Analyste Financier / Financial Analyst - Retail Banner Group

Analyste Financier / Financial Analyst – Retail Banner Group

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, with a CPA designation considered an asset.
Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Financial Analyst or in a similar role.
Strong knowledge/experience of close process, analytics, reporting, and reconciliation.
Strong analytical background, comfortable with complex financial analysis and modeling, detail oriented.
Autonomous and ability to take initiative. Also, proven ability to prioritize and multi-task while meeting various deadlines.
Effective communication skills with influencing abilities.
Bilingual French and English (written and oral).
Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, BPC/BHP, Epicor, etc.

Act as a Finance Business Partner offering finance services to various Retail Banner departments.
Prepare and analyze key reports and financial statements. Prepare monthly recurring journal entries and provide variances explanation against last year, forecast, and budget by identifying budget overspend, and highlight issues.
Perform analyses that bring value-add to the business and that allow making strategically sound business decisions in a timely manner. Recommend appropriate solutions or alternatives when supporting management in ad hoc financial analyses.
Develop and generate business reports on key business metrics to measure the performance and success of any key initiatives, report on the results to the Retail business leaders with recommendations for improved results.
Participate in developing and analyzing business initiatives, but also participate in the preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts.
Maintain appropriate levels of communication with all levels of the organization, across all departments and external partners to resolve pending issues, facilitate a positive working relationship and optimize current processes. Work closely with some McKesson Retail Banner Group functions.