Senior Financial Analyst Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Business

SUMMARY

Financial Analysis & Business Partnering

Partner with Regions, Global Brand, and teams to review Year-to-Date (YTD) spending versus Plan.

Improve, maintain, and develop spending trackers specifically tailored for incubator brand launches.

Reconcile Purchase Orders (POs) in D365 against internal trackers to validate the accuracy of accruals.

Budgeting and Forecasting

Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for the Global portfolio.

Provide a monthly rollup of the forecast as part of the monthly financial Latest Estimate (LE) process.

Analyze variances of forecasts against Actuals and Budgets, providing management with clear reasons for discrepancies.

Reporting & New Product Development (NPD)

Partner with Product Development teams to calculate the profitability of new innovations.

Oversee the full financial lifecycle of new launches, including obtaining pricing approvals and ensuring setup in D365.

Conduct post-launch reviews with senior leadership to provide visibility on the total costs to launch and realized ROI.

Create and automate financial reporting processes to find efficiencies in the incubator model.

Demonstrate a deep understanding of control design and ensure all incubator activities operate within the designated span of controls.

Perform controls on a timely basis and retain appropriate evidence (calculations, sign-offs) for SOXpliance.

Support control owners with remediation plans if outstanding issues are identified.

Qualifications:

Strong accounting and revenue management knowledge with extensive experience handling trade/marketing spend

Highly collaborative and the ability to work with cross-functional teams in a global landscape

Analytical thinking ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach

Strong experience with identifying system & process improvements and the documentation of such

Ability to meet strict deadlines and deliver onmitments.

Ability to thrive in a high-growth environment and adaptable to change

Experience with ERP implementations (D365 preferred) and process improvement documentation.

Ability to work with ambiguity in a fast-paced, changing environment

Results-oriented and strong drive to meet or exceed goals and plans

3-5 years of experience in a business-to-business (B2B) environment is a must; CPG/Retail preferred

If you are interested to receive consideration for this role please respond to this email and we will set up a call to discuss next steps.

This posting is not for an existing vacancy with the organization.

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