Senior Macroeconomic Risk Analyst

BC Financial Services Authority; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy living and work-life balance

Comprehensive health and wellness plan

Opportunities for personal and profes‑

Professional development

Hybrid work model

Job summary

BCFSA in Vancouver seeks an experienced macroeconomic risk analyst to deliver macroeconomic intelligence to support risk monitoring, regulatory oversight and strategic decision-making across its regulated segments.

You will analyze Canada and British Columbia trends, monitor housing market developments, and prepare briefs and presentations. Strong data analytics and dashboard-building skills (PowerBI) are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of macroeconomics, capital markets, and economics of real estate.
• Working knowledge of data analytics, financial, and quantitative analysis techniques.
• Working knowledge of computer programming languages (e.g. Python, R, SQL, PySpark).
• Ability to build and update dashboards (e.g. PowerBI)
• Knowledge of credit, liquidity, market, operational, and systemic risks as they apply to financial institutions.
• Experience in macroeconomic model development is an asset.
• Knowledge of risk management principles and methods.
• Ability to exercise judgement, initiative, and discretion.
• Ability to write clear and concise documentation, reports, briefing notes, etc.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Informs and maintains the organization’s view of macroeconomic conditions, ensuring consistency in risk perspectives across the organization.
• Performs research and monitoring of emerging trends and institutional and system-wide information to identify risks to regulated financial sectors in British Columbia.
• Evaluates and assesses identified risks and proposes actions to resolve or manage the risks.
• Tracks and analyzes key macroeconomic developments for Canada and British Columbia.
• Monitors housing market trends in Canada and British Columbia.
• Monitors financial market developments that could impact regulated segments.
• Prepares rationales, presentations, briefing notes and discussion documents to support decisions and recommendations.
• Leads engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contributes to the team’s development of internal work practices (e.g., policies, procedures, and tools).
• Provides orientation and training to internal and/or external stakeholders within area of responsibility.
• Contributes to, participates in, and supports organizational business transformation initiatives.

Skills

Macroeconomics

Capital markets

Real estate economics

Data analytics

Quantitative analysis

Oral communication

Written communication

Risk management

Education

Economics

Finance

Mathematics/Statistics

Data Sciences

Tools

Python

R

SQL

PySpark

PowerBI

Job description

BCFSA in Vancouver seeks an experienced macroeconomic risk analyst to deliver macroeconomic intelligence to support risk monitoring, regulatory oversight and strategic decision-making across its regulated segments.

You will analyze Canada and British Columbia trends, monitor housing market developments, and prepare briefs and presentations. Strong data analytics and dashboard-building skills (PowerBI) are essential.