Senior Financial Analyst - Pharmacy & Liquor (12 Month Term)

Jace Holdings Ltd.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian company seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support the Pharmacy & Liquor teams. This role involves financial reporting, analysis, and decision support within a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have an undergraduate degree in Finance/Accounting and at least 5 years of experience, along with excellent communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant Finance/Accounting experience.
• Previous experience in Retail, Operations, or Merchandising preferred.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model, attending the office at least 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial reporting and analysis of actual vs. budget results.
• Provide business decision support to Finance and Operations managers.
• Assist in forecasting and budgeting processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Finance/Accounting

CPA designation

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Khalix

SAP

Tableau

Job description

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Requisition ID: 190141
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Finance Pharmacy & Liquor
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Contract

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia; Alberta; Ontario
City: Dartmouth

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a 12 Month Term opening for aSenior Financial Analystto support our Pharmacy & Liquor teams.

The preferred location for this position is Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. However, we may consider candidates available to work from Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON; or Calgary, AB.

The Senior Financial Analyst is a key role within the company, with responsibility for providing business decision support to the Finance Manager and Operations / Category Managers. You will work in a highly collaborative environment, developing relationships and partnering with Finance Managers and Category Managers within Pharmacy and Liquor.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Responsible for completing financial reporting requirements related to analysis of results actual vs. budget and prior year for review of results
• Provide financial analysis and business decision support to the Finance Manager and Business/Operations Manager
• Provide recommendations to improve functional areas processes
• Assist in forecasting, targeting, and budgeting process
• Develop proforma analysis
• Communicate effectively with functional area managers and employees
• Create and maintain budget and forecast templates
• Perform account reconciliations and account analysis and communicate results to management
• Adhere to GAAP and CEO/CFO Certification
• Develop, manage and prepare various weekly and monthly reports in various systems including SAP, Khalix, BMR, BW, and Tableau
• Ensure constant communication with Operations Lead
• Complete analysis of exception reports to resolve discrepancies
• Produce weekly and monthly financial reports to assist review of actual results, forecasts and budgets
• Conduct ad hoc queries and analysis to support other financial analytic and category management teams as needed
• Support financial planning and analysis for compliment of assigned sites/functions

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Degree with a Finance/Accounting focus and a minimum of 5 years of relevant Finance / Accounting experience
• Professional Accounting Designation (CPA) is preferred
• Previous experience working with Retail, Operations, Category and Merchandising departments would be preferred
• Excellent communication skills, ability to build strong relationships as a business partner
• Strong analytical skills, and ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Khalix, SAP, SAPBW, and Tableau

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.