Manager Finance E-commerce Strategy
Sobeys
Requisition ID: 186061
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Finance Discount & E-commerce
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Mississauga, Toronto
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 an opportunity for a Manager Finance to join our Discount Operations team.
In ths role, you will be a key business partner to the Voila Leadership team, leveraging financial, commercial and operational analysis to guide business decisions and enhance performance. This role requires a strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making with a passion for the business and driving performance.
*This opportunity is for a contract with a duration of 14 months.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
• Partner with the Voila Leadership team to analyze and interpret financial results to drive performance.
• Lead and oversee the budget, forecast, and 10-year plan, ensuring adherence to timelines and alignment with Corporate FP&A standards.
• Strengthen business partnerships with the Voila leadership team to accelerate decision-making and drive accountability across functions.
• Develop and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) and trends, providing actionable insights and recommendations to improve performance.
• Provide strategic analytics and support to enhance day-to-day operations, using data to influence business decisions.
• Identify risks to plans and forecasts, working with functional leaders to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Prepare business cases and valuation models to support strategic decisions, including leading analysis for major projects and tracking benefits.
• Lead and mentor finance team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Evaluate and enhance current processes, implementing improvements for greater efficiency and effectiveness.
• Generate ad hoc analyses and presentation materials to support key stakeholders.
What you have to offer:
• An Undergraduate Degree in a related discipline (Business, Finance, Accounting, etc.)
• 8+ years of relevant Finance / Accounting experience
• An accounting designation (CPA or equivalent) preferred
• Previous experience at the Manager level preferred
• Excellent financial acumen; both Accounting and Finance Operations
• Strong business acumen/knowledge of business processes
• Collaborative, ability to participate and influence as partner to Operations
• Excellent written and oral interpersonal and communication skills
• A continuous improvement mindset, energized by new opportunities and challenges
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a deadline driven environment
• Results-oriented, self-starting and proactive attitude
• Advanced problem-solving skills, ability to take complex inputs and generate practical outcomes
• Ability to drive and engage a team to success
• Proven time management, organization, and multi-tasking skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including complex spreadsheet modeling in Excel
• Working knowledge of SAP is an asset
• Bilingual (French-English) is an asset
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 competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.
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.
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.