Senior Business Analyst/ Data Developer (4-Month Contract)

Salary Range: $80/hour – $90/hour

Who we are:

Canaccord Genuity (CG) is a leading independent full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets.  CG is driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships – we achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional, and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage, and investment banking services.  We are the leading independent wealth management firm in Canada, and the leading mid-market provider of investment banking advisory, equity research, sales and trading services for corporations and institutions.  

We pride ourselves on understanding our clients’ needs and finding innovative, tailored solutions.  Our entrepreneurial and friendly team will challenge you to learn and grow every day.  We value great work and collaboration and strive to eliminate bureaucratic thinking.  We’re looking for talented people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to have an impact with innovative ideas and best practices.

Come be a part of our Canadian success story and help deliver superior experiences for our clients. At CG, we recognize that diversity across our business strengthens our client relationships and enables more innovative solutions.  We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. CG provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know.

Our Canadian operation, Canaccord Genuity Corp., is seeking a senior Business Analyst / Developer resource for a 4–6-month contract to assist with the definition and implementation of a vendor management process for Canaccord.

Responsibilities:

• Define and document end-to-end vendor management processes, including onboarding, contract storage, renewals, amendments, and termination
• Act as a senior delivery lead, translating business requirements into executable technical and analytical solutions.
• Design and implement invoice management and allocation processes, covering intake, approval workflows, reconciliation, and auditability
• Establish clear linkages between vendors, contracts, invoices, cost centers, and CG legal entities to support accurate financial reporting and governance
• Partner with Finance to ensure contract and invoice processes align with internal control requirements
• Define the logical and physical data model required to support vendor, contract, invoice, and allocation reporting
• Ensure the data model supports both structured analytics (dashboards, KPIs) and AI-driven query and reasoning
• Specify authoritative data sources and integration points (e.g., finance/AP systems, contract repositories, etc.).
• Design and deliver executive-level dashboards providing clear visibility into vendor spend, trends, risks, renewals, and exceptions.
• Define KPIs and metrics aligned to senior leadership and governance expectations.
• Design and deploy AI-enabled, conversational BI capabilities that allow users to ask natural-language questions of vendor and financial data. For example, “what changed,” “compare to previous invoice,” and “what requires attention,”
• Develop user-facing interfaces to support vendor, contract, and invoice processing activities.
• Provide clear documentation, status updates, and risk/issue visibility throughout the engagement.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years in business analysis, data engineering, BI development, or solution design, ideally in financial services or a regulated environment
• Strong experience designing vendor management, contract management, or invoice/expense management processes
• Practical experience with AI-enabled analytics or conversational BI, including natural-language querying over enterprise data
• Proven ability to define and implement data models supporting financial and management reporting
• Advanced SQL skills (complex queries, transformations, performance tuning).
• Strong Power BI experience (data modeling, DAX, dataset design).
• Experience integrating third-party systems via API or scheduled batch processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

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In order to be considered for employment, candidates selected for interviews will be required to show proof of citizenship, permanent residence or eligibility to work in Canada with no restrictions.

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