Job Location: Burnaby, BC
Employment type: Permanent
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)
Annual Salary: $ 95,100.00 - 102,500.00
No. of positions: 1
Closing date: January 24, 2025
About the job:
At BC Hydro, we’re working towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future for all British Columbians and need people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented, inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. We invite you to join us as we build an even cleaner B.C. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers. If you’re a person with a disability, please let us know by emailing RecruitmentHelp@bchydro.com, as adjustments can be made to help support you in your application process
What you’ll do -
* Conducts and/or leads complex and/or major financial evaluations, studies and forecasts with significant and long term impacts and/or political sensitivities involving new business activities, emerging financial and strategic issues etc.; analyzes and assesses business and financial risks, opportunities and requirements; develops and presents recommendations; develops related financial and/or business solutions or program/project proposals, budgets, business cases, and/or proposed feasibility studies and/or pilots for assigned studies and projects.
* Prepares, presents and acts as an expert advocate for financial and business solutions to senior management, working groups or committees; explains recommendations and guides clients to adopt the most prudent and efficient financial and business solution(s); analyzes and reviews client submissions for accuracy, completeness and compliance with Business Group and corporate policies and procedures; acts as a subject matter expert and/or acts as a primary work contact to BC Hydro's external auditors.
* Develops, evaluates, implements and tests complex and/or major new or revised financial policies, procedures, processes and systems. Initiates continuous improvement to business processes and systems.
* Monitors and provides project leadership throughout the development and implementation phases of approved projects to assigned project staff and/or consultants; intervenes and follows up to correct implementation problems; monitors, controls and expedites project timing and targets; reviews and approves contractor and other project invoices prior to managerial sign off.
* Develops and applies advanced evaluation, statistical and financial analytical processes, methodologies, models and tools for own and other financial studies undertaken by lower level Financial Analysts; applies statistical models; analyzes, develops, prepares or evaluates financial forecasts, summary conclusions, reasons and explanations for differences between forecasted and actual results; prepares recommendations and supporting data, tables etc.; develops and implements methods and techniques to improve forecasting and financial evaluations and analyses.
* May perform some or all of the same duties as the Financial Analyst 1 & 2. Provides technical direction, advice and/or training to management and lower level financial accounting employees and project team members; may be required to provide work leadership over assigned staff; may be required to provide training and support to non-financial managers on the financial system.
* Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.
What you bring –
* Professional accounting designation (example, CA, CGA or CMA or equivalent).
* A minimum of five (5) years of experience in progressively more responsible financial and business accounting roles, including at least two (2) years as a Financial Analyst 2 or in an equivalent role.
What we offer –
- A comprehensive benefits package
- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
- A lifetime pension
- Flexible work model, depending on your role type
- Training and development courses
For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.
What else you should know –
This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUP/COPE). http://moveuptogether.ca
* This is for 1 full-time permanent (FTR) MoveUP Group 12 opportunity, based in our Edmonds office.
* This position is responsible for duties such as: preparing monthly financial KBU reporting including variance analysis; processing monthly JVs and accruals; running ad hoc reports; answering client expense policy questions; preparing annual budgets; and identifying issues and recommending solutions.
* Well developed written, oral and interpersonal communication skills is strongly desired.
* Experience performing financial analysis is desired. This position uses advanced Excel skills to produce reporting and analysis (e.g., pivots, xlookup, Power Query).
* Knowledge and proficiency in the use of SAP BW AFO and SAP ECC transactions for data analysis and financial reporting would be beneficial.
* Knowledge and proficiency with regards to policies, procedures, systems, budgeting and forecasting would be beneficial.
* As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to take an assessment test.
* Please note vacation requests during reporting cycles will be subject to review and approval by the Manager in order to meet month-end, quarter-end, and annual reporting deadlines.
* Standard BC Hydro office environment with occasional travel to attend meetings. May require occasional overnight travel to regional offices or to attend conferences.
Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable, include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without any delays.
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V3N 4X8.
How to apply –
Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current_opp.html or click ‘Apply’
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On the BC Hydro Careers site, click on the Apply button in order to complete the steps to apply for this job. Please be sure to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and include copies of your certifications, if applicable.
