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! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Financial Analyst to join our Fresh Merchandising Finance team. This position is based out of our office in Mississauga, ON, Calgary, AB, or Stellarton, NS.

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

The Financial Analyst Fresh Merchandising will provide financial analysis and business decision support to Finance Manager for Fresh Category Management.

In this fast-paced role you will:

• Serve as business partner for the Fresh department Category Management Directors
• Put forward suggestions to improve functional area processes
• Assist in process of creating and maintaining forecasting, targeting, and budgeting templates
• Assist in development of performance analysis and prepare various analytical reports
• Present reports effectively with various business partners including, finance and category managers and directors
• Perform required administrative tasks which may include running SAP/SAPBW/CIS/Longview reports, participating in meetings, and responding to phone and e-mail messages
• Perform account reconciliations and account analysis
• Work with the Business Process Optimization (continuous improvement) teams to identify opportunities to reduce costs
• Develop and manage various reports in SAP, Longview/Khalix, and SAPBW

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Finance or Business Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• Working towards accounting designation (CMA or CGA) an asset
• Previous experience working with Category Management or Retail stores is an asset
• Proficient in GAAP an asset
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Power Point
• SAP, Longview/Khalix, SAPBW, and other ad-hoc systems

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 ensure that you take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you\'re the most qualified applicant for the role.

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 ensure that you 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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