Marketing and Finance Professional

1 week ago

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Backstage Full time

About Backstage

Backstage is a leading company in the industry, committed to excellence and community impact. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

Our Team

We are a team of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates who share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our company started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 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.

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Finance Manager to join our Finance Marketing Loyalty Support team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process, preparing detailed financial reports, and collaborating with business teams to develop and implement financial strategies aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Financial Planning and Analysis: Prepare detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports with variance analysis to budgets and forecasts. Identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiency.
  • Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process (including capital planning) with Marketing and Retail media teams to gather and consolidate inputs, monitor to targets and recommend corrective actions as necessary. Prepare and present plans to senior leadership.
  • Period-close process: Oversee the period close process for timely and accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting principles, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
  • Business partnership and financial strategy: Collaborate with and support the business teams to develop and implement financial strategies aligned with business goals- including financial modeling for capital investments and financial return metrics (IRR/NPV).
  • Team Leadership: Lead and mentor finance team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Conduct performance evaluations and provide professional development opportunities for teammates.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in business/accounting/finance and an accounting designation (CPA or equivalent)
  • Proficient in financial modeling, financial planning, reporting and variance analysis
  • Strong technical accounting background with knowledge of IFRS
  • Advanced data analytics skills with Excel and Power Bi
  • Working knowledge of SAP is an asset
  • Self-starting and proactive attitude
  • A continuous improvement mindset, energized by new opportunities and challenges
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a deadline-driven environment
  • Advanced problem-solving skills with ability to take complex inputs and generate practical outcomes
  • Excellent written and oral interpersonal and communication skills
  • Can build and deliver effective content and recommendation up to a VP/SVP/EVP+ level
  • Ability to drive and engage a team to success
  • Proven time management, organization, and multi-tasking skills

What We Offer

  • Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
  • A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
  • A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
  • Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
  • Parental leave top-up
  • Paid Vacation and Days-off

Accommodation

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

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