Manager, FP&A, Enterprise Store Support Costs

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At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. 

Role Overview:

As the Manager of FP&A for Enterprise Store Support costs, you will oversee the consolidation and analysis of periodic results, forecasts, and annual budgets for nearly $1 billion in store support costs. Your key responsibility is to provide critical risk/opportunity assessments to Senior Management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning & Analysis with a strong focus on supporting enterprise back-office functions including HR, IT, Legal, and Corporate Operations.
• Partnering with HR leaders to align financial planning with headcount strategies, compensation modeling, and workforce planning
• Deliver value-added financial reporting and analysis to support the Leadership team.
• Oversee Corporate and Retail administrative cost functions.
• Assist in integrating team processes with new Corporate Financial Planning tools.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy in period-end consolidation for store support costs.
• Lead planning cycles and prepare annual budgets, developing new processes as needed.
• Consolidate periodic forecasts, prepare business review packages with analysis against forecast and budget.
• Drive process improvements within the finance team to enhance standardization and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with audit requirements.
• Conduct ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required.

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in Finance or related field required; experience in corporate/retail environments is an asset.
• 5+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven people management abilities.
• Strong business acumen with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, macros, data analysis tools, and complex formulas) is essential; familiarity with SAP, Smartview, Oracle, MicroStrategy is an asset.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.  
 
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

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