Senior Financial Analyst

Best Buy; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Health benefits

TFSA/RRSP programs

Pension plan - 100% matched

Training programs

Job summary

Best Buy Canada is seeking a senior financial analyst to provide stakeholders with visibility into performance drivers through accurate reporting, forecasting, and insight-led analysis. The role supports strategic decision-making within a remote-first model anchored in the Vancouver area, with in-person collaboration for strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities include monthly variance analysis, building KPI dashboards, and supporting long-range planning, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in financial analysis, planning, and management reporting.
• 2+ years of experience within a large retail or omnichannel organization.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high attention to detail and clear communication.
• Advanced Excel/VBA skills with hands-on experience using Power BI.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly internal financial reports to compare actuals to budget, forecast and prior year, including analysis of key variances and underlying drivers.
• Build, maintain, and enhance KPI dashboards to monitor business performance at a consolidated, business unit, channel, or location level.
• Support the end-to-end financial planning cycle (annual-long-range plan with quarterly updates, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts).
• Translate complex financial data into meaningful business insights by identifying variances, trends, risks, and opportunities through monthly and quarterly business reviews, and weekly scorecards.
• Provide insights and business intelligence to stakeholders through high quality, fact-based financial and operational analyses.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or related discipline

Tools

Power BI

Excel/VBA

Job description

Are you a strategic, critical thinker that strives in a fast-paced environment? As a senior financial analyst, you will play a key role in providing stakeholders with better visibility into performance drivers through accurate reporting, forecasting, and insight-led analysis - supporting strategic decision-making and process 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:

• Prepare monthly internal financial reports to compare actuals to budget, forecast and prior year, including analysis of key variances and underlying drivers
• Build, maintain, and enhance KPI dashboards to monitor business performance at a consolidated, business unit, channel, or location level
• Support the end-to-end financial planning cycle (annual-long-range plan with quarterly updates, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts)
• Translate complex financial data into meaningful business insights by identifying variances, trends, risks, and opportunities through monthly and quarterly business reviews, and weekly scorecards
• Provide insights and business intelligence to stakeholders through high quality, fact-based financial and operational analyses

What we’re looking for:

• 3+ years’ experience in financial analysis, planning, and management reporting
• 2+ years of experience within a large retail or omnichannel organization
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high attention to detail and clear communication
• Advanced Excel/VBA skills with hands‑on experience using Power BI
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline

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 with an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work. We believe in a fair and inclusive hiring process.

Annualized Compensation Range $95,000.00 - $105,000.00

This 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

This posting is for a vacancy. At Best Buy Canada, we bring tech to life - and make it fun! We are one of Canada’s largest and most successful retailers, operating the Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, Best Buy Express, and Geek Squad brands. We offer consumers a unique shopping experience with the latest technology gadgets, entertainment products, and an expanded assortment of lifestyle products.

We have one of the best work environments in the country! Our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees with an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work. 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 tech devices before they hit the market! Employment opportunities are available across Canada, including at our Canadian Headquarters (CHQ) in Vancouver, BC, our two distribution centres (one in the west and one in the east), and in many of our retail store locations from coast to coast. We believe we have the unique opportunity to help customers enrich their lives and pursue their passions with the help of technology.