Financial Business Analyst - Halifax, Canada - Nova Scotia Power Inc.

Nova Scotia Power Inc.

Verified Company

Halifax, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Title:
Financial Business Analyst

Company, Department:
Nova Scotia Power Transmission General Admin

Location:
Halifax, NS - Hybrid

Type of Employment:
Regular, Full Time

Closing Date:
May 31st, 2023

Reference Number: 11315

At Nova Scotia Power, we're committed to providing safe, reliable electricity so that our customers and communities can thrive.

We work across the province, from Yarmouth to Wreck Cove, to prevent power outages and to strengthen our electrical system—for today, and for the future.

As a subsidiary of Emera Inc, we provide 95% of the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power to approximately 540,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

Our company is focused on new technologies to enhance customer service and reliability, reduce emissions, and add renewable energy.

We are proud to live and work in Nova Scotia.

It's why we work to understand how we can give back meaningfully, support local organizations and work collaboratively to enhance the communities we call home.

We believe that every unique perspective should be valued and that everyone should have a sense of safety and belonging—at work, and in our communities.

Leveraging the thoughts of a diverse workforce helps us to be innovative and provide the best service to our customers.

We are currently looking for a
Financial Business Analyst to join our Transmission General Admin team in a permanent position.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Ops Finance, you will be responsible for monitoring the financial results of various business units within Energy Delivery as the Financial Business Analyst is a key member of the Nova Scotia Power Finance team.

As a Financial Business Analyst, you will be:

Working with business leaders to prepare budgets and forecasts.
Providing accounting for the monthly, quarterly, and yearly closes.
Providing detailed variance analyses to budget, forecast and prior year and monitor spending.
Completing monthly reconciliations.
Assisting internal clients to meet financial goals and identify cost savings initiatives.
Performing tasks with excellent overall quality, while being able to prioritize work to meet deadlines and identify, recommend, and implement process improvements.

You will be responsible for your personal safety and that of co-workers, by observing and ensuring compliance with all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations.

You will be accountable for environmental performance as it relates to the environmental management system processes and initiatives.

What skills will make you successful?

You have excellent computer skills using Microsoft Excel and are comfortable using accounting software.
You possess solid oral and written communication skills and have demonstrated success in effectively presenting and communicating ideas at a variety of levels.
You have strong organizational skills, are detail oriented, and are comfortable working to deadlines.
You can work well both independently and collaboratively as a member of a team.
A working knowledge of Oracle Financial System, Power Plan and PeopleSoft would be considered an asset.

At Nova Scotia Power, our employees are our greatest strength.

Our Leadership Competencies set standards that advance our business strategy, deliver results for customers, and provide career development for employees.

We expect members of our leadership team to implement safety, health, and environmental standards.

The successful incumbent will be one who takes ownership and acts with integrity, drives operation excellence for customers and builds strong collaborative relationships with others.

Why join our team?
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Flexibility: Hybrid work model with flexible remote workdays.
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Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
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Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
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Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.
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Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

As part of our commitment to health and safety, we continue to closely monitor and adjust our pandemic response as needed based on public health guidance, current epidemiology, and considerations regarding business continuity.

At this time the Emera Vaccine Policy, which outlines the requirement for all Nova Scotia Power employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide corresponding proof, has been suspended.

This policy may be reinstated in the future, either in full or in