Financial Analyst
Best Buy Canada · Canada · CA$72K–CA$82K/yr
Retail · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The financial analyst will support business leadership by providing visibility into performance drivers and driving core FP&A rhythms such as reporting, planning, and analysis. They will also partner with stakeholders to identify trends, challenge assumptions, and deliver actionable financial insights.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in finance or accounting and possess strong analytical and quantitative skills. Proficiency in Excel, including VBA, and hands-on experience with Power BI are required for this role.
Benefits
Full description
Are you a strategic, critical thinker that strives in a fast-paced environment?
As a financial analyst, you will support the Finance and business leadership teams by providing stakeholders with better visibility into performance drivers, supporting decision making, and helping drive process efficiencies while driving core FP&A rhythms (reporting, planning, analysis, etc.).
In this role, the successful candidate is needed to be in the greater Vancouver, BC area, where we practice a remote first working model, leveraging in person interactions for strategic, collaborative, and social purposes.
What you’ll do:
- Ensure that business stakeholders have access to timely, relevant, and accurate financial and operational reporting for their businesses by working closely with the teams within Finance and Data & Technology
- Provide insights and business intelligence to stakeholders, within and outside of Finance, through high quality and fact-based financial and operational analyses
- Bring business meaning to financial data, identifying variances & trends and delivering clear, actionable insights
- Partner with business stakeholders to gather inputs, challenge assumptions, and align on financial outlooks
- Support core finance cycles, including monthly forecasting, semi-annual business cases, annual budgeting and long-range planning
- Contribute to overall Finance team objectives by supporting ad-hoc analyses and projects as required
What we're looking for:
- 2+ years of experience in accounting, finance, financial planning, or financial analysis.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to transform complex data into actionable insights.
- Proven ability to navigate large and complex data sets, extract meaningful information, and create clear financial reports and presentations.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (including VBA) and hands-on experience with Power BI.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information for non-finance audiences.
- Highly organized and self-motivated, able to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate effectively within a team.
Why you’ll love it here:
- Employee discounts on awesome tech from day one.
- Flexible health benefits and wellness program.
- TFSA and RRSP programs.
- 100% matched company pension plan.
- Training programs to build new and transferable skills.
About Best Buy
As Canada's destination for the coolest tech, Best Buy offers one of the best work environments in the country! Annually recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, our culture is one of inclusivity and belonging and provides employees an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work.
We believe in a fair and inclusive hiring process. We encourage you to apply even if you may not meet all the requirements.
Join our amazing team!
We are looking for people just like you.
Annualized Compensation Range
$72,000.00 - $82,000.00
This role is overtime eligible.
Starting pay offered will consider skills and experience. Your pay can grow as you build your career with us.
Suite 102 - 425 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1L3
This posting is for a vacancy.
