Financial Analyst, Finance
Vancouver Coastal Health · Fncl Planning - QLT 3rd floor
Vancouver, BC
Come work as a Financial Analyst, Finance with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Reporting to the Finance Director/Manager, the Financial Analyst supports Corporate Finance functions through enterprise-wide financial reporting, forecasting, planning, governance, and Ministry reporting activities. The role is responsible for coordinating and preparing consolidated Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) financial reporting, monitoring financial performance, supporting financial governance initiatives, and assisting with external reporting requirements to the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.
The Financial Analyst contributes expertise in financial analysis, reporting, data management, and process improvement to support organizational decision-making, accountability, and compliance with provincial reporting requirements.
As a Financial Analyst with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:
- Support the preparation and coordination of consolidated periodic, quarterly, and year-end VCH financial reporting.
- Develop and maintain enterprise-wide financial reporting packages, dashboards, variance analyses, and supporting documentation.
- Perform financial analysis, forecasting, and trend assessments to support organizational financial performance monitoring and reporting.
- Collaborate with finance and operational teams to ensure the consistency, completeness, and accuracy of financial information.
- Assist in the preparation and submission of Ministry of Health reporting requirements, including forecast updates, funding reconciliations, performance reporting, and ad hoc information requests.
- Coordinate data collection, validation, consolidation, and analysis activities required for internal and external financial reporting.
- Support responses to information requests from the Ministry of Health, Health Authorities, auditors, and other external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of financial reporting processes, controls, templates, governance frameworks, and reporting standards.
- Support the annual budget process and in-year forecasting activities through the consolidation, validation, and analysis of submissions from across the organization.
- Review budget and forecast submissions for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and alignment with established corporate assumptions, methodologies, and guidelines.
- Assist in preparing consolidated financial plans, forecasting materials, and analytical reports for Executive Leadership, Board Committees, and other governance bodies.
- Develop and maintains financial models, reporting tools, databases, and automated reporting solutions to support organizational reporting requirements.
- Identifie opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, data quality, governance processes, and decision-support capabilities.
- Assist in the analysis of proposed initiatives and strategic investments through the preparation of financial analyses, business cases, impact assessments, and post-implementation performance reviews.
- Conduct financial, statistical, and workload analyses to support organizational planning, service redesign, business transformation initiatives, and operational decision-making.
- Create and maintains tools, templates, and processes for data collection, validation, tracking, and reporting.
- Respond to ad hoc requests for financial information and analysis through research, data extraction, interpretation, and the preparation of reports, presentations, and recommendations.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including representatives from VCH, regional Health Authorities, the Ministry of Health, and other partner organizations.
- Provide financial information, analysis, and reporting support to facilitate informed decision-making, accountability, and organizational stewardship.
- Perform other related duties as required.
This work is framed within VCH’s commitments to our pillars of Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field plus completion of a professional accounting designation (C.P.A, C.A., C.G.A. or C.M.A.).
- Minimum of five (5) year’s recent, related financial analysis and financial planning experience in a large, complex, unionized environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Knowledge & Abilities
- Demonstrated financial planning, monitoring, analysis and reporting expertise.
- Comprehensive technical expertise, process management, analytical skills and business acumen.
- Advanced technical computer skills in spreadsheet, word processing, presentation and database applications.
- Superior analytical skills including the ability to comprehend complex issues and related data/information and present information in concise meaningful ways.
- Broad knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, and financial analysis techniques.
- Broad knowledge of computerized financial systems and procedures.
- Demonstrated problem-solving abilities to provide lateral and strategic direction to clients.
- Results oriented within a high-pressure working environment with numerous critical timelines.
- Demonstrated strong writing and presentation skills, and ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization.
- Utilizes initiative, vision, independent thinking and creative problem-solving abilities.
- Customer focused with ability to facilitate and encourage co-operation between diverse operational groups at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational skills and works effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process. Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH):VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. ***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.
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