Senior Financial Analyst at Mount Saint Vincent UniversityHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — full-time

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The Opportunity

Mount Saint Vincent University is strongly committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions, Indigenous persons, African Canadians, other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, and other groups that would contribute to the diversification of our campus. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify in their application materials. All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

The Department of Financial Services at Mount Saint Vincent University invites applications for the position of Senior Financial Analyst.

Classification: Permanent, Full-Time MPA Level 3 Position
Starting Salary: $62,452 per annum [Step Progression: $62,452 to $75,982]
Start Date: ASAP

Application Process:

If you require an accommodation at any time during the application process, please let us know.

Applications should include a cover letter and resume. We will begin reviewing applications on August 20, 2026.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning & Control, the Senior Financial Analyst's principal responsibilities are to assist with the annual budget preparation, to perform various forms of financial analysis and to assist in the budget and projections monitoring process. More specifically the position responsibilities will be to:

Perform detailed salary analysis in order to monitor budget results and prepare financial projections.

Assist with the preparations of the annual budget and other materials required for the University Budget Advisory Committee.

Assist in the analysis required for the annual external audit (preparing working papers per CCPA regulations).

Meet with departments to review budget requests or address department issues (new programs, restructuring, need costs).

Provide backup for other positions within Financial Services and the Payroll Office as needed.

Assist in financial reporting required for the Province of NS, CAUBO, Statistics Canada, etc.