Senior Manager, Finance

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General Summary

Hard Discount FP&A is a dynamic, fast paced team responsible for driving divisional consolidation of periodic forecast, the annual Strategic Plan and the periodic budget. We deliver value-added business analysis as well as define and report on meaningful financial and operational metrics that support insightful and accurate decision-making by the business.

The Senior Manager, Hard Discount FP&A role will provide the candidate with opportunities to drive forecasting, budgeting, and reporting optimization across the division, lead cross-functional business processes, and perform ad-hoc analysis on the key business drivers and opportunities for the division.

What you'll do:

• Manage the periodic forecast and financial governance cycles, including: coordinating inputs across teams teams, preparation and validation of the consolidated P&L; leading P&L review with divisional finance leads; preparation and distribution of P&L summaries and analytics

• Lead and support components of the Annual and Periodic budget build, including: data collection and consolidation; model and driver build of key line items; report preparation and review; coordination of activities, timelines and accountabilities across multiple stakeholders

• Provide leadership in the development and continuous evaluation of short and long term strategic financial initiatives

• Analyze weekly and periodic results to identify emerging trends and opportunities

• Consolidate large amounts of complex information into simple and easy to understand reports

• Develop, implement and enhance financial models that consider multiple drivers

• Mentor and coach team members in achieving their goals and IDPs, provide feedback and address any performance issues

• Liase with other functional areas within the organization to co-ordinate cross-functional analyses and data accumulation

• Ad hoc projects and analyses

What you bring:

• A Post-Secondary education in Finance or related field is required

• Minimum of 5 -7 years' finance or accounting experience

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, or working towards the designation

• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to bring together and manage interactions with employees from across the organization

• Proven People Management and Coaching skills

• Strong eye for business, with an ability to focus on continuous improvement

• Excellent oral and written communications skills

• Results Oriented and Critical Thinking skills

• Exceptional analytical skills and proven capability to drive insights from data and analytics

• Advanced Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel

• Familiarity with SAP and MicroStrategy will be an asset

• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars - Environment, Sourcing and Community - and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values - Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence - guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits - these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.