Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Sales Senior Financial Analyst

Location: 25 Sheppard Ave W – North York, ON; Hybrid

Compensation Range: $75,000 – $90,000 CAD

At Nestle Canada, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. This position offers a competitive salary within the range specified above, in compliance with Ontario's pay transparency regulations.

A little bit about us

While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people.  We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees

Position Summary

We are looking for a Sales Senior Financial Analyst based at our North York office reporting into the Nestle Professional Sales Finance Co-Pilot. This position provides analytical and business decision support to the Sales Finance team, National and Key Account Managers for the Foodservices or Out of Home business. This position is an existing vacancy.

A day in the life of a Senior Financial Analyst:

• Provide insight and analysis on Sales (GPS), Trade Spend (TTS) and Customer Contribution Statements (CCS) by leveraging PowerBI dashboards, Sales and Trade Planning systems and other data
• Monitor and present relevant KPI’s to sales teams towards target achievement
• Review Trade accruals in the context of Contract Pricing and Promotion guidelines, Accounting Standards, and Nestle Terms and Conditions
• Provide decision support to sales teams on new opportunities via Plug and Play (PnP) assessment
• Analyse the impact of customer-specific activity on a quarterly basis and Limited Time Opportunities (LTO) to provide guidance to National or Key Account Managers (KAM) on incremental profitable growth.  Support LTO Pre / Post Analysis process or annual business reviews
• Identify risks and opportunities in sales and trade spend plans towards target achievement
• Provide regular support and guidance to Trade Analysts including customer post audits, deductions and payments
• Provide regular support to Customer Service regarding pricing discrepancies, and work with Shared Services teams on resolution of Order to Cash topics. 
• Support Sales Finance Co-Pilot in month-end activities involving TTS entries impacting Net Sales (NNS)

What will make you successful?

• Completion of University Degree in Finance, Business Administration or similar.
• Working towards a designation is highly valued (CPA, CFA, MBA).
• 3 to 4 years’ experience as a Financial Analyst or comparable role.
• Excellent Excel, PowerBI skills, with an interest in RPA, Machine Learning, AI tools. TPM systems is an asset.
• Strong communication skills with business acumen including presentation of financial information to non-financial users
• A self-starter, willingness to learn with strong analytical skills, the ability to prioritize workflow and operate independently in a demanding, fast-paced environment
• Strong relationship builder with the ability to manage through influence and collaboration

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting finance career you’ve always wanted.

 Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment 
• Company matched pension plan 
• Three weeks of Vacation and five personal days (Personal Paid Holidays) 
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements 
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company 
• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement 
• Bonus eligibility 
• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites) 
• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. 

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process