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The Business Analyst will act as a liaison between Finance, IT, and project stakeholders to design and implement a new reservation system. They are responsible for gathering requirements, mapping business processes, and ensuring financial data integrity across all integrated platforms.

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WHO WE ARE At Air Canada Vacations, we’re in the business of making dreams travel. That’s why we offer vacation packages, tours, cruises and more tailored to everyone’s individual needs. We like to say we have a vacation for every traveller because we do! If you're someone who's passionate about exploring the world and sharing that enthusiasm with our customers, we'd love to welcome you to our team. For over 50 years, Air Canada Vacations has been making travel easy, so come and join us in helping fellow Canadians create unforgettable memories wherever they go. Don’t miss this opportunity! Submit your application by October 2, 2026 to be considered for this exciting opportunity. JOB TITLE : Business Analyst, Finance Integration POSITION STATUS: Temporary DEPARTMENT: Finance LOCATION : Montreal We are seeking a Business Analyst - Finance Integration to support the design and implementation of a new reservation system. This role will act as the key liaison between Finance, Operations, IT, and project stakeholders to ensure seamless integration between operational platforms and financial systems. The position will focus on aligning end-to-end business processes, defining integration requirements, supporting data and transaction flows, and ensuring that financial impacts are accurately captured across payment processing, revenue recognition, reconciliations, reporting, and internal control environments. The ideal candidate combines strong business analysis expertise with a solid understanding of finance processes, systems integration, and transformation initiatives. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Gather, document, and validate business requirements related to financial reporting, billing, profitability analysis, and core finance processes within the reservation system. Analyze current-state workflows and define future-state processes that improve operational efficiency, financial accuracy, decision support, and customer experience. Work closely with Finance teams to ensure proper treatment of financial transactions, reconciliations, reporting requirements, and performance metrics. Translate business needs into functional requirements, process maps, user stories, business rules, and test scenarios for system configuration and development teams. Partner with IT, vendors, product owners, and project managers to ensure finance requirements are embedded into the reservation system design. Support integration design between the reservation platform and financial systems, including ERP, payment solutions, general ledger, and reporting environments. Identify risks, control gaps, and compliance considerations related to financial data integrity, reporting accuracy, and process governance. Lead or support user acceptance testing by defining test cases, validating expected results, and coordinating issue resolution with stakeholders. Assist with data mapping, data validation, and migration activities related to financial structures, transactions, historical records, and reporting dimensions. Prepare process documentation, training materials, and stakeholder communications to support change management and successful system adoption. Provide post-implementation support to resolve process issues, monitor outcomes, and recommend continuous improvements. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in business analysis, finance transformation or system implementation projects. Strong knowledge of finance processes, financial reporting, reconciliations, and performance analysis. Experience working on reservation, order management, ERP, or other transaction-based systems. Proven ability to document requirements, facilitate workshops, map business processes, and support system testing. Strong understanding of financial controls, data quality, and the downstream financial impacts of operational transactions. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with financial systems, planning tools, and reporting platforms. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain business and financial requirements clearly to technical and non-technical teams. Preferred Qualifications Experience in travel, hospitality, transportation, or other industries using complex reservation or booking systems. Knowledge of financial planning, variance analysis, KPI development, and management reporting. Familiarity with ERP platforms, system integrations, and reporting environments. Experience supporting large-scale transformation or digital modernization projects. Professional certification such as CBAP, PMP, CPA, CFA, or equivalent is an asset. WHY WORK WITH US? Our team loves to travel, and we have one of the most generous employee travel programs in the industry. You’ll be eligible for travel privileges for yourself and other eligible persons once you’ve completed 6 months of service Hybrid work model: Corporate Mandate of 4 days in office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday + 4th day of your choice) and 1 day from home We value your wellbeing and offer a wide variety of benefit plans, including health and dental, for you and your family We offer training and development tools to help unlock your full potential Please note that these benefits apply to permanent, full-time employees. Visit our Careers page for a full list of benefits. OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Air Canada Vacations is committed to ensuring a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace, fundamental to its core values. We celebrate the uniqueness of every individual, listen to every voice, and instill a sense of belonging in our people that allows each team member’s authentic self to truly shine. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply as we strive to create a diverse team that mirrors the diversity of the customers and communities we serve as an equal opportunity employer. Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any accessibility-related assistance, requests for information in accessible alternative formats or to report any accessibility problems, please share in your application. Linguistic Requirements When qualifications are equal, preference will be given to bilingual candidates. The position involves daily interactions with partners, clients, and colleagues located outside of Quebec.

What you’ll do

The Business Analyst will act as a liaison between Finance, IT, and project stakeholders to design and implement a new reservation system. They are responsible for gathering requirements, mapping business processes, and ensuring financial data integrity across all integrated platforms.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience in business analysis or finance transformation projects. Strong knowledge of financial systems, reporting, and the ability to translate business needs into functional requirements are essential.

Benefits

• Employee travel program • Health insurance • Dental insurance • Training and development tools

Listed skills

• Change Management · Preferred
• ERP systems · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Data Validation · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Process Mapping · Preferred
• Revenue Recognition · Preferred
• Business analysis · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Business analysis
• Finance integration
• Financial reporting
• System implementation
• Process mapping
• Data validation
• User acceptance testing
• Stakeholder management
• Financial controls
• ERP systems
• Revenue recognition
• Reconciliations
• Requirement gathering
• Change management
• Performance analysis
• Excel
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Business Process
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Internal Controls
• Planning
• Governance
• Operations
• Coordinating
• Problem Solving
• Information Systems
• Workflow Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Training And Development
• Business Analysis
• Business Requirements
• Microsoft Excel
• Stakeholder Communications
• Business Administration
• Data Quality
• Enthusiasm
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Finance
• Customer Service
• Data Validation
• Financial Data
• Business Metrics
• Performance Metric
• Certified Public Accountant
• Chartered Financial Analyst
• Operational Efficiency
• Verbal Communication Skills
• System Testing
• Billing

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Technology
• Consulting
• Transportation
• Data & Analytics
• Finance Business Analyst
• Financial Analyst (General)
• Financial Analysts
• Financial and Investment Analysts