Senior Financial Systems Analyst

As an equal opportunity employer, we are looking to build a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our clients and the customers we serve. Learn more about working for WCB at   Careers - WCB Alberta Job Title: Senior Financial Systems Analyst Job Type: Permanent / Full time Job Location: Edmonton, Alberta Senior Financial Systems Analyst  Finance Edmonton, Alberta Permanent, Full-Time position People are at the heart of everything we do!

If you value service, care, excellence, trust and fairness, you’ll fit right in. You'll play an important role in making a difference that creates a safer, healthier and stronger Alberta by putting people first. We work together every day to help minimize the impact of workplace injuries and illnesses on Alberta workers and employers. As the independent operator and administrator of the province’s Workers’ Compensation Act , WCB-Alberta provides protection for over two million workers and nearly 200,000 Alberta employers.

Our employees are inspired to make a positive impact on the lives of injured workers and businesses throughout the province. How you’ll make a difference:   The Financial Process & Modelling Innovation team supports and oversees integrated financial systems, and the business processes that link in to those systems. You would provide guidance and mentorship to the team in delivering excellent customer service, with a focus on improving business efficiency; designing solutions that enhance access and visibility financial information; and optimizing business processes.

We are a small team who believe in the power of collaboration, teamwork, and the importance of providing quality to our customers. We are curious, problem solvers, and translators between technical and business speak. If this resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Your responsibilities: Establish short and long term financial systems planning. Lead in the identification of opportunities to use technology as an enabler for streamlining and optimizing the delivery of financial services, and prioritize accordingly.

Assess the life cycle of applications and systems utilized by the finance team; manage support of those systems, including recommending upgrades or replacements, with the goal to ensure that systems remain relevant and effective in delivering business value. Ensure projects, initiatives, and operational support are appropriately scoped and prioritized based on complexity, risk, and resource availability.

Liaise with internal / external experts as required in addressing requests / issues. Lead the team in understanding and identifying financial system risk, ensuring that risks are documented and that key controls are developed and are effective to prevent, detect, and mitigate those risks. Maintain a close liaison with Business Technology teams, Business Services, Finance, service providers and key stakeholders on system issues/changes that impact financial systems or processes.

Provide mentorship to junior members of the team, with a strong emphasis on performance development and coaching, ensuring team skills continually evolve to support the pace of technological changes. Your experience and skills: University degree in Commerce or equivalent, with a focus on Management Information Systems, or an equivalent focus that extends a balance between analytics and organizational business knowledge.

A professional accounting designation (CPA) would be an asset. At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience working with data analysis and complex financial systems preferably in the insurance industry or with a financial institution. Well-developed team management skills, focusing on collaboration around problem solving and continuous learning related to data modelling and automation.

Experience with using data analytic tools for the purposes of optimizing the development of financial information, and identifying and designing the relevant controls to ensure the integrity o