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Current Available Job Positions
Budget and Financial Analyst
April 17, 2025
Posting: POST000100
Closing Date: 2025-05-08
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The Abbotsford Police Department, with staff strength in excess of 300, is committed to making Abbotsford the safest city in BC. Through continuous improvement and innovation, we strive to provide the highest quality of service to our growing community.
As a member of the Finance Branch leadership structure, the Budget and Financial Analyst is a lead participant in the management, development, preparation, review, and monitoring of AbbyPDs annual operating, salary, and capital budgets, including financial modeling and funding sources. The Budget and Financial Analyst contributes to the overall fiscal management of the department including providing financial insight, complex analyses and forecasting and planning recommendations.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Coordinate and contribute to the development of salary, benefit, operating and capital budget submissions for all Branches.
- Interpret, and estimate salary and benefit entitlements per collective agreements, as related to budget planning.
- Monitor and analyze salary and benefit costs of all employee types as well as operating and capital expenditures utilizing confidential financial reports.
- Variance analysis, reporting, forecasting and recommendation.
- Contribute to the development, maintenance and evolution of budget monitoring systems, policies, procedures, and reporting.
- Prepare and/or develop ad-hoc analysis based on a wide variety of data sources and inputs; provide information to advise, support and inform management decision-making.
- Provision of accounting and financial statements for the Abbotsford Police Foundation with oversight by the Director, Finance.
- Coordinate procurement processes, including documentation and submission on behalf of AbbyPD.
- In partnership with the Manager, Finance analyze, reconcile and forecast grant funding.
- Provide specified financial support and advice to the Director, Finance.
Candidates must have a CPA Designation, supplemented by a minimum of five (5) year directly related experience. Strong applied knowledge of and experience with financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, data analysis and forecasting functions is required, preferable in the public sector environment. Commensurate level education and experience may be considered.
The successful candidate will have strong research, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills, including data manipulation and advanced Excel skills. Candidates must also be a resourceful team player who is equally effective independently, with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of and experience with GAAP and full cycle accounting and financial statement preparation is required, along with experience working with an ERP system such as SAP or Questica.
The successful candidate must obtain and maintain an enhanced security clearance, which includes a polygraph test. If this opportunity matches your qualifications and expectations, please go to the Apply Now button below to submit your resume. We are accepting resumes online only.
Closing Date: May 8th, 2025
Salary range - $85,704 - $98,134
The Abbotsford Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage diversity.
Abbotsford Police Department is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 604-864-4875.