Business Systems Analyst - Finance

AutoCanada is looking for a Business Systems Analyst to be the bridge between our Finance and dealership operations stakeholders and the Information Management (IM) solutions team. You will turn business needs into clear, buildable specifications for reporting, automation, and application solutions used by senior leadership and stores across our multi-brand dealership network.

This is a hands-on role. You will run requirements sessions with senior stakeholders, map how data moves across our systems, answer business questions with data, and design the dashboards that leaders use to run the business. The quality of your upstream work directly shapes how well every solution fits the people who use it.

Reporting and dashboard design: Define specifications for dashboards and reports, including layout, calculated measures, filtering logic, and data source mapping. Review adoption and usability of deployed reports and recommend improvements.

Requirements elicitation: Lead structured requirements sessions with senior Finance and operations stakeholders. Translate needs into clear specifications with data requirements, business rules, logic flows, and acceptance criteria that developers can build from.

Workflow and data flow mapping: Determine the source systems, data flows, and business logic needed for each report, dashboard, or automation. Document current and future-state processes to inform data design.

Ad hoc analysis: Explore dealership and financial data to surface trends, anomalies, and performance gaps. Present findings clearly to non-technical senior audiences.

Business process improvement: Evaluate Finance and dealership processes (e.g., flooring and stock-in) to find inefficiencies and automation opportunities. Document recommendations and track that improvements deliver results.

Stakeholder coordination: Keep stakeholders and the solutions team aligned from requirements through deployment. Diagnose whether roadblocks come from unclear requirements, data limitations, or misaligned expectations, and drive them to resolution.

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field

5+ years as a business analyst or operational analyst, owning requirements, workflow documentation, and solution specifications

Experience mapping workflows and data flows across multi-system environments, producing documentation used as technical design input

Experience defining data requirements for reporting, including metric definitions, field mapping, and calculated measures

Strong SQL skills to query data, validate outputs, and define field-level requirements

Hands-on dashboard design experience in Tableau or Power BI for business audiences

Working knowledge of data warehousing and enterprise data architecture

Excellent written communication, with the ability to explain data or logic issues and propose alternatives to senior leaders

Nice to have

Understanding of automotive dealership operations, especially finance, accounting, sales, service, and inventory workflows

Familiarity with dealership platforms such as CDK Global and the Cox Automotive suite (vAuto, HomeNet)

Experience working across a geographically distributed, multi-location business

The Perks.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

Employee Vehicle Purchase & Service Plans

Employee and Family Assistance Programs

Company-wide appreciation events and contests throughout the calendar year

Professional development and the opportunity to grow your career

And those are just the basics. We strive every day to create a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusivity, ensures fairness and equal opportunities, and fosters a sense of belonging for all Team Members. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively support everyone in expressing themselves and reaching their full potential.

Can you picture yourself here already?

We hope so. It’s equally as important that you choose us as we choose you. Take a sneak peek at what we think makes this one of the best workplaces around.

If you think you’re a good fit to come along on our ride, apply now through our website at www.autocan.ca/careers. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Our commitment extends to reaching out to individuals from various backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital or family status, or mental/physical disabilities. AutoCanada is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.

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