Student Financial Business Support Analyst

This position is for a Student Financial Business Analyst responsible for campus-wide student financial support programs, including reporting and process management for awards and bursaries. Key responsibilities include acting as a functional analyst for program systems, ensuring accuracy of financial assessments and disbursements, and leading requirements gathering for system enhancements. The main requirements are an undergraduate degree, completion of a CPA program, and at least five years of related experience.

• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Completion of the CPA accounting program (CA, CGA or CMA). Minimum of five years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience. - Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
• Experience with complex reconciliations, financial planning, systems development, budgeting and financial control. Supervisory and training experience required.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, including ability to apply conflict resolution techniques.
• Knowledge of University endowment management policies (FM5), University accounting and structures.
• Knowledge of University Policy LR10 is an asset.
• Knowledge of FIPPA (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act).
• Knowledge of financial and student automated systems (UBC’s WD and LFSM an asset).
• Extensive knowledge and experience with standard PC software including MS Excel, Word, Outlook, Internet.
• Excellent organization skills, ability to set and maintain multiple priorities, to adapt and be flexible when addressing changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability for a high level of attention to detail when working with complex material.
• Ability to work under pressure and critical deadlines and produce accurate and measurable results.
• Demonstrated high level of judgment.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to understand and effectively communicate with others at all levels of the organization in writing and orally.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong initiative, work ethics, and integrity required.
• Demonstrated experience in performing detailed reconciliations, financial reporting and analysis, and a proficient understanding of accounting principles.
• Works with a high level of accuracy and is detail-oriented.