
Business Financial Analyst
- Alberta
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Prepares ad hoc financial and operational reports for budget, variance, and management decisions
- Develops and manages performance measures to evaluate section service delivery
- Conducts cost analysis for maintenance by facility and operations using standard costs and operational data
- Analyzes historical financial data to prepare reports, financial models, and forecasts
- Contributes to contract vs. in-house cost and performance analysis, including justifications
- Assists in providing detailed variance explanations to the Finance department
- Prepares annual charge-out rates for job costing and supports job estimate generation
- Updates activity rates in SAP and supports overhead rate calculations
- Supports month-end and year-end operational activities like work order corrections and accruals
- Performs audits on work order data consistency, settlement rules, and conducts related training
- Other duties as assigned
- Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent or higher) in a commerce, accounting, or finance-related discipline
- Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible accounting/financial experience in data management, financial and statistical analysis, and statistical reporting
- CPA designation
- Experience with Financial and Supply Chain modules
- Considerable knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), requirements, and practices
- Knowledge and expertise in the application of accounting or financial systems that maintain financial data and reporting
- Knowledge of cash, capital, and operating budget, procurement, supply chain and project management processes
- Knowledge of financial and auditing controls and concepts
- General knowledge of building and facility maintenance lines of business
- Proficient knowledge of SAP functional competencies in Plant Maintenance and interactions with other modules of Enterprise Commons
- Strong analytical, research, and problem solving skills to develop action plans and resolve complex operational or business issues or concerns and to incorporate process improvements
- Strong ability to lead projects successfully
- Ability to review, analyze, and provide recommendations on financial processes
- Ability to effectively communicate with and provide consultation to support a diverse range of managers and staff with various levels of expertise in the subject matter
- Ability to build/maintain relationships and collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders
- Ability to plan workflow, coordinate, and lead others
- Ability to develop and maintain financial models using advanced spreadsheet skills, including knowledge and skill in formulas and converting data to graphs
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Strong time management and organizational skills, including the ability to plan and organize work tasks to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail to ensure accurate data tracking, recording, analyzing, and interpretation to resolve complex financial problems
- Expertise in Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, etc) and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc), and the ability to learn and adapt to evolving technology
- Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (
- Applicants will be tested
- Hire is dependent on Police Information Check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton, and there may be a cost associated with this requirement
- Valid Alberta Class 5 driver's licence (or provincial equivalent)
- Applicants may be required to arrange their own transportation for use on City business, and where appropriate will be reimbursed in accordance with City of Edmonton policy
- Note: This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite as per the Letter of Understanding between the City of Edmonton and Civic Service Union 52
- The weekly hours of work for this position are currently under review and may change at a future time. Any changes will be made in accordance with the City of Edmonton/Civic Service Union 52 collective agreement and the incumbent will be notified in advance