Senior Financial Analyst - IT & Backstage
Requisition ID: 188386
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Finance IT & Backstage
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia; Ontario
City: Stellarton, Mississauga
Location: Foord St. Office, Tahoe Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
The Senior Financial Analyst, IT & Backstage Finance is responsible for supporting the reporting, forecasting, budgeting and consolidation process for our IT and Backstage functions.
This role is responsible for creating, maintaining and enhancing complex budget and forecast financial models to support the CTAO and Backstage Leadership teams.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
• Serve as finance business partner for assigned area of responsibility (support CTAO forecasting, budgeting and consolidation processes).
• Construct financial data on overall results in a multitude of different views for reporting and decision-making purposes
• Assist CTAO with determining which areas require attention and where efforts should be focused for performance improvement and forecast accuracy.
• Compile and analyze SG&A elements to develop an understanding of trends, targets, and areas of improvements.
• Prepare Financial Presentations by determining presentation criteria, gathering presentation data, analyzing financial data and creating presentation templates (e.g. charts; graphs).
• Evaluate and troubleshoots existing models and templates to enable new functionality and optimize execution.
• Extensive systems knowledge in operational and financial systems (SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Develop and manage various reports using various software platforms including but not limited to SAP and BW.
• Continually seek out process improvements and creative problem solving in driving solutions, innovation and other initiatives.
• Monitor, track and model business cases, as required.
• Assist in capital planning, forecasting and analytics, as required.
• Provide project support, as required.
• Assist with other FP&A ad-hoc requests
What you have to offer:
• An Undergraduate Degree with quantitative/business focus and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Completion or working towards CPA / MBA / MMA or equivalent experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written).
• Accuracy of financial analysis, processes and reporting.
• Experience providing high quality analytics and commentary while working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel).
• Working knowledge of data transformation and preparation of end user reporting needs.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and successfully manage several tasks at any given time.
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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.