Financial Analyst - Consolidation

Requisition ID: 185035

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: Finance Ext Reporting & Consolidation

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Nova Scotia

City: Stellarton. Dartmouth

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?

You will assist in finalizing financial results for internal and external reporting. With a keen attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, you prepare adjusting consolidation entries and analyze financial results for timely, accurate reporting of internal management reports and numerous external reports including financial statements and note disclosure continuities.

• This opportunity is for a 16-month term
  
  

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

• Complete timely month end close and management reporting activities
• Accountable for preparing/posting consolidation journal entries and ensuring all entries are accurate and supported
• Consolidate Sobeys Inc. structured entities in English Canada
• Consolidate Sobeys Inc. and Empire Company Limited and their subsidiaries each period
• Compile period close documentation with all consolidation sign-offs and support
• Assist in the preparation of monthly period close report for senior management
• Track and validate site updates to ensure the accuracy of consolidated results
• Validate submissions (retained earnings opening, intercompany reports, continuities, etc.)
• Coordinate with the finance teams to ensure timely and accurate submissions
• Follow up with finance teams for variance analysis on financial results
• Collaborate with external reporting and tax teams to ensure accurate reporting
• Responsible for the review and improvement of current processes, procedures, and documentation
• Complete legal entity balancing at year end for all of Sobeys Inc. and Empire Company Limited legal entities
• Ensure compliance with reporting requirements and internal policies and procedures
• Work closely with external auditors each quarter and provide reports and support files
• Complete ad hoc reporting
• Other duties and projects as assigned
  
  

Required

What you have to offer:

• 2+ years Accounting/Finance experience in progressively responsible positions
• Relevant Post Secondary education (Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, etc.)
• Extremely proficient in use of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly with a variety of audiences and levels of management
• Ability to successfully manage several tasks at one time
• Ability to work in a deadline driven environment, and under limited supervision
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, with an ability to work within a team environment
• Ability to manage highly sensitive information and situations involving internal and external customers
• Intuitive approach to Continuous Improvement
  
  

Preferred

• Completion of or working towards a professional accounting designation
• Experience with journal entries and consolidation
• Experience with retail accounting
• Experience working for a large national company
• Experience with Business Process and Consolidation (BPC), SAP, Central Finance, and SAP BI reporting software
  
  

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.