Senior Financial Analyst

AFM - Association Française du Marketing; Toronto; Remote; CAD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AFM - Association Française du Marketing seeks a Finance Partner to collaborate across departments for budget development and financial insights. This role requires a Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance, advanced skills in Power BI and Excel, and three years of relevant experience. You will improve brand profitability by providing actionable financial analysis and support key business decisions in a flexible and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Flexible work environment

Benefits package

Qualifications

• At least three years of related experience.
• General understanding of IFRS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual Operating Budget and forecasts.
• Analyze brand profitability and provide recommendations.
• Develop analytical tools for promotional event effectiveness.

Skills

Advanced Power BI

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Financial systems

Analytical tools

Job description

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.

As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 19 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

The role:

Reporting to our Finance Director, you will partner with Marketing, Sales Management, Logistics and across the Finance team to understand and improve brand and business profitability.

You will be involved in both understanding actual results and influencing future decision-making.

Kao Canada Employees work remotely with occasional travel for in-person meetings within the GTA. We offer a salary of $72,000 - $100,000.

What you will do:

• Help develop the annual Operating Budget, formal quarterly forecasts & monthly forecast reviews for the brands
• Lead integrated, efficient processes for budgeting and forecasting across the brand team
• Provide financial insights and make recommendations to support decisions and develop compelling strategies, with an overriding goal to create value
• Provide, accurate and relevant information required to manage the business and support brand development programs
• Develop, analyze, report, and present business metrics and recommendations as needed
• Analyze brand profitability, including sales and cost of sales variance analysis, advertising and promotional spending
• Identify necessary revisions or controls to help deliver financial commitment
• Provide profitability analysis on new and existing products, capital investments and cost reduction initiatives
• Develop analytical tools to evaluate selective promotional event effectiveness
• Provide customer/channel profitability analysis as requested

What you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance
• At least three years of related experience
• Experience with financial systems, analytical tools, and implementation of business performance management tools are also required
• Must have a general understanding of IFRS requirements
• Possess advanced Power BI/Excel skills

How we work: Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 19 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/) .

All qualified, interested employees are encouraged to apply. Kao is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions are made without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, disability or veteran status. Kao Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

Kao Canada does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen and assess applications during the hiring process.