Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Systems Specialist Job Burnaby area,BC Canada,Finance & Banking

Job Description Summary

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.

Job Description

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

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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.

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