Specialist, Finance

Description:

The Finance Specialist is a key business partner to multiple stakeholders including the transportation department, senior finance management as well as the planning and deployment team. You will play a key role in the preparation, analysis and presentation of the annual budget. Monthly, you will be required to provide financial analysis on results compared to budget and provide recommendations on rolling forecasts. Daily, you are responsible for preparing Key Business Indicators (KBI) and analysis for action by Senior Management. The position is involved in quarterly and year-end reporting packages, including analyzing financial results for productivity savings initiatives and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Perform month end closing activities for Supply Chain Transportation & review P&L results
• Prepare rolling estimates / forecasts of operating expenses
• Annual Budgeting of Transportation P&L (labour, common carriers, overheads etc)
• Automate existing processes to drive innovation and efficiency
• Collaborate closely with Supply Chain operational partners to collectively drive business results
• Analysis and presentations to senior management and stakeholders
• Identify, lead and execute process improvement initiatives, including enhancements to newly implemented Anaplan modules (Enterprise Resource Planning software, used for interactive planning)

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA is an asset
• Minimum one to three years’ experience in accounting, financial analysis, and costing
• Proficient knowledge of advanced Excel functionality. Knowledge of Access is preferred
• Experience in using SAP. Anaplan software is an asset

Important

All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada”) are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some or all of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and driver’s abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regard to this once you are contacted for further consideration.