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Position Snapshot Business areas: Nestlé Canada Job title: Senior Financial Reporting Analyst
Location: 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8; Hybrid A Little Bit About Us While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees
Position Summary We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Senior Financial Reporting Analyst to support the consolidation and analysis of financial results across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles. This role will act as a key liaison between local and global stakeholders, maintain and enhance financial reporting systems (SAP and non-SAP), enrich operational reporting and forecasting, and deliver insightful analyses to support business decisions.
A day in the life of a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst:
- Analyzes and reports consolidated financial results (monthly, quarterly, and annual). Users include local management and Nestlé Group management. Works closely with the operating divisions and corporate functional groups, above market integrated business teams and business contacts at the worldwide headquarters
- Maintain and enhance financial reporting systems (SAP and non-SAP interfaces) acting as a super user and administrator
- Gathers and interprets financial information effectively and forms data into meaningful and concise analyses while considering a broad range of interdependent issues
- Collaborate with organizational leaders to identify opportunities for process improvements, recommend process and system modifications, and develop standards for various reporting processes. Deliver tools and analysis to help drive the digital transformation in Finance
- Train and coach finance users in adoption and implementation of analytical tools and address system issues identified by the business stakeholders.
- Build and maintain cash flow models for planning and reforecasting purposes
- Conduct variance analysis and ad hoc financial modeling to support business decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve FP&A processes and reporting accuracy
- Leads and manages projects relating to financial reporting/accounting operations initiatives, as assigned, such as working capital analysis, impairment testing, and integration of acquisitions and/or disposals of businesses
- Participate in finance transformation initiatives, automation of reporting tools and assist in change management and readiness assessments for new financial systems
What will make you successful?
- Bachelor’s degree required, with major in Finance/Accounting. CPA designation preferred.
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in financial reporting or corporate finance
- SAP system experience preferred
- Excellent computer skills (PowerBI, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint). SAP would be an asset.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent analytical aptitude with a proven ability to analyze/interpret data
- Well-organized, methodical thinker
- Strong and creative problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities. Deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work in a team-based environment, and interact cooperatively with internal and external customers
We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting finance career you’ve always wanted.
What You Need To Know We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process
About Nestlé
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.
We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.
Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.
Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category –offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
House rules: https://nes.tl/HouseRules
Top Benefits
About the role
Position Snapshot Business areas: Nestlé Canada Job title: Senior Financial Reporting Analyst
Location: 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8; Hybrid A Little Bit About Us While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees
Position Summary We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Senior Financial Reporting Analyst to support the consolidation and analysis of financial results across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles. This role will act as a key liaison between local and global stakeholders, maintain and enhance financial reporting systems (SAP and non-SAP), enrich operational reporting and forecasting, and deliver insightful analyses to support business decisions.
A day in the life of a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst:
- Analyzes and reports consolidated financial results (monthly, quarterly, and annual). Users include local management and Nestlé Group management. Works closely with the operating divisions and corporate functional groups, above market integrated business teams and business contacts at the worldwide headquarters
- Maintain and enhance financial reporting systems (SAP and non-SAP interfaces) acting as a super user and administrator
- Gathers and interprets financial information effectively and forms data into meaningful and concise analyses while considering a broad range of interdependent issues
- Collaborate with organizational leaders to identify opportunities for process improvements, recommend process and system modifications, and develop standards for various reporting processes. Deliver tools and analysis to help drive the digital transformation in Finance
- Train and coach finance users in adoption and implementation of analytical tools and address system issues identified by the business stakeholders.
- Build and maintain cash flow models for planning and reforecasting purposes
- Conduct variance analysis and ad hoc financial modeling to support business decisions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve FP&A processes and reporting accuracy
- Leads and manages projects relating to financial reporting/accounting operations initiatives, as assigned, such as working capital analysis, impairment testing, and integration of acquisitions and/or disposals of businesses
- Participate in finance transformation initiatives, automation of reporting tools and assist in change management and readiness assessments for new financial systems
What will make you successful?
- Bachelor’s degree required, with major in Finance/Accounting. CPA designation preferred.
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in financial reporting or corporate finance
- SAP system experience preferred
- Excellent computer skills (PowerBI, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint). SAP would be an asset.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent analytical aptitude with a proven ability to analyze/interpret data
- Well-organized, methodical thinker
- Strong and creative problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities. Deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work in a team-based environment, and interact cooperatively with internal and external customers
We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting finance career you’ve always wanted.
What You Need To Know We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process
About Nestlé
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.
We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.
Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.
Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category –offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
House rules: https://nes.tl/HouseRules