Company: CLIC
Department: Decision Support
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in office)
Language: This role operates in English.
Job Grade: 4
Hiring Manager: Zachary Turlock
Referral Award: No
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant.
The Opportunity:
We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.
The Financial Analyst applies an in-depth understanding of the business performance drivers of financial risk and return to identify areas for improvement. This role independently researches and develops pro-active, forward-looking solutions. It presents these to business partners to ensure future financial performance is maximized.
How you will create impact:
- Evaluates the business financial condition, providing in-depth analytical assessments. This involves applying insight into the relevant key performance drivers as they evolve to analyze the level of risk and return, under some direction regarding which performance drivers to analyze. Develops budget, forecast, and multi-year plans. While investigating performance results, probes business partners to determine root causes, and maintains focus on identifying ways to improve the financial outlook.
- Prepares and analyzes business cases using standard templates (e.g. developing figures for cost/benefit analysis) to enhance informed management decision-making.
- Researches best practices and analyzes competitive, economic, and regulatory environment to identify key issues and advantages. This involves working with internal partners (e.g. marketing, financial peers across the group of companies) to create valid solutions and ensure competitive information is relevant and translated into context for business decisions.
- Recommends advanced short-term and long-term solutions for improved performance. This is achieved through delivery of effective presentations to business partners, with content tailored to the audience. Employs appropriate tools and visuals (charts, graphs, trends) to illustrate a creative interpretation of high-level information, and articulate feasible alternatives and recommended action.
- Participates in the development, documentation and maintenance of departmental processes and procedures, including efficiency improvements.
How you will succeed: