Financial Analyst

Requisition ID: 192219
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Finance FP&A Reporting, Forecasting &Bud
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Stellarton, NS; Dartmouth, NS
Location: Foord St. Office, Dartmouth Office

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Financial Analyst to join our FP&A Reporting, Forecasting & Budgeting team.

This role can be based out of our office in Stellarton or Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Drive budgeting and forecasting initiatives by enhancing and maintaining dynamic financial models and templates; analyze current methodologies to identify opportunities for optimization
• Conduct in-depth analysis of operational workflows to uncover inefficiencies and recommend data-driven strategies for improved business performance across divisions
• Able to flex business acumen through the use of technical tools, requiring a strong business mindset with a knack to learn applications quickly
• Translate complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements through rigorous analysis and insightful recommendations
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to map workflows, uncover pain points, and deliver financial templates that align with business objectives
• Analyze and interpret large, complex data sets with precision; bring a methodical approach to problem-solving with a sharp attention to detail
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Excel (., Power Query, VBA, complex formulas), with a proactive curiosity to learn additional applications such as KNIME
• Collaborate with the Finance FP&A team to design and refine robust, scalable budgeting and forecasting templates that support strategic financial planning
• Demonstrate strong enthusiasm for working with large and complex data sets, with a focus on building efficient, user-friendly tools and repeatable processes for budget management
• Partner with Operations Finance, Merchandising Finance, and other key stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment on template functionality and reporting needs
• Support ongoing process improvement by evaluating existing workflows and recommending solutions to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability through advanced tools and technologies

What you have to offer:

• Undergraduate degree in Business or a related analytical field; ideally 2+ years of relevant experience, though strong new graduates are also encouraged to apply.
• Solid understanding of the P&L Statement (Sales, Margin, Expenses)
• Demonstrated experience in gathering business requirements, reengineering processes, or developing business tools/templates—gained through professional roles, internships, or academic projects.
• Innate interest in problem solving by seeking out process improvements
• Strong analytical skills, business mindset, and attention to detail
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (., Power Query, VBA, complex formulas)
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies
• Familiarity with KNIME or similar data workflow tools is a strong asset

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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.