Senior Financial Analyst

About this role

Senior Financial Analyst - Downtown Toronto (Hybrid Role 3 days in office | 2 days work from home)

*Compensation Package: $110,000-$125,000 + up to 13% bonus + 3 weeks vacation + benefits + RSP match + 8 personal days*

Duties and Responsibilities:

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.

Compliance & SOX Requirements

• 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 SOX compliance.
• 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 t...