Financial Project Analyst - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Accounting, Level C

Job Title

Financial Project Analyst

Department

Finance and Administration | VP Academic

Compensation Range

$6, $9,189.17 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

April 7, 2023

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Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

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Job Summary

The Office of the Provost and Vice President Academic (VPA) is responsible for the academic mandate of the University s Vancouver campus and oversees the University Budget of $3 billion.

The Office provides leadership in planning, policy development and management of resources to ensure the fulfillment of the University s academic mission through the achievement of strategic goals.

The Provost is the Senor Vice President and serves as Acting President in the absence of the President.

The strategic academic funds under the oversight of the Provost is over $200m and growing as the President's academic Excellence hiring initiatives comes on full stream in the coming years.

The Financial Project Analyst position works with the Portfolio finance Director to oversee and manage the academic strategic funds of University.

The position develops and implements financial plans to meet the strategic goals of the Provost and VP Academic, and the Provost leadership team.

This position is a key member of the VP Academic financial management team, provides counsel on strategic direction and performs senior level accounting functions in the Provost and VPA office.

The position plays a significant role in supporting the Portfolio Finance Director in providing financial leadership, strategic guidance and support in budgeting, accounting, reporting, and financial management systems pertaining to the University strategic funds.

This position provides critical financial and forecasting expertise that supports and ensures accuracy and efficiency of strategic decision-making and financial planning of the University.

This role partners with the Portfolio Finance Director, VPA portfolio and works with the Financial Planning and Analysis team in delivering a robust long-term forecasting model for key strategic initiatives across the University.

This position provides critical financial and forecasting expertise that supports and ensures accuracy and efficiency of strategic decision-making and financial planning for the University.

Ensures the Portfolio Finance Director, VP Academic and the senior staff of Office of the Provost and VP Academic are supported in strategic and operational decision making by ensuring accurate reporting of financial information is presented to management in appropriate format with proposed recommendations on the use of the UBC Strategic Funds.

Organizational Status

The Financial Project Analyst reports to the Portfolio Finance Director, VP Academic.

This position works in collaboration with many internal departments including:

the Comptroller's office, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Reporting, Risk Management Services, Financial Operations, Treasury and external parties including the Killam Trustees and external auditors.

Work Performed

Business partner support- Providing detailed analysis in assessing the impact of the centrally-funded strategic initiatives through the contributions related to the development of a specialized multi-year forecasting model. In partnership with the Portfolio Finance Director, VP Academic, identifies and prioritizes yearly budget activities.

Identifies problem areas, calculates financial impact and provides advice and follows up with corrective action.- Manages the UBC Killam General and Salary Fund and partners with Financial Reporting and Analysis in preparing specialized annual external financial and university wide initiative reporting to Killam trustees.- Manages the program and financial administration of the Leading Edge Endowment Fund (LEEF) chair program and is the main University liaison representative with the external LEEF organization.

Financial efficacy- Designs and prepares reports with data from the existing financial management system and budgeting system, to analyze the current fiscal year's funding distributions and forecasted future year's activities from the strategic funds.- Develops, documents, and monitors the various complex scenarios on the annual and five-year plan for the strategic funds.

Furthermore, creating a track changes process that keeps record of the numerous revisions of a very complex business pro