Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Systems Specialist

BioTalent Canada; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies, a Vancouver-based biotechnology company, is seeking a Senior Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) Systems Specialist to design, develop, and enhance FP&A planning, reporting, and analytics solutions that drive business performance.

You will bring hands-on SAC Planning and reporting expertise, including models, stories, dashboards, formulas, and data actions, and support SAP, Snowflake, Sigma, Tableau, and related BI tools across FP&A workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business.
• 10+ years in financial systems, FP&A analytics, BI, data analytics.
• 3+ years hands-on SAC Planning and reporting.
• SAP SAC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Influence end-to-end FP&A planning and reporting, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Partner with Finance to translate requirements into scalable SAC solutions.
• Design, build, maintain SAC planning and reporting components and interfaces.
• Lead enhancements aligned with FP&A calendar and governance.

Skills

SAC Planning

Financial Acumen

Data Analytics

UI Solutions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business

Tools

SAP SAC

Snowflake

Sigma

Tableau

Job description

STEMCELL is growing! We are looking for a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Systems Specialist to design, develop, maintain, and enhance FP&A planning, reporting, and analytics solutions supporting financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and business performance.

This role requires strong hands-on expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning and reporting, including planning models, stories and dashboards, input/writeback layouts, advanced formulas, data actions, scripting, and user-facing interfaces. You will also support the broader FP&A analytics ecosystem, including SAP, Snowflake, Sigma, Tableau, and related data and BI tools.

We are seeking a senior individual contributor who combines financial acumen, analytical skills, and technical expertise to translate complex Finance and FP&A requirements into scalable solutions, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve FP&A systems and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Influence end-to-end FP&A planning and reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, scenario and variance analysis, management and KPI reporting, business performance, and month-end reporting
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions and ensure data integrity, usability, and connectivity across SAC, SAP, Snowflake, Sigma, Tableau, and related tools
• Design, build, maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot SAC Planning and reporting solutions, including models, stories, dashboards, writeback layouts, planning views, formulas, scripting, data actions, allocations, calculations, planning logic, forecasting workflows, automation, and financial reports
• Lead delivery of SAC planning and reporting enhancements aligned with the FP&A calendar and business priorities. Maintain documentation, standards, governance, and technical recommendations to improve scalability, usability, quality, and efficiency
• Develop user guides and training materials and provide expert and train-the-trainer support to FP&A power users and Finance stakeholders to drive adoption and self-service

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business, or related field, with 10+ years of progressive experience in financial systems, FP&A analytics, BI, data analytics, or related areas, including 3+ years of advanced hands-on SAC Planning and reporting experience. SAP SAC certification preferred
• Advanced hands-on expertise in SAC Planning and reporting, including Optimized Story/Design Experience, advanced formulas, scripting, data actions, calculations, allocations, multi-actions, predictive planning, automation, and dashboard interactivity
• Strong understanding of FP&A processes, financial data flows, planning dependencies, reporting hierarchies, data validation, reconciliation, SAC connections, and broader BI/data tools. Proven ability to translate complex Finance requirements into scalable planning, reporting, analytics, and UI solutions
• Strong financial acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven capabilities in documentation, testing, troubleshooting, and technical communication

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services. Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual salary for this job ranges from:

$101,300.00 – $151,900.00

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy. In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.