Senior Financial Analyst (Contract)

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 88,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Engineers and Geoscientists BC in Burnaby is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst on a fixed-term contract from November 2026 to January 2028. The role leads budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for the association and its charities, driving automation and process improvements.

You will develop templates, prepare leadership-ready packages, and collaborate with board members. A CPA and 5–7 years of budgeting experience are required, with strong Excel, Dynamics BC, and Power BI skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field is required.
• CPA designation is required.
• 5-7 years of experience with complex budgeting and forecasting processes, including creating financial models and reports.
• Strong information technology experience, including MS Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, Lookups, Macros), MS Dynamic Business Central, and MS Dynamic Power BI.
• Strong grasp of accounting principles – minimum 5 years of post-designation experience.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, risk management, process improvements for efficiencies.
• Expertise in financial modeling and analysis.
• Experience leading and sharing knowledge with junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of all templates and reporting related to financial plans, budgets, forecasts, projections, and reporting; provides scenario analysis of operating budgets; designs, updates and maintains budgeting schedules and templates.
• Assembles budgeting and forecasting reports for the Leadership Team, Executives and Board presentations; prepares data including variance reports comparing actuals to budgets and forecasts and year-over-year activities.
• Support the design, adoption and enhancement of the planning, budgeting, and forecasting process and system, including improvements to data governance and automation.
• Prepares information packages, analysis, and questions, and attends financial review meetings with budget owners to analyze results compared to Budget and Forecast and historical results.
• Develops and maintains actionable management reporting, performs recurring and ad hoc analysis, provides insights into performance, variances, drivers, and key trends to support organizational performance, leadership goals, and key initiatives.
• Serves as team lead for financial planning and analysis practices and policy inquiries. Assists in the design and implementation of new policies, processes, and reporting requirements.
• Assists in leading finance projects in cooperation with other departments within the organization.
• Other duties as assigned by direct leader and, as appropriate, members of the departmental leadership team.

Skills

Budgeting and forecasting

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

CPA designation

Tools

MS Excel

MS Dynamics 365 Business Central

Power BI

Job description

Engineers and Geoscientists BC is currently searching for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Burnaby on a contract from November 2026 until January 2028!

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis functions of Engineers and Geoscientists BC, its charities, and associated entities. The role is responsible for assisting in the development of financial reports, identifying opportunities for process improvements, and developing better tools and processes to support the association’s reporting and planning functions.

Our organization - one of BC's Top Employers – offers a competitive salary, comprehensive and generous benefits, an inclusive culture, and a hybrid work environment. Full details on our compensation and benefits value offering can be found below.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Leads the development of all templates and reporting related to financial plans, budgets, forecasts, projections, and reporting; provides scenario analysis of operating budgets; designs, updates and maintains budgeting schedules and templates.
• Assembles budgeting and forecasting reports for the Leadership Team, Executives and Board presentations; prepares data including variance reports comparing actuals to budgets and forecasts and year-over-year activities.
• Support the design, adoption and enhancement of the planning, budgeting, and forecasting process and system, including improvements to data governance and automation.
• Prepares information packages, analysis, and questions, and attends financial review meetings with budget owners to analyze results compared to Budget and Forecast and historical results.
• Develops and maintains actionable management reporting, performs recurring and ad hoc analysis, provides insights into performance, variances, drivers, and key trends to support organizational performance, leadership goals, and key initiatives.
• Serves as team lead for financial planning and analysis practices and policy inquiries. Assists in the design and implementation of new policies, processes, and reporting requirements.
• Assists in leading finance projects in cooperation with other departments within the organization.
• Other duties as assigned by direct leader and, as appropriate, members of the departmental leadership team.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

The successful applicant will possess the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field is required.
• CPA designation is required.
• 5-7 years of experience with complex budgeting and forecasting processes, including creating financial models and reports.
• Strong information technology experience, including MS Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, Lookups, Macros), MS Dynamic Business Central, and MS Dynamic Power BI.
• Strong grasp of accounting principles – minimum 5 years of post-designation experience.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, risk management, process improvements for efficiencies.
• Expertise in financial modeling and analysis.
• Experience leading and sharing knowledge with junior team members.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Each member of our team contributes to public safety in BC and helps us deliver on our vision of "modern regulation for a resilient world." We serve the public as an inclusive, progressive, and future-focused regulator. Our Strategic Plan also places priority on our role to advance climate action, foster equity, diversity and inclusion, and move towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. At Engineers and Geoscientists BC, we are committed to demonstrating our values of collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation.

This role offers a competitive compensation and benefits program including a salary within our hiring range of $88,000 to $98,500. Placement within the hiring range will be based on candidate experience relative to the requirements of the role. For additional details on our generous benefits offering, please follow the link to the application page and review the benefits graphic embedded in the job posting.

WHO WE ARE

Engineers and Geoscientists BC is proud to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers.

Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia is the business name of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia. We regulate and govern these professions under the authority of the Professional Governance Act.

We are charged with protecting the public interest by setting and maintaining high academic, experience, and professional practice standards for over 40,000 registrants. Individuals licensed by Engineers and Geoscientists BC are the only persons permitted by law to undertake and assume responsibility for engineering and geoscience projects in BC.

We are a not-for-profit organization governed by a board of elected registrants, licensees, and government appointees. The board is accountable to the public through the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills under the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance, for both the governance and management of the organization.

To learn more about our work please visit us at https://www.egbc.ca.