Manager, Financial Planning

Company Name: Corby Spirit and Wine Limited

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
- Hiram Walker and Corby’s portfolio of owned brands include some of the most renowned brands in Canada, including JP Wisers, Canadian Whisky, Lamb's Rum, and Polar Ice Vodka. Corby distributes leading Pernod Ricard international brands such as ABSOLUT Vodka, Chivas Regal, Glenlivet, Ballantine’s Scotch Whiskies, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Beefeater Gin, Malibu Rum, Kahlua Liqueur, Mumm Champagne, Jacob's Creek, Wyndham Estate and Stoneleigh wines. An overview of the entire Corby portfolio shows over 5,000,000 cases sold annually, with Corby being a significant importer of wines and having an approximate 21 percent market share of spirit sales in Canada. We were named one of Canada’s Best Workplaces for 7 years by The Great Place to Work® Institute Canada, based on employee survey results and an audit of workplace excellence and people management practices._
- Working here is all about igniting conviviality in all that _we do. Derived_ from the French word convivialité, it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. We are in the business of creating moments that matter, starting with how we work_ _Let your ambition lead you toward outstanding opportunities with progressive rewards. For insight on our heritage please click: _

Position Summary
- Reporting to the Director of Business, Financial Planning and Analysis, the Financial Planning & Business Analysis Manager will coordinate the preparation and perform a first review of internal financial reports and analysis of monthly business performance, as well as play an active role in the management and execution of budgeting and forecasting processes
- The FP&A Manager will also act as a genuine business partner with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain departments to prepare P&Ls business commentaries for actuals and rolling forecast (Beyond Budget / S&OP) with strong autonomy through regular interaction with Senior Management roles
- Lastly, the FP&A Manager will take an active part in delivering on the Group’s Transformation agenda in the fields of Finance (BI dashboarding and planning tools) and assisting the FP&A Director in ad-hoc analyses and presentations to be shared with Top-Management

Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the preparation and perform a first review of monthly business-oriented financial presentations and reports for various levels of senior leadership to measure the Company’s Profit and Loss results against Company objectives
- Identify, analyze, and communicate underlying business trends and financial implications of strategic decisions to take adequate decisions
- Prepare the monthly P&Ls business commentaries on Actuals and review it in a timely manner
- Take the financial lead in monthly rolling forecast (S&OP cycles) and act as tower of control of the Collaborative Business Planning process to achieve key forecasting milestones
- Support business modeling preparation (by brand, strategic clusters and by market) to monitor the longer-term performance of the Company, through regular interaction with other departments and Senior Management roles
- Provide value-added business support and insights to other stakeholders to facilitate and influence strategic decision making, notably regarding regular operating expenses and new-to-market product launch process
- Demonstrate logic and creative approach to problem solving while providing insights
- Actively participate in ad-hoc business analyses and requests, such as regular business review presentations building and finance transformation project roll-out, with a particular focus on BI dashboarding and planning tools
- In the longer-term, potentially manage a small team of 1-2 direct reports with leadership and care, participate in the recruitment and development of FP&A analysts

Competencies
- Leadership:

- Entrepreneurship: Proactively takes initiative, bold steps and calculated risks in broad autonomy to develop the business while assuming responsibility for decisions
- Results Orientation: Delivers results and empowers others by setting clear objectives, providing adequate resources and feedback and ensuring focus on results achievement
- Live the Values: Embodies and enthusiastically conveys Pernod Ricard’s key values, with adherence to ethics and a strong commitment to CSR initiatives
- Core Business & Finance:

- Reporting & Analysis: Ability to produce, analyze, review and communicate timely accurate financial information in order to monitor and present performance to Senior Management levels and support decision-making
- Business Acumen: Ability to deeply understand the key business stakes from a holistic perspective
- Project Management: Ability to lead, plan, monitor and deliver projects in line with objectives
- Relationship Building: Ability to build, nurture and leverage quality and trusting relationships. Ability to work and communicate effectively with internal and externa