Job Description

Location: Bureau de Montr\xc3\xa9al-Nord, Calgary Office, King St. Office, Tahoe Office

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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 Manager Finance - Transformation.

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

• Lead and plan exciting projects that are planned as part of the investment in analytics and technology
• Play a leadership role with accountability of specific finance related areas in various projects
• Use your subject matter expertise coupled with passion for excellence, to delivery high quality solutions for the Finance function(s)
• Support Finance Transformation Leaders in driving and developing approach, methodology and tracking of initiatives and one-time costs
• Accountable for successful realization of organizational-wide targets
• Deliver complex financial analysis and support for initiative owners as they work on their transition plans and provide recommendations on financial return opportunities and risk
• Support Finance Transformation Leaders with reporting required for senior stakeholders and other key deliverables
• Communicate effectively with all levels of organization, project teams and external partners
• Conceptualize, translate into functional requirements, and assist in the delivery process with technology partners for the area of reporting in multiple systems (SAP S/4HANA, Khalix and BW)
• Conduct ad hoc queries and analysis to support business functions and teams as required using advance tools (SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office, Tableau or Query tools)
• Plan and manage initiatives ensuring swift response to issues for business and stakeholders
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans
• Analyze/interpret periodic financial results and communicate insights
• Adhere to GAAP and CEO/CFO Certification

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Professional accounting designation (CPA) preferred
• Minimum 10 years working experience in, Accounting, Finance, Consulting, or related field
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP S/4HANA, and specifically in financials
• Capability in analytics, reporting tools and metrics preferably dealing with large data sets
• Knowledge of working with disciplined and agile approaches to obtain desired outcomes
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office and MS Excel
• Knowledge of best practices in one or more areas of Financial Reporting, General Accounting, Period End Close, Fixed Assets, Consolidation and Intercompany will be an asset
• You are a problem solver that applies principles, such as design thinking, to understand and solve complex problems and improve processes in both creative and innovative ways
• Involvement in delivery of projects, preferably for full project life cycle
• Business acumen to identify relevant risks and plan mitigation
• Project management skills to plan, monitor, manage and report
• Proficient in GAAP

Knowledge of English is required, as the candidate will be expected to work closely with peers in other provinces in planning, developing and implementing processes and participating in key national strategic projects. The incumbent will also have to supervise members of her team who are based in provinces other than Qu\xc3\xa9bec.

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
• Profit Sharing 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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