Financial Analyst Fp&a

**Department**:
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**WE'RE ON A JOURNEY TO CREATE A WORLD OF LOVE, CONFIDENCE AND BELONGING**

The ALDO Group has been on this journey for over 40 years. We believe that our passionate associates are at the heart of our success, and that with them we will lead into our future with kindness.

**STEP UP EXPERIENCE**
- Recognition programs to showcase your talent
- To be part of a company that takes a stand on issues affecting people, the environment, and our partners
- Summer Fridays (because Summer is for fun)
- Purchase discount on merchandise sold in all our divisions.
- Family & Friends events with discounts on our products
- Subsidized cafeteria & daycare
- Subsidized public transportation and free parking
- On-campus gym with access to a trainer
- Flex schedules and telecommuting
- Sick days
- Attractive total compensation

**YOUR ROLE**

The finance business partner plays a key strategic role within the organization by creating an essential link between operations and financial performance. He/she is a financial professional that collaborates daily with operational team members to establish financial objectives (budget, forecast, etc.), to provide visibility on the performance against those objectives and to perform analysis that supports business decisions. This individual understands the business drivers, financial systems/processes and is adept at working with all employee levels within the company - from T1 to entry level analysts.

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Operational: 70%
- Coordinates all aspect of the Budget and Forecast processes for areas within the Scope in terms of deadlines, reviews, targets, system uploads and variance analysis for Direct & OH expenses as well as Capital investments;
- Coordinates the reporting and analysis of financial and non-financial key performance indicators;
- Supports other teammates during month-end processes to investigate account variances, confirm account reconciliation status with
- Accounting and ensure timely completion of all required Journal Entries to achieve closing deadlines;
- Initiates and performs monthly business reviews on year-to-date and current month results in order to provide visibility to the teams, facilitate financial projections and provide value added financial knowledge to areas within the Scope to ultimately increase business results;
- Responsible for Direct & OH outside of HO Payroll
- Updates monthly documents
- Identify and investigate any key variations and interact with budget owners to ensure that the latest plan is achieved
- Highlight risks & opportunities within their scope which can be integrated into the overall business R&O on a monthly basis
- Pricing/costing validation between the various pricing models to ensure profitability is maintained throughout the month
- Weekly sales order analysis
- Costing validation (ELC vs. MAP vs. Actuals)
- Forward looking order analysis
- Weekly sales reviews with leadership to ensure monthly targets are on track
- Monthly full P&L reviews
- Review and highlight customer sales discounts & credit notes monthly;
- Financial simulations (Projects, Stock deals, AR projections)
- Assist in creating presentations for strategic leadership;
Strategic: 20%
- Participate in the development, enhancement and implementation of financial system or processes initiatives by providing value added input with respect to FP&A and ensuring that changes in the system or business processes are integrated into ongoing activities;
- Promotes and initiates continuous improvements in order to improve organizational processes and generate superior business results;
- Identifies and monitors key financial indicators to gauge performance, identify trends and perform benchmarking on core activities to provide financial and strategic perspective to the business;
- Works closely with the Director of Finance and business leaders to identify and develop annual targets that reflects the strategic direction of the business;
- Identifies and assess potential business, financial impacts or risks associated with new ideas;
- Assist the Director of Finance on other activities related to special assignment.

Leadership: 10%

Responsible for identifying, pursuing and sharing with teammates technical, professional and interpersonal training programs for his/herself;
Ensure alignment between the business and the Finance teams through regular and clear communication;
Responsible for completing objectives setting and self-assessment;
Coordinates efforts for keeping his/her Position Description up to date;
Participates in periodic staff meetings to discuss and align business opportunities and priorities;

**DO YOU HAVE THE PROFILE WE'RE LOOKING FOR?**
- University degree in Finance/Business administration and/or a professional designation (i.e. CPA, CFA, MBA)
- 2 to 4 years of Pertinent business experience. Strong business acumen and well versed in Financial Accounti