Senior Financial Analyst

Clorox; Brampton; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clorox is seeking an FP&A professional to join the Canadian Finance Team. You will provide dedicated FP&A support to the Customer Team, enabling informed business decisions and sustainable growth.

The role partners with key stakeholders to deliver forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis while identifying risks and opportunities to meet financial commitments. Key duties include preparing annual and quarterly forecasts, conducting variance analyses, evaluating the financial impact of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• CPA designation or progress toward completion is considered an asset, or equivalent working experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of annual and quarterly forecasts and budgets for the Customer Team, including variance analysis and reporting.
• Perform monthly analyses comparing actual performance to forecast and investigate key drivers of variances.
• Evaluate financial impact of business proposals, including pricing actions, SKU rationalization, and promotions, using established tools and processes.
• Prepare analyses to explain P&L drivers such as trade spend, accruals, volume, mix, assortment, and cost-saving initiatives.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Anaplan

SAP

S4/HANA

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA designation progress

Tools

Anaplan

SAP

S4/HANA

Job description

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Your role at Clorox:

As a member of the Canadian Finance Team, you will provide dedicated financial planning and analysis (FP&A) support to the Customer Team, enabling informed business decisions and driving sustainable growth. This role will partner closely with key stakeholders to deliver forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis, while proactively identifying risks and opportunities to help achieve financial commitments.

In this role, you will:

• Support the preparation of annual and quarterly business team forecasts, including variance analysis and management reporting, ensuring required inputs are accurately incorporated into financial forecasts within established timelines.
• Complete monthly analyses of business team actual performance versus forecast, identifying and investigating key drivers of variances.
• Support the preparation of analyses and evaluations of the financial impact of business proposals, including new product introductions, pricing actions, SKU rationalization, margin enhancement initiatives, promotions, and select customer customization opportunities, using established tools and processes.
• Prepare specialized financial analyses to support the business team's understanding of key P&L drivers, including trade and marketing spend, accrual rates, volume, mix, assortment, and cost savings initiatives

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What we look for:

Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced Excel and strong financial modeling skills
• Working knowledge of Anaplan, SAP, S4/HANA an asset
• Highly motivated,energeticand team-oriented
• Organized, able to manage time/multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Strong financial analytical capabilities and forecast experience
• Ability to disseminate relevant data and challenge assumptions made by personnel
• Ability to think strategically and communicate on a cross-functional basis, balancing long-term strategic issues and short-term tactical issues
• Solid understanding of other functional areas (sales, marketing, product supply)

Education Level/Degree:

• Bachelor's degree required. CPA designation or progress toward completion is considered an asset, or equivalent working experience.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Workplace type: Hybrid

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.

[Canada] Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of well-being and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a competitive pension program with a company match, paid time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays, depending on location), Maternity leave benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Your starting pay will depend on job-r