Senior Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Kao Canada as a Finance Analyst and partner with various teams to enhance brand and business profitability. You will be instrumental in analyzing financial results, influencing future decisions, and developing strategies to create value. The role involves budgeting, forecasting, and providing financial insights to support brand development programs. You will analyze brand profitability, identify areas for improvement, and develop analytical tools. Kao Canada offers a remote work environment with occasional travel and a competitive salary range of $72,000-$100,000. The company values employee input and offers a friendly and flexible work environment with competitive benefits and development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance
• At least three years of related experience
• Experience with financial systems, analytical tools, and implementation of business performance management tools are also required
• Must have a general understanding of IFRS requirements
• Possess advanced Power BI/Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Help develop the annual Operating Budget, formal quarterly forecasts & monthly forecast reviews for the brands
• Lead integrated, efficient processes for budgeting and forecasting across the brand team
• Provide financial insights and make recommendations to support decisions and develop compelling strategies, with an overriding goal to create value
• Provide, accurate and relevant information required to manage the business and support brand development programs
• Develop, analyze, report, and present business metrics and recommendations as needed
• Analyze brand profitability, including sales and cost of sales variance analysis, advertising and promotional spending
• Identify necessary revisions or controls to help deliver financial commitment
• Provide profitability analysis on new and existing products, capital investments and cost reduction initiatives
• Develop analytical tools to evaluate selective promotional event effectiveness
• Provide customer/channel profitability analysis as requested

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Benefits package
• Ongoing development
• The opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results
• Remote work