Senior Data Analyst at Sunlife in Waterloo, ON

Job description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world. Job Description: Finance Data Analytics is a collaborative, high-performing team that values both results and how we achieve them. We challenge and support one another, balancing ambitious goals with healthy work–life harmony. We meet in the office 2–3 days per week to collaborate and learn from one another and use remaining days for focused work from home. Our work helps Finance operate smarter and deliver higher-quality analysis that advances Finance’s transformation and modernization goals. If you’re curious about the business, eager to understand what drives profitability, and excited to build solutions that matter, you’ll thrive here. What will you do? Build Tableau Products That Solve Real Problems You will develop dashboards, reports, and KPI tools that: Deliver trusted data to senior leadership, financial analysts, and business partners Replace manual processes and reduce repetitive effort Highlight key insights, trends, variances, and performance drivers Support budgeting, trend analysis, and quarter-end reporting Evolve as business needs and opportunities change Shape and Steward High-Quality Data In collaboration with the Data Management team, you will: Transform raw data into reliable Tableau sources Define and refine Finance KPIs Perform high-level reconciliations between systems Flag anomalies and data-quality issues • Investigate anything that looks “off,” especially at quarter end Own the Full Analytics Product Lifecycle You will lead your product’s design, development, testing, documentation, and user support. Security and usage monitoring are centralized, but everything else is yours—creating strong ownership and impact. What will you need to succeed? 3+ years developing Tableau dashboards and data sources Strong analytical data design skills Ability to solve complex or evolving problems Strong business and technical acumen, translating questions into data-driven solutions This role requires Reliability Status Clearance. In addition to a law enforcement inquiry and a credit check, as part of your application, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for 6-consecutive months during the last 5 years, and you must account for all activities during this time. What's in it for you? High impact – The dashboards you build directly influence how Finance leaders understand performance and make strategic decisions Business exposure – Gain deep insight into the metrics and drivers that underpin Sun Life Canada's financial performance Innovation mindset – Identify opportunities to design new metrics and uncover insights that inform our CFO and leadership teams Growth opportunities – As you develop trust and capability, you'll have opportunities to lead projects, present to senior leadership, and take on greater visibility **Bonus points if your resume is created using Tableau** *LI-NB1 The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location o