Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis; term period

Senior Financial Analyst
- Financial Planning and Analysis (term for a period up to 20 months)

Join us in enabling trade through Canada'slargest port

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is anarm’s-length federal agency responsible for the shared stewardship of the landsand waters that make up the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest port. Our mandate, as outlined in the Canada Marine Act, is to enable Canada’strade objectives on behalf of all Canadians, ensuring the safe movement ofgoods through the Port of Vancouver while protecting the environment and considering local communities.

As an organization with a significant impact on communities and businesses across Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. We strive to create aworkplace that mirrors the richness of our community, empowering all employees to achieve their full potential.

The Senior Financial Analyst
- Financial Planning and Analysis is responsible for providing financial analyses and business case development of complex operating and capital projects and programs and supporting revenue structures. The senior financial analyst provides variance analysis to operating departments and programs, assists in the annual development of VFPA’s 5-year financial plan,operating budget and capital plans, and the corporate balanced scorecards. This position also provides assessment on corporate capital affordability.

What you do:

• Develop new and update existing financial modelsand perform NPV/IRR financial analyses of complex projects, program sand/or fees.
• Analyse key performance indicators and provide financial guidance and inputs to departments as required to drive improvements in business performance.
• Provide information and analysis to support business case development for the organization’s projects and programs, including consideration of alternative approaches, analysis of key risks, and development of mitigations.
• Provide financial analysis to support business negotiations including real estate leases, land acquisitions and other commercial arrangements, including collaboration with external consultants witha focus on ensuring accuracy and reliability of external data model.
• Develop VFPA’s and subsidiary revenue forecasts,capital plans, annual operating budget including the gathering of financial inputs and assumptions. Perform analysis on operating budget and reforecasts.
• Develop and update corporate financial model, analyse corporate capital affordability and provide input to the 5-year business plan.
• Provide accurate, complete, and timely variance analysis on departmental costs, which can include salaries and benefit sand other operating expenses to support department management in cost control, and assist in the formulation of follow-up action plans,providing commentary as required.
• Assist management with development of project cost estimates and operating and capital reforecasts.
• Support the development of VFPA’s annual corporate balanced scorecards, including efficiency metrics and subsequent progress reporting, and support the development of VFPA’s annual strategic initiative sand interdepartmental initiatives.
• Present financial analysis and business case resultsto Executive Leadership Team, and support presentation materials for Audit Committee and Board of Directors meetings.
• Lead, coordinate, propose and implement improvements to work processes for financial planning and analysis to enable accuracy,efficiency, and effectiveness.

What you bring:

• Must have a Bachelor of Commerce or Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance,or another acceptable field.
• Must also have aminimum of four years’ experience in management reporting, budgeting and financial analysis, including experience with developing business cases and capital plans.
• Advanced Excel skills required with demonstrated ability to build and maintain financial models.
• A Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst or other similar designations are considered assets.

What we offer:

• Market-competitive base salaries and variable incentive plan
• Generous and inclusive benefits offering including retirement benefits plan
• Earned time off…