City of Coquitlam Senior Financial Analyst Regular Full-Time One of BC’s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningful career opportunities to make a difference within the local community. As the sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents. Our diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on managing our resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre. The City is seeking a candidate who enjoys complex accounting and budgeting work, as well as consistently evolving technologies in support of the Finance Department. The Senior Financial Analyst will form part of our Financial Planning team, reporting to the Financial Planning Lead and working closely with the analysts in the department. This is an exciting opportunity to assist in preparing the City’s annual Five-Year Financial Plan, including liaising with peer departments and assisting in their annual budget submissions, ensuring financial information aligns with City procedures and polices, preparing budget documents and materials, and working on a variety of financial planning-related forecasting and analytics. The successful incumbent will be analytical, detail-oriented and independent as working with significant data sets will be critical for the preparation of financial analyses, budget presentations and reports, data visualizations, and relative correspondence. You will have advanced Excel skills to structure and analyze large volumes of data while working in a fast pace,



deadline oriented environment. This rewarding opportunity is well suited for a driven professional that is keen on contributing to our local community. The Senior Financial Analyst will bring forward a thorough understanding of accounting principles, practices, procedures, systems and controls. This includes being familiar with laws and regulations governing the work that we do, but also excellent skills in commonly used computer applications and the ability to effectively communicate with others. The ideal candidate will hold a university degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related discipline, possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and either hold a professional accounting designation or be actively pursuing one. Assets Experience in budgeting, financial analysis, and long-term forecasting is preferred. Experience with financial and asset management systems, including PeopleSoft, Oracle, and Maximo, would be considered an asset. Previous experience in a government or municipal environment is also an asset. This CUPE position has an hourly rate range of $47.35
- $55.92 (2026 rates). You will have the chance to join a rapidly growing and diverse team dedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in variety of learning and development opportunities. This position is based in Coquitlam with some adaptable, hybrid work options available. The City offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including the ability to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan. To learn more about what equity, diversity, and inclusion means, and the City’s efforts in support of these principles, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information.

📌 Finance Specialist (Vancouver)
🏢 City of Coquitlam
📍 Vancouver