Finance Team Lead, General Accounting

Conagra Brands, Inc.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company seeks a finance professional in Mississauga to perform complex financial analyses and support business partnering. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and at least 5 years of experience. Responsibilities include preparing forecasts, participating in financial meetings, and leading various finance-wide projects. This position offers competitive compensation, collaborative culture, and growth opportunities within the organization.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Bonus incentive opportunity

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work-schedules

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional general business and financial experience.
• Proven ability to self-motivate in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working across multiple departments to complete projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a business partner for finance-related questions.
• Participate in annual operating plan and strategic plan preparation.
• Update monthly forecasts based on business changes.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

MS Office proficiency

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA or CPA/CMA certification

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

Performs highly complex and interpretive financial analyses for assigned area under minimum supervision. Presents analysis and recommendations to management. Acts as a leader to less experienced staff. Effectively leads small teams and works well with small ad-hoc project teams. May perform business partnering, analytics, AOP & Strat Plan, monthly forecasting, Metrics & Scorecard, and/or Period close. Minimum 5 years related experience.

Position Responsibilities

• Serve as a business partner for specified function on accounting and finance related questions. This will involve the ability to assess business needs, resolve risks and opportunities in a timely manner, and clear communication of issues/business results.
• Participate in the preparation and compilation of the annual operating plan (AOP) and strategic plan for assigned component of the P&L and related balance sheet accounts.
• Update the monthly forecast for assigned function based on business changes. Actively communicate changes to business partners by providing specific, actionable and forward‑looking commentary on the various changes as well as guidance on potential risk.
• Participate actively in monthly consensus meeting on items such as volume, trade, and advertising and promotional spending.
• Contribute to month‑end/quarter‑end close activities to ensure completion of assigned tasks, including identification and resolution of unusual items and issues in a timely manner.
• Provide comprehensive financial analysis and models for various requests depending on the assigned function (product development, customer analysis, competitive analysis, pricing, etc.).
• Responsible for project work that will rotate and cut across several different financial disciplines including, but not limited to FP&A, new product development, manufacturing investments, and in‑market investments.
• Lead the development of metrics, scorecards and reporting for assigned function.
• Evaluate and deliver periodic metrics, scorecards and reports.
• Provide FP&A support as needed.
• Participate and/or lead various finance‑wide projects; projects will vary depending on business needs.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• MBA or CPA/CMA certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of professional general business and financial experience.
• Proven ability to self‑motivate in a fast‑paced environment, ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment.
• Background and experience in P&L management, along with knowledge of financial systems and general accounting concepts.
• Proven ability to develop strong relationships and partnerships with internal customers, peers and effectively manage those relationships.
• Experience effectively working across multiple departments to complete a project or resolve an organizational challenge.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Experience with SAP or other software tools preferred.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including leveraging analytics, benchmarking, and insights to generate meaningful strategies and solutions.

Our Modern Workplace

Conagra’s culture of collaboration enhances our ability to meet critical business goals, deliver value to customers and consumers and provide you with the flexibility you need to achieve a better work‑life balance. We carefully consider each role and how often each team member needs to collaborate in person. This position requires you to work from our Mississauga office 3 days a week.

Compensation

Pay Range: $79,000 – $116,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare benefits, mental wellbeing support and wellness spending account.
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, wealth accumulation program and access to discounts.
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on‑demand learning and tuition reimbursement.
• Balance: Paid‑time off, flexible work‑schedules, Employee & Family Assistance Program and volunteer opportunities.

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We’re in the business of building champions — within our people and our iconic brands like POGO®, VH Sauces® and Orville Redenbacher®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or any other protected factor. Conagra is committed to working with and providing accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email [e-mail]. We will make a determination on your request for accommodation on a case‑by‑case basis.