all the requirements.

Join our amazing team !

We are looking for people just like you.

Annualized base pay range

$85,000.00 - $92,000.00This role is overtime eligible.

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