Finance Business Officer

About This Opportunity

In this role, you’ll handle monthly forecasting, P&L reviews, reporting, and annual planning. You’ll analyze and address revenue and expense variances, and report on productivity savings. You’ll also assist with estimates and budget creation, and present monthly financial results.

**Internally this title will be known as Finance Business Manager.**

Responsibilities

• Assist in the control and maintenance of operating expenditures
• Perform month-end and year-end closing functions that pertain to profit and loss statement management
• Prepare standardized weekly and monthly operational reports
• Revenue and cost variances versus plan
• Verify and rack productivity initiatives savings
• Participate in month end routines inclusive of detailed Profit and Loss analysis, created accruals, reclasses and reconciliations
• Volume/price/mix analysis on market unit revenue
• Work with the team in preparing detailed annual budget with business partners and other cross functional teams, scaling and presentation process (creation and delivery)
• Develop and maintain solid partnerships with stakeholders including finance counterparts, general managers, operations managers and capability leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting
• 3+ years of experience in accounting or finance
• A strong understanding of Excel
• Excellent analytical approach with an understanding of revenue and spend management
• Strong communication and business writing skills
• Flexibility to adjust workload and hours when necessary; particularly during budgeting season
• 10% travel to varous sites in Ontario
• The successful candidate will need a clean driver's licence and access to a personal vehicle
• Experience with a National Retail, Wholesale or distribution organization is considered an asset
• SAP experience is an asset