Sr Financial Analyst, Strategic Finance

Peoples Group • Vancouver, BC

1d • CA$80,000 - CA$100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, Strategic Finance plays a key role in enabling enterprise-wide decision-making by providing rigorous financial analysis, insights, and benchmarking for strategic initiatives. This role partners closely with business leaders, strategy teams, and finance stakeholders to assess the financial impact of major initiatives, including transformation programs, product launches, investment decisions, operational efficiencies, and regulatory changes. The successful candidate combines strong financial acumen, data-driven thinking, and the ability to translate complex analysis into clear executive-level insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• CPA or CFA designation required, CBV preferred.
• 5 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, strategic finance, consulting (big 4), or banking.
• Proven track record supporting enterprise-level initiatives or transformation programs.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills (including DCF, comps analysis, forecasting, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data visualization and cleansing tools (e.g., Power BI, Power Query) is an asset.
• Ability to synthesize large data sets into concise insights and familiarity with banking metrics (e.g., ROE, efficiency ratio, net interest margin)
• Confident presenting to senior leadership and translating complex concepts.
• Ability to balance multiple high priority projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills, (verbal + written) with an ability to deliver insights around business problems in thoughtful and persuasive manner.
• A proactive mindset and can thrive in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• CBV preferred
• experience with data visualization and cleansing tools (e.g., Power BI, Power Query) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of end-to-end financial impact assessments for enterprise strategic initiatives, including valuations, cost-benefit analysis, ROI, return on equity, NPV, IRR, and payback period calculations.
• Build and maintain robust financial models to evaluate multiple scenarios and sensitivities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Strategy, Product, Risk, Technology, Operations) to gather inputs and validate assumptions.
• Support business case development for investment proposals and executive approvals.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership on financial implications of strategic options, preparing executive and board-level materials, including presentations and briefing notes.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across Finance, Strategy, and Operations Business Units.
• Translate complex financial data into clear narratives for executive presentations.
• Support prioritization of strategic initiatives based on financial and operational impact.
• Conduct internal and external benchmarking analysis to assess performance against peer financial institutions (e.g., profitability, cost efficiency, returns, credit risk)
• Leverage industry data, market research, and financial disclosures to inform model assumptions and strategic decision-making.
• Prepare benchmarking summaries and insights for leadership forums and board-level reporting.
• Track financial performance of approved initiatives against business cases and forecasts.
• Identify variances, risks, and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop dashboards and reporting frameworks to monitor initiative outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• profit sharing
• RRSP matching
• benefits from day one
• Generous paid time off
• A strengths-based approach
• A commitment to your well-being in five key areas: Financial, Physical, Social, Career, and Community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior