\r\n\r\nJob ID: R2000610080 \r\n \r\n\r\nJob Description:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThis position reports to the Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis. The Retail Financial Total Loss team is focused on providing impactful reporting and analyses to the business to manage and drive a reduction in Total Loss accounts, including Inventory Adjustments, Claims and Damages totaling over $300M of expense. In this role, the Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis will assist in performing analyses to generate relevant and actionable insights supported by data, focused on supporting business decisions and financial controls. The Senior Analyst will utilize various reporting tools and will liaise with various stakeholders to forecast, plan, and analyze results to ensure the delivery of accurate financial information.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDuties:\r\n\r\n\r\n\tPrepare accurate and quality Total Loss period-end reporting and provide insights and recommendations for Senior Management, Operations and Stores to improve business performance\r\n\tPerform period-end close activities including analysis and review of Total Loss accounts, provide concise variance explanations, and journal entry processing\r\n\tReview and interpret actual results against forecast, plan and prior year across regions, cash keys, categories and fine lines to identify process improvements and opportunities to reduce controllable expenses\r\n\tPrepare the Total Loss forecast with supporting assumptions by analyzing historical performance and incorporating known business initiatives\r\n\tPrepare the Common Year Plan for Total Loss by store, period, account and by cash key\r\n\tWork closely with Finance teams and other business teams to ensure that initiatives are properly built into the plan and forecasts\r\n\tSupport the financial analysis of various Total Loss improvement projects\r\n\tAdhoc reports, analyses and other duties as assigned\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSkills and Experience:\r\n\r\n\r\n\tAbility to manage, manipulate and analyze data in order to identify and quantify business opportunities/risks and be able to provide sound analysis and insight\r\n\tStrong attention to detail and an appreciation and acumen for having detailed checks and balances in place\r\n\tAdaptive to changing business requirements with a strong ability to prioritize work while striving under pressure in a fast paced, high-performance culture\r\n\tPositive attitude and eagerness to learn and grow\r\n\tStrong sense of ownership to meet commitments and deadlines\r\n\tCommunicates with clarity; verbally and written\r\n\tProfessional manner, tact and discretion in dealing with colleagues across all levels of the Organization\r\n\tAdvanced Excel Skills & knowledge of Micro Strategy an asset\r\n\tGreater than one year experience in finance, accounting, business or equivalent experience\r\n\tCPA designation or progression towards a CPA designation is an asset\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWhy work at Shoppers Drug Mart?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nActing as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTake ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHow You’ll Succeed:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAt Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIf that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEmployment Type:\r\n\r\nFull time\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nType of Role:\r\n\r\nTemporary with Benefits (Fixed Term)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nShoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIn addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPlease Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.\r\n
