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Senior Business Analyst, Food & Retail Programs
BC Ferries
Sidney, CAN
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About the Role
BC Ferries is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to drive financial performance and strategic planning for its Food & Retail Programs. The role involves providing financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and business case development to support decision-making.
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Financial AnalysisBudgetingForecastingFinancial ModelingVariance AnalysisProfitability Analysis
Responsibilities
- Provide weekly, monthly, and ad hoc financial and ancillary revenue reporting, analyzing performance, trends, risks, opportunities, and variances
- Partner with management and budget holders to develop budgets, forecasts, performance metrics, and action plans
- Promote financial awareness and accountability across the department by providing financial systems support, guidance, and training
- Conduct financial research, profitability analysis, and business evaluations to identify growth opportunities
- Assist in the development of business cases, information system implementations, and cost benefit analyses for strategic initiatives
- Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial information while conducting financial analysis and profitability assessments
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, or a related discipline
- CPA professional accounting designation
- 4 6 years of experience in business analysis, financial analysis, or related analytical role
- 1 3 years of experience preparing budgets, forecasts, financial models, and variance analysis
- Experience working with large ERP systems and leveraging financial and reporting tools
- Excellent communication, presentation, and report writing skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
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Opportunity
- At BC Ferries, every sailing is an opportunity to create a memorable customer experience. We're looking for a Senior Business Analyst, Food & Retail Programs to help drive the financial performance, strategic planning, and business insights that support one of BC Ferries' most customer facing lines
The Role
- Providing weekly, monthly, and ad hoc financial and ancillary revenue reporting, while analyzing performance, trends, risks, opportunities, and variances to support operational and business decision making.
- Partnering with management and budget holders to develop budgets, forecasts, performance metrics, and action plans, while analyzing actual, planned, and historical results to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
- Promoting financial awareness and accountability across the department by providing financial systems support, guidance, training, and contributing to financial controls and processes that support effective decision making.
- Conducting financial research, profitability analysis, and business evaluations to identify growth opportunities, assess initiatives, and support departmental objectives.
- Assisting in the development of business cases, information system implementations, and cost benefit analyses for strategic business initiatives, including preparing financial submissions for the Board and the BC Ferries Commissioner.
- Ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial information while conducting financial analysis, profitability assessments, and research to evaluate business initiatives, benchmark performance, identify growth opportunities, and support informed business planning and decision making.
What You Bring To The Team
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, or a related discipline, along with a CPA professional accounting designation
- 4–6 years of experience in a business analysis, financial analysis, or related analytical role, including 1–3 years of experience preparing budgets, forecasts, financial models, and variance analysis
- Experience working with large ERP systems and leveraging financial and reporting tools to support analysis and decision making within a complex organization
- Excellent communication, presentation, and report writing skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information to diverse audiences and build effective working relationships across departments
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with a high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Advanced Excel skills, strong analytical and problem solving abilities, and the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights, recommendations, and opportunities for business improvement
- A collaborative and adaptable approach, with the initiative to work independently, build strong relationships, and contribute positively to a team oriented environment
Additional Information
- The target salary range: CAD 105,200 CAD 131,500 per annum.
- 12 month Term Certain contract.
About BC Ferries
- We sail to serve and connect the people and the coast of BC.
- At BC Ferries, our people are at the heart of delivering safe and reliable service along 1,600 km of coastline.
- We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
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