Manager, Finance, SDM Merchandising

Loblaw Companies Limited; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Loblaw Companies Limited is seeking a Financial Analyst for Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto. This role is crucial for providing financial and analytical support to the Category Management team, involving tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will possess a relevant university degree and significant experience in retail or corporate accounting.

Benefits

Purchase discount program

Competitive pay

Online learning through Academy

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in retail or corporate accounting.
• Strong communication skills, including verbal reasoning and conflict resolution.
• Comfortable in independent and team settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily financial support and analysis for decision-making.
• Prepare annual budgets based on historical trends.
• Conduct period-end reporting and variance analysis.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Time management

Collaboration

Education

University degree in business, commerce, accounting, or finance

Working towards CPA designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

SAP

SQL

Job description

Location:

243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8

At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work.We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

Why this role is important?

This position holds the opportunity to play a key role in providing financial and analytical support to the Shoppers Drug Mart Category Management team within Loblaw Companies Limited. This role reports directly into the Senior Director, SDM Finance for Merchandising and Corporate Accounting.

What you'll do:

• Provide daily financial support, reporting, and analysis to enable strategic decision-making for the Category Management team.
• Prepare annual budgets aligned with business goals, based on historical trends and key drivers.
• Collaborate with business partners to deliver periodic forecasts.
• Analyze weekly and periodic system reports to identify early warning indicators of potential issues and/or opportunities for improvement and inform report stakeholders.
• Conduct period-end reporting and detailed variance analysis against plans, forecasts, and prior year results to provide insights.
• Ensure accurate period-end entries and accruals for complete financial reporting.
• Complete balance sheet account analysis and reconciliations.
• Partner with IT, Finance, Operations, and Merchandising teams to assist with ad-hoc and cross-functional projects and initiatives as required
• Drive continuous improvement and documentation of financial processes to enhance efficiency

What you bring:

• University degree in business, commerce, accounting, or finance and/or working towards a CPA designation
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in retail or corporate accounting
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite experience, specifically Excel and Power BI (data visualization, pivot tables, lookup functions)
• Strong communication skills, including verbal reasoning and conflict resolution
• Analytical and creative thinker with a proven record of delivering results
• Excellent time management, organizational and multitasking abilities
• Proactive, able to manage multiple projects to tight deadlines.
• Skilled collaborator with the ability to build relationships across all organizational levels.
• Experience with SAP, MicroStrategy, Teradata, SAS, SQL, or Python will be an asset
• Comfortable working independently and in team settings.

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?

Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.

How You’ll Succeed:

At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

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