Sr Manager, Commercial Finance

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future.

A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger.

We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential.

The power we create together when we combine your strengths with ours is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

COMPANY :

Founded over 175 years ago, Labatt is one of Canada’s founding businesses and its leading brewer. We are proud of our history and our heritage in Canada, and we remain committed to brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations.

Labatt has created exciting experiences with consumers through iconic brands like Budweiser, Bud Light, NÜTRL, Michelob Ultra, Corona, Stella Artois and many more.

Through our broad portfolio, we are truly a national brewer, with over 3,600 employees, a portfolio of more than 60 quality beers and beyond, and 10 breweries from coast-to-coast, we are proud to serve Canada and the communities we call home.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERAL

• Lead National MACO and Commercial ZBB financials for the organization, including monthly reporting, financial analysis, and forecasting.
• Owner of the national commercial 1YP budgeting process
• Lead a team of 4 employees (2 ZBB Analysts, 1 ZBB Manager, 1 MACO manager) and drive engagement for the broader revenue management commercial Finance team
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization leveraging existing solutions and support from zone development teams
• Support on Ad hoc deep dive requests on both MACO and ZBB for ELT presentations
• Owner of Commercial ZBB budgets (Sales Package, Trade Marketing, Overhead Packages) representing +100M of spend
• Responsible for month end reporting routine, ensuring costs are reflected and accounted for properly as per accounting guidelines
• Understand and explain variances vs. LE and vs. BU across all packages to Finance and Control
• Work with regional package owners to forecast spend on a monthly basis
• Monitor and cascade challenges based on business performance
• Consolidate risk and opportunities across each package and work with RVP’s to identify actions to deliver budget
• Build 1 year plan during budget cycle, rolling up all regional ZBB asks and making decisions to deliver expectations

MACO

• Owner and enabler of national reporting routine on MACO.
• Collaborate with regional rate / pricing managers to understand MACO / hL performance drivers during month end close, explaining mix vs.

rate impact to our P&L on a monthly basis.

• Conduct VILC standard reconciliation to ensure commercial costs are allocated as per budget plan.
• Build national MACO forecast on a monthly basis, understanding MACO / hL variances vs. budget and prior forecast
• Build performance review presentations for and ELT on MACO and NSV deep dives

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Mandatory Degree in related field
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, preferably complemented with Back-Office experience
• Financial Management need to have strong understanding how Labatt P&L works, understand mix and rate impacts, accruals, ZBB packages.
• Stakeholder management candidate will work closely with a large group of stakeholders across the business including sales, finance, supply.

Needs to feel comfortable working cross functionally and dealing with ambiguity.

Problem solving ability to take a problem and break into multiple components and develop action plans to address

WHY LABATT :

As one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Labatt is a place where our people can bring out the best in themselves through a collective purpose of creating A Future With More Cheers.

We are always looking to serve up new ways to meet life’s moments, dream big to move our industry forward, and make a meaningful impact in our communities.

We believe in brewing up a future that everyone can celebrate and share.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

At Labatt Breweries of Canada, we are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to maintaining a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for every person regardless of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, neurodivergence, or disability status.