Senior Financial Analyst, M&A

We’re searching for a Senior Financial Analyst, M&A . This is a hybrid position based out of our Surrey, BC head office. Are you searching for new possibilities?

Westland Insurance Group has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst, M&A to join our M&A team. This is an opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys combining analytical thinking with strategic decision-making in a fast-paced acquisition environment. If you're passionate about financial analysis, due diligence, and helping shape business growth through acquisitions, this could be the opportunity for you. Do you enjoy uncovering insights, evaluating opportunities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support complex transactions? If so, you'll love working with Westland's M&A team.

Expected Compensation: The expected hiring range for this role is $88,000 to $110,000 based on a 40-hour work week. Actual offered salary will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, as well as market conditions for the role, and internal equity.

Westland also offers a competitive annual short-term incentive program that enables employees to share in the rewards of the business and emphasizes the measures that are key to our success.

Westland is committed to continuous learning where employees can grow their potential and write the stories of their careers. Financial assistance is available for approved work-related training/development courses leading to certification, and programs that offer professional development, including seminars and conferences.

Discover What’s Possible, With Westland.

The Westland story is all about growth - and that includes acquisition growth. Every day, we prove that building a great business means investing in communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. As we continue to expand, we’re inviting talented professionals like you to help power our next chapter.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, M&A , you'll play a key role in supporting the end-to-end acquisition lifecycle through financial analysis, valuations, due diligence, and transaction execution. You'll prepare financial models, evaluate investment opportunities, and transform complex financial data into standardized analyses that support informed decision-making. Working closely with the broader M&A team, legal partners, operational leaders, and integration teams, you'll help coordinate information flow throughout the deal process while building strong relationships with acquisition targets and ensuring transactions progress efficiently.

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Why You'll Love Westland

• An open, flexible and welcoming workplace
• Plenty of opportunities to grow and learn
• Autonomy to own your own success
• Be part of our inclusive culture, alongside an extraordinarily talented community of people with a wide variety of backgrounds
• A total rewards program that takes care of your financial, physical, and mental health
• Flexible paid Values Days to celebrate days important to you
• Paid Volunteer Days for employees as part of Amplifying Communities, a program to support causes that matter most to our employees and clients

Why We’ll Love You

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Business with a focus on finance or accounting
• CPA designation (completed or nearing completion); CFA or CBV designation considered an asset
• 3–4 years of experience in corporate finance, M&A advisory, corporate development, or a similar transaction-focused environment
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills with strong analytical capabilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word for developing executive-level presentations and materials
• Exceptional critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing business needs, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

Once Here, You'll

• Prepare financial models, valuations, and standardized financial data books to assess acquisition opportunities and support investment decisions, including quality of earnings analysis, normalization adjustments, and synergy assessments.
• Support deal execution by preparing letters of intent, transaction documentation, and financial analyses while coordinating the flow of information throughout the acquisition process.
• Manage virtual data rooms and oversee document collection, organization, and distribution to ensure efficient collaboration between internal teams, external advisors, and acquisition targets.
• Conduct financial due diligence by analyzing target company information, identifying key risks and opportunities, and communicating findings to support acquisition recommendations.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders, including Legal, Operations, IT, Accounting, and Integration teams, as well as external legal and accounting advisors, providing financial data and responding to questions throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with acquisition targets by coordinating information requests, communicating transaction requirements, and serving as a trusted point of contact throughout the deal process.
• Prepare executive presentations and ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic initiatives, business development activities, and acquisition decision-making.

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You belong here

We strive to be much more than a great place to work. Here, you join a collective of incredibly vibrant, purpose driven, and open-minded people. Every day, Westland proves that building a great business means taking care of communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. You will be supported and respected for who you are and for the voice you add to the conversation.

At Westland, you will feel the power of community. Westland Insurance Ltd. is an inclusive organization that values diversity in its workforce. We listen, champion equity and diversity, and create safe welcoming spaces where everyone has a voice and is free to be themselves. Westland Insurance Ltd. encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at View email address on canada.jobradars.com