Manager, Financial Systems Administration
About the role
Location: Markham, Ontario
Job Description Job Summary The Manager, Financial Systems will be responsible for supporting the financial systems used by the finance and accounting teams including providing user support, delivering enhancements and leading/participating on related system projects. They will support the end-users and work with stakeholders to ensure end-to-end processes and information are flowing efficiently and accurately. They will also have the opportunity to support any new system implementation projects including designing processes, completing requirement gathering and testing. This role will report to the Senior Manager, Financial Systems.
18-Month Contract Compensation: $100k-130k + Benefits Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for supporting the finance users with finance systems including with financial ERP system (Navision) and the budgeting & forecasting tools (Adaptive Financial Planning) as it relates to access administration, integration, report and application development and maintenance.
- Responsible for maintenance and integration mapping of AFP (Adaptive Financial Planning) ensuring General Ledger Account, Level and Dimension Setup are in sync with financial system (NAV).
- Support various projects including new system implementations, enhancements including but not limited to requirement gathering, design, UAT testing, post go-live support, training and documentation.
- Manages the integrity and accuracy of information in various systems/reports.
- Provides finance business operational support (i.e. month-end, year-end).
- Ensure integration and error handling between finance systems are remediated in a timely manner.
- Support compliance with the internal control environment in relation to IT systems controls including by maintaining all related policies and performing user roles reviews.
- Liaise with external auditors and are responsible for providing all systems requirements.
- Maintain ongoing relationships and communication with IT for any troubleshooting in existing systems, new builds, and ensuring finance and accounting requirements are carried out/configured by IT as needed.
- Identify areas of improvement within the processes and systems
- Works closely with all stakeholders/business teams (e.g. cross functional business teams, external partners and vendors) to establish, maintain and strengthen relationships regarding operational issues or improvements.
Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Information Systems or related field
- Experience working with FP&A reporting tools, AFP preferred.
- Experience in working with large ERP systems such as MS Dynamics, SAP, or Oracle
- 5 years of relevant experience including project management, financial systems implementation
- Experience in developing and understanding internal controls and/or designing access & controls.
- Understanding of accounting and finance processes including day-to-day processes and month-end
- Experience working with FP&A reporting tools, AFP preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills.
Competencies
- Excellent communication skills – be able to collaborate and communicate clearly with multiple stakeholders including IT, accounting and finance, external consults, project team etc.
- Problem solving and identifications – the ability to identify system issues in various stages of a project and work together with team to understand the issue to solution.
- Project management skills – ability to prioritize and organize tasks with competing deadlines and communicate any resource constraints.
- Attention to detail –certain tests and documentation need to be analyzed at the transactional level; candidate must be able to drill down to the details.
- Technical knowledge - ability to understand data flow between systems and tables and the finance impact to general ledger and reporting.
About Pet Valu
As Canada’s largest pet retailer, we’re dedicated to strengthening the bond between Devoted Pet Lovers and their pets. From guiding new pet parents to creating a lifetime of memorable moments, love lives here™ in everything we do.
With nearly 50 years of animal care expertise, Pet Valu has grown to a network of 800+ neighbourhood stores across Canada, delivering knowledgeable customer care and premium products to support every pet’s journey. Our modern corporate office and state-of-the-art distribution centers allow us to efficiently serve these communities, ensuring consistency and top-quality service at every location.
Pet Valu is committed to fostering an open, equitable and inclusive workplace culture. Central to this is our aspiration to have our corporate ACE and franchisee staff reflect the diversity of the devoted pet lovers and neighbourhoods we serve. To demonstrate our commitment, we conduct a search for diverse candidates for all senior leadership positions, as well as potential director nominees for election to our Board.
We’re also proud to support local pet rescues and charities through our Companions for Change™ program, which has so far raised over $31 million, sponsored 200+ Dog Guides teams, and helped find forever homes for over 47,000 pets.
Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Pet Valu trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: PET). Find open opportunities on our careers page at petvalu.ca/careers.
Manager, Financial Systems Administration
About the role
Location: Markham, Ontario
Job Description Job Summary The Manager, Financial Systems will be responsible for supporting the financial systems used by the finance and accounting teams including providing user support, delivering enhancements and leading/participating on related system projects. They will support the end-users and work with stakeholders to ensure end-to-end processes and information are flowing efficiently and accurately. They will also have the opportunity to support any new system implementation projects including designing processes, completing requirement gathering and testing. This role will report to the Senior Manager, Financial Systems.
18-Month Contract Compensation: $100k-130k + Benefits Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for supporting the finance users with finance systems including with financial ERP system (Navision) and the budgeting & forecasting tools (Adaptive Financial Planning) as it relates to access administration, integration, report and application development and maintenance.
- Responsible for maintenance and integration mapping of AFP (Adaptive Financial Planning) ensuring General Ledger Account, Level and Dimension Setup are in sync with financial system (NAV).
- Support various projects including new system implementations, enhancements including but not limited to requirement gathering, design, UAT testing, post go-live support, training and documentation.
- Manages the integrity and accuracy of information in various systems/reports.
- Provides finance business operational support (i.e. month-end, year-end).
- Ensure integration and error handling between finance systems are remediated in a timely manner.
- Support compliance with the internal control environment in relation to IT systems controls including by maintaining all related policies and performing user roles reviews.
- Liaise with external auditors and are responsible for providing all systems requirements.
- Maintain ongoing relationships and communication with IT for any troubleshooting in existing systems, new builds, and ensuring finance and accounting requirements are carried out/configured by IT as needed.
- Identify areas of improvement within the processes and systems
- Works closely with all stakeholders/business teams (e.g. cross functional business teams, external partners and vendors) to establish, maintain and strengthen relationships regarding operational issues or improvements.
Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Information Systems or related field
- Experience working with FP&A reporting tools, AFP preferred.
- Experience in working with large ERP systems such as MS Dynamics, SAP, or Oracle
- 5 years of relevant experience including project management, financial systems implementation
- Experience in developing and understanding internal controls and/or designing access & controls.
- Understanding of accounting and finance processes including day-to-day processes and month-end
- Experience working with FP&A reporting tools, AFP preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills.
Competencies
- Excellent communication skills – be able to collaborate and communicate clearly with multiple stakeholders including IT, accounting and finance, external consults, project team etc.
- Problem solving and identifications – the ability to identify system issues in various stages of a project and work together with team to understand the issue to solution.
- Project management skills – ability to prioritize and organize tasks with competing deadlines and communicate any resource constraints.
- Attention to detail –certain tests and documentation need to be analyzed at the transactional level; candidate must be able to drill down to the details.
- Technical knowledge - ability to understand data flow between systems and tables and the finance impact to general ledger and reporting.
About Pet Valu
As Canada’s largest pet retailer, we’re dedicated to strengthening the bond between Devoted Pet Lovers and their pets. From guiding new pet parents to creating a lifetime of memorable moments, love lives here™ in everything we do.
With nearly 50 years of animal care expertise, Pet Valu has grown to a network of 800+ neighbourhood stores across Canada, delivering knowledgeable customer care and premium products to support every pet’s journey. Our modern corporate office and state-of-the-art distribution centers allow us to efficiently serve these communities, ensuring consistency and top-quality service at every location.
Pet Valu is committed to fostering an open, equitable and inclusive workplace culture. Central to this is our aspiration to have our corporate ACE and franchisee staff reflect the diversity of the devoted pet lovers and neighbourhoods we serve. To demonstrate our commitment, we conduct a search for diverse candidates for all senior leadership positions, as well as potential director nominees for election to our Board.
We’re also proud to support local pet rescues and charities through our Companions for Change™ program, which has so far raised over $31 million, sponsored 200+ Dog Guides teams, and helped find forever homes for over 47,000 pets.
Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Pet Valu trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: PET). Find open opportunities on our careers page at petvalu.ca/careers.