Senior Financial Analyst, Reporting - Finance

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. 

What you’ll do:

• Own recurring revenue reporting, including Month in Progress, sales deck inputs, LE submissions, scorecards, management reports and finance deck inputs.
• Track in-month media spend and client budgets using Advendio/Salesforce, dashboards and media platform exports.
• Prepare monthly LE and client/product spend breakdowns for Finance and Revenue Management at a product level.
• Complete month-end actuals reporting by updating management report inputs, mapping client/product/category fields and resolving exceptions.
• Maintain client budget actual reporting.
• Analyze overspends and platform budget variances to support accurate accruals and Operations follow-up.
• Reconcile financial, sales, and platform data to provide accurate monthly pacing against revenue targets.
• Refresh and validate pivot tables, formulas, mappings, and manual adjustments; troubleshoot unmatched records and month-over-month changes.
• Support Director of Finance by leveraging operational data into clear insights and analysis.
• Document SOPs, file paths, source systems and handoff procedures; recommend workflow, automation and control improvements.
• Deliver accurate, complete and on-time reports with minimal supervision while managing recurring weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Support the implementation and adoption of AI-enabled tools within financial reporting processes, including identifying automation opportunities, validating outputs, improving process efficiency, and maintaining appropriate oversight and data integrity.
• Prepare month-end journal entries related to financial reporting activities, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation, accuracy, and compliance
• Prepare various ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in Business, Finance, Accounting, Analytics or a related field.
• Completion or enrollment of professional CPA designation (preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP, data cleaning, structured templates and formula troubleshooting; Power Query, VBA or macros are assets.
• Experience with recurring finance, revenue, sales or media reporting, including forecasts, latest estimates, month-end actuals and budget-versus-actual analysis.
• Working knowledge preferred with tools such as Salesforce/Advendio, SAP, MicroStrategy, Looker/DataStudio, media platform exports or similar CRM, ERP and BI/reporting tools.
• Understanding of financial reporting concepts, including revenue, COGS, margin, accruals, AR, billing, POs and month-end close.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to resolve data discrepancies and source system inconsistencies.
• Ability to prioritize competing requests, manage weekly and monthly reporting cycles and follow through on a high volume of deliverables.
• Clear communication skills and ability to explain trends, variances and risks; retail media, advertising, agency or marketing finance experience is an asset.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.  
 
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

$52,000.00 - $71,500.00 / 52.000,00$ - 71.500,00$ (per year / par an)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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