Strategic Finance Manager (Associate) — Growth & Planning

Unilever; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Long-Term Incentive (LTI)

Health benefits

Job summary

Unilever Canada is seeking an Associate Finance Manager (AFM) for Foods Canada to partner with brand and supply chain teams, drive value creation and provide financial leadership across pricing, new product initiatives, capital investments and benchmarking.

The role analyzes results, communicates trends to executive leadership, and leads process improvements while building strong cross-functional relationships to develop annual plans and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required or equivalent.
• MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five years of related financial planning and analysis experience.
• Experience in Brand, Supply Chain, Customer Development (Sales), Audit, Accounting, Financial Reporting, or Financial Planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic business partner, bringing an understanding of Finance, value creation and business drivers.
• Focus on operations including pricing strategies, business assessment of new product initiatives, capital expenditure evaluation, competitive analysis and benchmarking, process redesign and scenario planning.
• Analyze financial results and key trends, assess risks, and communicate results to leadership.
• Implement process improvement actions in assigned areas and develop procedures for duties.
• Build and maintain relationships with cross-functional partners to develop annual financial plans and ongoing forecasts for expenses and headcounts.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Capital expenditure evaluation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

MBA or CPA strongly preferred

Job description

Unilever Canada is seeking an Associate Finance Manager (AFM) for Foods Canada to partner with brand and supply chain teams, drive value creation and provide financial leadership across pricing, new product initiatives, capital investments and benchmarking.

The role analyzes results, communicates trends to executive leadership, and leads process improvements while building strong cross-functional relationships to develop annual plans and forecasts.