Job Description

Our family of 134,000 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 1500 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.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! The Financial Analyst will provide financial analysis and business decision support to the Discount Merchandising and Operation teams.

Here\'s where you\'ll be focusing:

• Serve as a business partner.
• Work with cross-functional teams including Merchandising, Operations, and Accounting.
• Prepare various weekly KPI reports and scorecards in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support the Merchandising team on Sales and Margin analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Variance analysis on period-over-period to provide insight to monitor performance and guide business decisions.
• Prepare journal entries and billings.
• Assist in period end closing and review.
• Assist in annual budgeting and monthly/weekly forecasting.
• Assist in the development of business cases; build financial models to support business cases including revenue projections, profit calculations and scenario analyses.
• Special projects as assigned.

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Degree in business field (Business Administration, Commerce, Accounting or Finance); CPA/CFA designation is an asset or relevant experience
• A minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience. Solid financial knowledge and business acumen. Experience in the Retail or Consumer-Packaged Goods industry is an asset.
• Accounting experience an asset.
• Advance skills in MS Excel. Proficiency in MS tools (PowerPoint, Word).
• Possess strong analytical skills with ability to present data in a meaningful way and make recommendations.
• Show initiative and make impactful decisions with minimal supervision.
• Think critically and recommend ideas for improvement of existing policies and practices.
• Have proven problem solving skills and the ability to implement solutions.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Be able to work in a cross-functional team environment. Excellent social skills when working with multiple stakeholders.
• Be able to prioritize and effectively manage varying deadlines.
• Have strong attention to detail and deadline oriented.
• Tech Savvy: SAP, SAP Business Warehouse experience, proficiency in programming languages (i.e., Python, SQL) is an asset.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Canadian company with a clear vision and focus. If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do, and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then we look forward to reviewing your application. Please take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you\'re the most qualified applicant for the role.

Sobeys offers our employees many valuable benefits such as:

• Growing organization
• Competitive salary
• Pension Plan
• Flexible health and dental benefits plan (eligible employees)
• Ongoing Training & Development
• Opportunity for internal mobility to other departments and/or promotions (for employees who are strong performers)

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We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. 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 or monitored for accuracy by our organization. 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.

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

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

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