Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis (term for a period up to 20 months)

At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the work we domatters. Every day, our people help connect Canada to global markets,strengthen supply chains, support sustainable growth, and shape the future ofCanada’s largest port.

If you're looking for purposeful workwhere your contributions make a difference, you'll find it here - supported bya team that is collaborative, innovative, and committed to excellence.

At the port authority, we’recommitted to delivering an employee experience that is as rewarding as the workitself. We offer:

- Meaningful work that contributes to Canada’s trade and economicprosperity
- Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth
- A cooperative and inclusive workplace culture
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive advantages
- Flexible programs that support employee wellbeing and work-lifeintegration

Provide strategic insight and stewardship that enablethe organization to invest in people, infrastructure, and the future ofCanada’s trade economy.

Build a career with purpose

If you’re looking for work that is meaningful,challenging, and connected to something bigger, we’d love to hear from you.Join us and discover how your career can help shape Canada’s future.

TheSenior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis isresponsible for providing financial analyses and business case development of complexoperating and capital projects and programs and supporting revenue structures. Thesenior financial analyst provides variance analysis to operating departmentsand programs, assists in the annual development of VFPA’s 5-year financialplan, operating budget and capital plans, and the corporate balanced scorecards.This position also provides assessment on corporate capital affordability.

What success looks like

- Develop recent and update existing financial modelsand perform NPV/IRR financial analyses of complex projects, programsand/or fees.
- Analyze key performance indicators and providefinancial guidance and inputs to departments as required to driveimprovements in business performance.
- Provide information and analysis to support businesscase development for the organization’s projects and programs, includingconsideration of alternative approaches, analysis of key risks, and developmentof mitigations.
- Provide financial analysis to support businessnegotiations including real estate leases, land acquisitions and othercommercial arrangements, including collaboration with external consultants witha focus on ensuring accuracy and reliability of external data model.




- Develop VFPA’s and subsidiary revenue forecasts,capital plans, annual operating budget including the gathering of financialinputs and assumptions. Perform analysison operating budget and reforecasts.
- Develop and update corporate financial model, analyzecorporate capital affordability and provide input to the 5-year businessplan.
- Provide accurate, complete, and timely varianceanalysis on departmental costs, which can include salaries and benefitsand other operating expenses to support department management in costcontrol, and assist in the formulation of follow-up action plans,providing commentary as required.
- Assist management with development of projectcost estimates and operating and capital reforecasts.
- Support the development of VFPA’s annual corporatebalanced scorecards, including efficiency metrics and subsequent progressreporting, and support the development of VFPA’s annual strategic initiativesand interdepartmental initiatives.
- Present financial analysis and business case resultsto Executive Leadership Team, and support presentation materials for AuditCommittee and Board of Directors meetings.
- Lead, coordinate, propose and implement improvementsto work processes for financial planning and analysis to enable accuracy,efficiency, and effectiveness.

Qualifications

- Must have a Bachelorof Commerce or Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance,or another acceptable field.
- Must also have aminimum of four years’ experience in management reporting, budgeting andfinancial analysis, including experience with developing business cases andcapital plans.
- Advanced Excel skillsrequired with demonstrated ability to build and maintain financial models.
- A CharteredProfessional Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst or other similardesignations are considered assets.

Salary: The starting rate for this position is $60.13 per hour, with scheduled wage progression in accordance with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 517 collective agreement. Based on a 40 hour work week.

Job type: Bargaining Unit, Full-Time, Temporary, Hybrid

Working setting: Normal officeconditions.

Thisis Canadian-based employment, and all employees are expected tomaintain legal eligibility to work in Canada. Applicants advancing in thehiring process may be subject to technical assignments,



psychometricassessments, and/or background checks, including but not limited to criminalrecord, credit, and/or reference checks.

At theVancouverFraser Port Authority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplacereflective of the diversity of our port community. Webelieve our strength comes from the diverse perspectives, experiences, andbackgrounds of our people. We welcomeapplications from all qualified candidates, including Indigenous Peoples,women, persons with disabilities, racialized individuals, members of the2SLGBTQIA+ community, and other equity-deserving groups.

Reasonable accommodationcan be provided in the selection process and while working with the portauthority. If you require assistance with applying to our openings or areseeking accommodations to apply in an alternative format, please contact usthrough a confidential, secure inbox at [email protected] are committed to supporting your needs and will do our best to provide thenecessary assistance.

We recognize andacknowledge that we are located on the traditional, ancestral, and uncededterritories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. To learn more about our First Nation relationsand commitment to reconciliation, please visit our website.

About Us

- Contributes to the competitiveness, growth, and prosperity of the Canadian economy.
- Organizes marine transportation services that meet port users’ needs at a reasonable cost.
- Provides a high level of safety and environmental protection.
- Responds to local needs and priorities.
- Encourages and considers input from port users and local communities.
- Re-invests around 90% of our revenues back into trade enabling infrastructure.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority:
- Contributes to the competitiveness, growth, and prosperity of the Canadian economy.
- Organizes marine transportation services that meet port users’ needs at a reasonable cost.
- Provides a high level of safety and environmental protection.
- Responds to local needs and priorities.
- Encourages and considers input from port users and local communities.
- Re-invests around 90% of our revenues back into trade enabling infrastructure.

Our purpose statement

Enabling Canada's trade by being reliable and innovative, while protecting the environment.

Our values

- We drive efficiency to optimize performance.
- We build strong relationships to succeed together.
- We are customer-focused to deliver on our commitments.
- We are accountable to find solutions and take the right action.
- We are one team to achieve our purpose.

📌 Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis (term for a period up to 20 months) (Vancouver)
🏢 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
📍 Vancouver