One of BC’s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningfulcareer opportunities to make a difference within the local community. Asthe sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents. Ourdiverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow throughinnovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, andstate-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on managing ourresources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant,growing regional urban centre.
The City isseeking a candidate who enjoys complex accounting and budgeting work, as wellas consistently evolving technologies in support of the FinanceDepartment.
The Senior Financial Analystwill form part of our Financial Planning team, reporting to the FinancialPlanning Lead and working closely with the analysts in the department.
This is an exciting opportunity to assist inpreparing the City’s annual Five-Year Financial Plan, including liaising withpeer departments and assisting in their annual budget submissions, ensuringfinancial information aligns with City procedures and polices, preparing budgetdocuments and materials, and working on a variety of financial planning-relatedforecasting and analytics.
Thesuccessful incumbent will be analytical, detail-oriented and independent asworking with significant data sets will be critical for the preparation offinancial analyses, budget presentations and reports, data visualizations, andrelative correspondence. You will have advanced Excel skills to structure andanalyze large volumes of data while working in a fast pace, deadline-orientedenvironment.



This rewarding opportunity is well suited for a driven qualified thatis keen on contributing to our local community.
The Senior Financial Analyst will bring forward a thorough understandingof accounting principles, practices, procedures, systems and controls.
This includes being familiar with laws andregulations governing the work that we do, but also excellent skills incommonly used computer applications and the ability to effectively communicatewith others. The ideal candidate will hold auniversity degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related discipline,possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and either hold a professionalaccounting designation or be actively pursuing one. Assets Experience inbudgeting, 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 agovernment or municipal environment is also an asset. T his 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 teamdedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in varietyof learning and development opportunities. This positionis based in Coquitlam with some flexible, hybrid work options available. TheCity offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including theability 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 theseprinciples, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information.

📌 Finance Specialist (Coquitlam)
🏢 City of Coquitlam, BC
📍 Coquitlam