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Sun Life

Senior Financial Analyst

Sun Life

. Provide first line of defense support to business partners .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeWaterloo • CanadaSenior💰 CA$85,000 - CA$128,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning, reporting, and analysis, with a strong focus on financial modeling and expense management. Proven ability to communicate insights effectively and build partnerships with business leaders.

Highest-signal resume keywords
CPA Or MBAFinancial PlanningFinancial ModelingExpense ManagementMS Office Suite

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Hard Skills
Financial AnalysisReportingExpense BudgetingForecastingData ManagementCost-Benefit AnalysisFinancial ReportingAnalytical ThinkingPresentation SkillsProcess Design
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsTeamworkCollaborationProblem SolvingCritical Thinking
Tools & Technologies
TableauPython
Certifications & Qualifications
CPAMBA
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesExpense ManagementStrategic PlanningBusiness PartneringContinuous Improvement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PythonTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide first line of defense support to business partners
  • Consolidate, analyze, and report business expenses monthly and quarterly
  • Build and improve financial models and processes supporting reporting
  • Analyze expense trends and provide insights to optimize operating expenses
  • Report financial and non-financial metrics with commentary and insights
  • Support expense budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and annual planning
  • Develop expense roll forwards between planning cycles
  • Implement continuous improvements and document models and processes
  • Build partnerships with business leaders and serve as a trusted financial advisor
  • Lead or support ad hoc financial analysis and consulting, including expense studies and cost-benefit analysis
  • Explain common charges and Sun Life’s expense management process to business partners

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Financial designation with strong preference for CPA or MBA with commensurate experience
  • 5+ years of financial planning, reporting and analysis experience; preferably in Financial Services
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Knowledge of various data management tools (i.e. Tableau, Python, etc.)
  • Financial modeling experience
  • Expense management experience ideal
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience building executive-level presentation and content
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities
  • Results oriented and critical thinking with high sense of ownership
  • Ability to distill complex concepts into simple key messages and insights
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and change
  • Strong teamwork, collaboration, relationship management, client orientation, prioritization, organization, problem solving, and analytical thinking skills
  • Ability to design and implement processes and standards
  • Strong financial analysis, reporting and presentation skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and within a team environment
  • Some overtime required during peak reporting periods

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
  • Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Inclusive and respectful environment
  • Employee well-being and mental health support
  • Hybrid work flexibility from the office and virtually