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Senior Business Analyst, Budget and Reporting Applications- job post PHSA
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Senior Business Analyst Budget and Reporting Applications
Business Planning
Vancouver, BC
Reporting to the Manager, Business Planning, the Senior Business Analyst, Budgeting and Reporting Applications plays a key role in all aspects of the budgeting, forecasting and reporting process. This includes preparing and working with senior management to initiate the budgeting, forecasting and reporting process and managing the technology needed to take the budgeting, forecasting and reporting cycle to successful completion. The Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for driving continuous process improvement through the streamlining and standardization of existing processes. The integration of data and use of technology will be critical in supporting the various initiatives within the organization effectively.
The role requires strong web development and database skills with advanced expertise of developing applications using React, RestFul API, C#, .net core, ASP.NET, VB.NET, MS Access including component design and state management for specific use cases. Experience in all aspects of SQL, front end JavaScript/Typescript, general understanding of infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipeline, experience with version control, API and scripting.
What you’ll do
Lead the analysis of current situation and future requirements of the budgeting process and reporting requirements of financial information to meet the needs of executives, front-line managers, and various executive committees. Identify, develop and implement appropriate/best practices and standardized reporting tools, such as templates or analysis tools for budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Constantly seek opportunities to improve processes and streamlines operations by investigating and applying innovative and appropriate solutions for information delivery and reporting submission.
Develop and write business specifications for development work. Work with other business planning staff and agency personnel to gather appropriate requirements and ensure stakeholder satisfaction. Negotiate acceptable solutions to improve efficiencies, balancing system maintenance with user needs and requests to deliver sustainable long term solutions.
Educate and train financial and non financial employees (senior leaders, agency and department heads) in developing operating and capital budgets, monitoring and interpreting financial and utilization information. Identify and address change management and training issues arising from new technology and process changes to ensure uptake of new technology or process and user satisfaction.
Lead and provide work direction to assigned staff and consultants for the delivery of specific budgeting, forecasting and reporting requirements, such as new input template development and its associated testing and enhancements of existing templates and reports under specified timelines. Also responsible for administering the technical work for initiation of the budgeting cycle and associated maintenance and data management during the budgeting process.
Support the Business Planning Directors and agency and Corporate Analysts by facilitating the reconciliation of inter-agency transactions, liaising with Capital Planning on depreciation impacts to agencies, pre-budget cycle analysis for agencies and lab re-allocation entries.
Analyze budgeting assumptions and organizational impact, specifically compensation and benefits and miscellaneous cost pressures and escalations and other ad hoc analysis and reporting as required.
Perform exception reporting to monitor the consistency and quality of the budgeting, forecasting and reporting cycle and assessment and evaluation of the gaps. Implement strategies to improve the gaps to ensure a robust tool that delivers consistent quality information.
Senior Business Analyst Budget and Reporting Applications
Business Planning
Vancouver, BC
Reporting to the Manager, Business Planning, the Senior Business Analyst, Budgeting and Reporting Applications plays a key role in all aspects of the budgeting, forecasting and reporting process. This includes preparing and working with senior management to initiate the budgeting, forecasting and reporting process and managing the technology needed to take the budgeting, forecasting and reporting cycle to successful completion. The Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for driving continuous process improvement through the streamlining and standardization of existing processes. The integration of data and use of technology will be critical in supporting the various initiatives within the organization effectively.
The role requires strong web development and database skills with advanced expertise of developing applications using React, RestFul API, C#, .net core, ASP.NET, VB.NET, MS Access including component design and state management for specific use cases. Experience in all aspects of SQL, front end JavaScript/Typescript, general understanding of infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipeline, experience with version control, API and scripting.
What you’ll do
Lead the analysis of current situation and future requirements of the budgeting process and reporting requirements of financial information to meet the needs of executives, front-line managers, and various executive committees. Identify, develop and implement appropriate/best practices and standardized reporting tools, such as templates or analysis tools for budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Constantly seek opportunities to improve processes and streamlines operations by investigating and applying innovative and appropriate solutions for information delivery and reporting submission.
Develop and write business specifications for development work. Work with other business planning staff and agency personnel to gather appropriate requirements and ensure stakeholder satisfaction. Negotiate acceptable solutions to improve efficiencies, balancing system maintenance with user needs and requests to deliver sustainable long term solutions.
Educate and train financial and non financial employees (senior leaders, agency and department heads) in developing operating and capital budgets, monitoring and interpreting financial and utilization information. Identify and address change management and training issues arising from new technology and process changes to ensure uptake of new technology or process and user satisfaction.
Lead and provide work direction to assigned staff and consultants for the delivery of specific budgeting, forecasting and reporting requirements, such as new input template development and its associated testing and enhancements of existing templates and reports under specified timelines. Also responsible for administering the technical work for initiation of the budgeting cycle and associated maintenance and data management during the budgeting process.
Support the Business Planning Directors and agency and Corporate Analysts by facilitating the reconciliation of inter-agency transactions, liaising with Capital Planning on depreciation impacts to agencies, pre-budget cycle analysis for agencies and lab re-allocation entries.
Analyze budgeting assumptions and organizational impact, specifically compensation and benefits and miscellaneous cost pressures and escalations and other ad hoc analysis and reporting as required.
Perform exception reporting to monitor the consistency and quality of the budgeting, forecasting and reporting cycle and assessment and evaluation of the gaps. Implement strategies to improve the gaps to ensure a robust tool that delivers consistent quality information.
