Manager, Financial Planning & Analytics

Advance Auto Parts • Bolton, ON

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About The Position

Supports the financial planning and analysis function while providing finance decision support to the CARQUEST Canada leadership and capability teams. Assists in driving profitable growth by enhancing customer relationships through the innovative use of data, analytics, insights and strategy. Has ownership and accountability for providing proactive visibility, while serving as an advisor around performance management issues, strategic and operational planning, decision support and teaching financial acumen.

Requirements

• 7 - 10 Years’ relevant experience in positions that require analysis and reporting financial results; ideally in a retail or wholesale organization.
• Experience leading a team but comfortable rolling up sleeves and executing on tasks
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL, Business Intelligence) and financial systems (i.e. Oracle, Oracle Cloud, Hyperion/Smartview and PeopleSoft).
• Leader who can operate with a high degree of autonomy with strong analytical, financial, and communication skills.
• Must have the ability to connect actions to the financial outcomes and be able to clearly communicate and work cross-functionally and teach others.
• Demonstrated financial acumen and analytical skills in delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of business impact and results.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, look-ups).
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Distribution knowledge/experience would be a strong asset.
• Professional certification (CPA)) and/or MBA relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Finance Director and manages the annual budgeting process as well as the periodic and quarterly financial forecasts; identifying risks and opportunities
• Provides experienced financial variance analysis; analyzes performance versus annual plan, current forecasts and prior year results and provides leadership with meaningful insights.
• Produce materials for regular business reviews with key headlines, insights and actions.
• Provides proactive visibility to potential performance management issues while serving as an advocate for business improvement.
• Collaborate with business leaders and other key groups to understand the operational drivers that impact financial outcomes and provide decision support, business planning and financial analysis for improved decision making.
• Develops performance management system (KPI’s, dashboards, reporting etc.), focusing on utilization, productivity, profitability, and efficiency measures.
• Develops scenarios, roadmaps, and options to drive key metrics.
• Provides superior financial analysis, modeling, trending, and what-if capabilities and provides support into the formulation of strategic and operating plans by guiding and performing financial analyses and providing decision support, economic analysis and modeling.
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate, standardize, and improve financial processes, reporting, and systems.
• Manages a professional team of Analysts to meet the financial planning and analytic needs of the business.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of the largest after-market auto parts provider in North America
• Visibility to career growth opportunities across the entire Advance Auto Parts organization
• Unlock earning potential with monthly or annual performance bonuses—eligibility varies by role.
• Access to a robust online training system for personal or leadership development
• A rewarding organizational culture through our team member recognition program
• Group health, dental, disability and life insurance coverage
• Employee discounts
• Financial benefits including group RRSP with employer contribution and discounted stock purchase plans for all permanent team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager