Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

Location:

500 Lakeshore Blvd. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2V9

At Loblaw, we help millions of Canadians get through their best days, worst days, celebration days, and every day. Through our innovation and quality products, we’re here for our friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues.

We succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us.

We’re looking for adaptable people who are thrilled to join us in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. We promote leaders at every level and support our people to follow their passion.

As part of Canada’s leading grocery and pharma retailer, we are building one of the nation’s most exciting media companies. Loblaw Media offers a unique set of assets and capabilities for planning and delivering advertising that helps consumer brands more effectively reach customers who will love their products. We use transaction-based insights from our online and bricks and mortar stores to shape powerful media targeting and measurement solutions. We are developing an omnichannel media business with the aim of unlocking intelligent media opportunities across both our owned retail channels (digital and in-store) and an offsite digital channel.

At Loblaw Media, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. We’re able to keep innovating because our colleagues are passionate about their work and excited about the future of media.

Bringing our mission to life requires amazing people and the right workplace. We have a diverse team of experts who want to take ownership and make an impact. People who are energized by collaboration and passionate about solving complex problems. People hungry to venture well beyond their corner of the business to discover new products and new ways of doing things. We have gathered this cross-functional team in a unique and open loft-style space in downtown Toronto.

Why is the role important?

We are building one of Canada’s most exciting media companies from a truly unique foundation of data, ecommerce and more than 2400 stores nationwide. Loblaw Media offers a new way to plan and deliver meaningful marketing solutions to help consumer brands more effectively reach customers who will love their products. Senior Manager Finance, Loblaw Media, is a business partnership role which will develop, own and manage all of the financial operations, administrative processes and systems integration efforts. In this role, you will oversee the P&L for a new growth platform within Loblaw, with full visibility from Sales to EBIT and manage its Capital envelope. You will also play a critical role providing strong finance leadership to the Loblaw Media team and in tracking and managing business performance. This role will report directly to the Senior Director, Finance.

Responsibilities:

Owning the financial reporting and forecasting functions for the Loblaw Media business. This will include initially managing the current month-end reporting and forecasting process, and then continuously evolving and improving the process over time
Build strong business partnerships and lead a small team which is expected to grow as the Media business scales
Taking ownership over the business case model for Loblaw Media, and tracking and reporting on key operating metrics and KPIs on an ongoing basis
Evaluating viability of new initiatives contemplated by the business through robust financial modelling
Be a strategic finance partner to the business driving insights through analysis, and ownership of annual 3-year strategy planning and budgeting process as well as creating presentation materials for Senior Management
Present updates on financials and key initiatives, including risks and opportunities in the plan to Senior Management on a monthly basis
Assist the Loblaw Media leadership team with ad hoc analysis as required in managing the business (e.g., competitive benchmarking, financial modelling new initiatives contemplated by the business, etc.)
Take ownership of end-to-end processes for the Loblaw Media business, ensuring connectivity and integration into Loblaw’s core enterprise systems including SAP
Manage and administer sale compensation plans for the LM sales teams to ensure timely payout of quarterly bonuses
Act as the liaison between the Loblaw Media team and Loblaw’s Corporate Finance, Capital Management and Technology & Analytics teams

Qualifications:

University degree in Commerce or Finance, and an accounting designation (CPA)
5-7 years of experience in a Finance and/or Accounting role
Demonstrated ability to build strong business partner relationships and excellent communication and presentation skills
Experience in process design and systems integration considered an asset
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modelling skills are required
Experience with systems such as SAP, MicroStrategy, Salesforce, Fieldglass and Advantage is considered an asset
An entrepreneurial spirit and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Loblaw is committed to sustainability by sourcing products with integrity and making a positive difference in the community. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.%8692154% %%management%%

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