Financial Analyst, eCommerce & Loyalty Co-op

Loblaw Companies Limited•Toronto, ON

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

This co-op role offers a unique opportunity to play an important role in the growth of Loblaw Digital, a rapidly growing area for Loblaw, and PC Optimum, one of the largest loyalty programs and most trusted and influential brands in Canada. In this role, you will analyze and report on the full P&L for five digital businesses & Loyalty from Sales to EBIT. The successful candidate will play a critical role with the monthly business rhythm and performance reporting to Senior Leadership. The role is located at the downtown Toronto office.

Requirements

Working towards bachelor's in accounting, finance, business, economics, or a related field.
Understanding of financial accounting principles.
Strong analytical skills with an ability to think outside the box.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
Core Competencies: Enthusiastic learner with demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced changing work environment.
Proactive individual with the ability to effectively manage various projects simultaneously to strict deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other functions and build strong working relationships.
Strong degree of ownership and accountability with high attention to detail.
High degree of organizational and time management skills.
A true self-starter, motivated and curious – an inclination towards improvement is an asset.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Competency using analytics tools such as SQL, R or Tableau.

Responsibilities

Assist with the financial reporting and forecasting function for the Loblaw Digital & Loyalty businesses.
Perform weekly reporting for Sr. Leadership, with responsibilities including consolidating results, developing analysis and commentary for each business.
Review data for accuracy to financial reporting and identify + provide explanations for anomalies.
Perform period actual reporting, with responsibilities including preparing data for periodic financial reporting.
Identifying trends while providing periodic, quarterly and full year analysis and commentary.
Analysis of Loyalty issuance and redemption actuals across the Loblaw enterprise and third-party partners.
Support for ad-hoc business analysis and reporting as needed (including P&L and profitability analysis).
Develop and implement process improvements for identified gaps for the Loblaw Digital & Loyalty businesses.
Perform process reviews to identify inefficiencies and develop and implement solutions.
Support business controls by creating documentation of financial processes and forming a knowledge repository.