Apply your strong analytical and technical skills to serve your community

About our community:

Boasting a high quality of life and standard of living, Prince George has all the amenities of a large city mixed with the friendliness and appeal of a smaller community. It is a regional centre for close to 326,000 people for shopping, education, health care, the arts, and sports. Prince George's central location in the province offers work/life balance with unparalleled access to four-season outdoor recreation activities that are complemented by a full range of urban amenities and a comprehensive transportation infrastructure that connects residents, businesses, resources, and agricultural products to markets around the world. And it is only a short drive to almost anywhere in Prince George - spend less time commuting and more time doing what matters most to you! Discover all these opportunities and more!

About our organization:

The City of Prince George is committed to ensuring a positive, well-balanced work environment for its employees. With opportunities for employee training, wellness programs and professional development the City of Prince George offers a safe and supportive workplace in which to serve our community.

About the opportunity:

In this dynamic and continually evolving work environment, you will be responsible for complex financial analysis. The Financial Analyst performs financial analysis on a variety of capital and special projects, researches and interprets budgets and costs, reviews and evaluates internal controls and systems to make recommendations for improvement, performs costing scenarios, executes processes related to debt maintenance, debt forecasting and investments as well as providing ongoing system maintenance and report development.

About your background:

You bring to this role either a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics or a related field which includes courses in accounting, along with two years of related progressive experience, or a diploma with at least five years of experience. This role requires a working knowledge of complex financial analysis, budgetary analysis, auditing and accounting procedures using concepts of quantitative analysis. You are also familiar with financial, debt and/ or statistical analysis variance reporting and interpretation. Your advanced Excel skills and considerable expertise with integrated financial systems round out your qualifications for this challenging position. A valid full privilege Class 5 BC driver's license (or out of province equivalent) is required. The successful incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a clear Police Information Check for offenses related to the position.

Why You Will Love Working for our Financial Services team at the City of Prince George:

• Work in a fast paced, deadline oriented environment.
• Use your initiative and independent judgement to work in a self-directed manner.
• Enjoy a competitive wage of $42.79- $43.84 per hour plus a comprehensive benefits and pension plan.

If you are interested in joining our team, please apply by June 2, 2025 to: http://princegeorgejobs.prevueaps.ca/jobs/

Want to know more about this exciting career?

Please refer to the job description on our website for more details!

Want to know more about living and working in Prince George?

Please visit: Move Up Prince George / City of Prince George

The City of Prince George thanks all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.