Senior Financial Analyst

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Salary: $7,158.42–$10,292.25 CAD monthly

Company

hirify.global is a university supporting research, innovation, learning, and the administration of academic faculties and departments.

What you will do

• Develop complex financial models, analyses, projections, and reports for Faculty of Arts units.
• Prepare annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and five-year financial plans for departments and graduate programs.
• Provide strategic accounting and financial planning advice to department heads, directors, administrators, and principal investigators.
• Manage year-end accounting activities, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, reconciliations, and audit documentation.
• Develop financial policies, procedures, and internal controls, and recommend operational improvements.
• Support system implementations, upgrades, testing, training, and the resolution of financial discrepancies and deficit issues.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Enrollment in the CPA Professional Education Program modules.
• Knowledge of general ledger activity, fund accounting, financial controls, budgeting, financial planning, audit, and policy interpretation.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data, prepare reports, reconcile accounts, resolve discrepancies, and exercise sound judgment.
• Advanced proficiency with financial software, databases, spreadsheets, word processing, and enterprise resource planning systems such as Workday.

Nice to have

• Completion of the CPA Accounting program or CA, CGA, or CMA designation.
• Experience with grant administration, contracts, government regulations, payroll, and audit procedures.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff position in the Faculty of Arts Finance team.
• Collaborative work with departments, schools, institutes, research finance, central financial operations, and other university services.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives.
• One-year term leave replacement position ending December 31, 2028.