Senior Manager, FP&A (14-month contract)

Senior Manager, FP&A (14-month contract)

Toronto, ON, Canada

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 5 : 00 AM Expired Monday, April 22, 2024 at 3 : 59 AM

Reporting to the VP, Finance and IT and CFO, the Senior Manager, FP&A will be working in partnership to ensure financial integrity and provide insight to influence our stakeholders.

The main purpose of this role will be :

• Taking responsibility for coordinating the business P&Ls (Wholesale & Retail), providing the necessary information to the Senior Leadership team to ensure company objectives are achieved, identifying areas of risk and implementation of plans to mitigate.
• Leading the long-term strategic financial planning cycle for the business.
• Leading, managing and improving the financial business planning process, including budget planning and latest estimate forecasting.
• Input into strategic direction of Lindt Canada business at Key Leaders forums. Finance Leadership Team (FLT), working in collaboration with CFO, Financial Controller, and Commercial Finance Director.
• Ownership of the FP&A, Supply Chain Finance & Marketing Finance responsibilities & cross-functional collaboration.
• Effectively managing 3 direct reports : Senior Financial Analyst Marketing Finance, Senior Financial Analyst Supply Chain Finance, and Financial Analyst FP&A.

Responsibilities :

P&L Management / Month End & Reporting

• Production of Company P&L, monthly reporting of key figures to the Canadian executive team and coordinating the submission of the monthly CEO comments.
• Detailed review of Supply Chain, Marketing and Costing month-end financials and reporting.

Long Term Planning

• Responsible for the planning, development and final output and insight for key business processes including the Mid Term plan, MPD, Budget and Latest Estimates.
• Finance lead for the MPD process and partnering with the Marketing & Sales Strategy teams as well as the executive team to put together Brand and company P&Ls for MPD.
• Finance lead for the annual budget process and presentation.
• Coordinating with the Commercial Finance and Accounting team to ensure the best assumptions are used for longer term planning, challenge where appropriate.
• Providing clear assumptions and guidance to cross-functional business partners for accurate planning of all forecasts.

Insights & Financial Objective Delivery

• Regular tracking of business KPI’s, reporting back to the business, forecasting full year numbers, providing insights on gaps or over-deliveries and facilitating gap closing initiatives.
• Partnering with the Commercial Finance Director to assist the business with validating new product P&Ls and launches.

Supply Chain Partnership

• Partnering with Operations on the annual Capital budget (planning, forecasting and performance management).
• Partnering & leading the performance management of the distribution & indirect costs (Monthly, Quarterly & Annual processes).
• Partnering on the development of Investment requests and to gain executive approvals locally and internationally.

Requirements :

• Ability to apply significant professional judgment, manage teams and support strategic decision making. Role is guided by broad practices and procedures and is required to translate the strategic plan into deliverable and budgeted plans.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Finance preferred.
• Extensive experience and a broad knowledge of the techniques and practices of Finance.
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities able to enlist, energize and develop others.
• Strong communication and networking skills.
• Performance driven, tenacious and goal-oriented.
• An innovative problem solver and a facilitator of change.
• A strategic thinker, with a wide knowledge of the confectionery industry and its competitors.
• Able to work cross-functionally both internally and externally.
• Strong PowerPoint, Excel, financial modelling and system skills.

Why Lindt Canada? Join our winning culture and become part of our team of passionate and dynamic individuals in our journey to become the leader in the Canadian chocolate market.

Our environment characterizes personal commitment, drive, initiative and entrepreneurial spirit, working together as one team to reach outstanding results.

We encourage, recognize and reward innovation, personal initiative, leadership and accountability throughout the organization.

We are recognized as a Great Place to Work so come and grow your career with us, it’s a pretty sweet deal.

We thank all those who have applied; however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

Lindt is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request. Please contact our Human Resources department for more information.

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