Intermediate Financial Analyst

Job Title: Intermediate Financial Analyst
Job ID: 80567
Location: Edmonton, Alberta


What you will be doing:

• Review and interpret financial, contractual, and operational data to monitor performance and compliance.

• Assist in preparing annual and project-based budgets and develop contract-level budget justifications in collaboration with program areas.

• Maintain and update a comprehensive contract inventory and conduct detailed spend analysis to assess compliance with contractual terms and value received for funds expended.

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through contract consolidation, renegotiation and elimination of underperforming contracts.

• Prepare and present comprehensive zero-based budgeting reports

• Evaluate contracts and programs from a zero-based perspective and document justification for all expenditures.

• Collect and analyze data related to grant funding and assess financial impact outcomes associated with grants to determine value for money.

• Support compliance with internal and external grant reporting requirements.

• Develop dashboards and reports to support internal and external decision-making
  Provide recommendation to update and maintain financial policies and procedures related to contracts and grants.

• Identify and recommend implementing process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and disseminate budgeting and forecasting data.

• Support variance analysis and investigate abnormalities in budget execution.

• Perform other related duties as required.

What you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; professional designations (e.g., CPA, CFA) are an asset.

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, especially in zero-based or performance-based budgeting environments.

• Demonstrated expertise in contract cost analysis, spend analysis, and cost allocation methodologies.

• Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis.

• Advanced skills in MS Excel and financial/budgeting software (experience with ERP systems preferred).

• Ability to analyze complex contractual terms and provide recommendations for cost optimization.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reporting and presenting budget analysis findings to technical/non-technical audiences.

• Experience in process documentation and supporting audit/traceability requirements.

• Other duties as required.

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com