Financial Planning Analyst

The Why
Our team at Stanley Black & Decker embraces the critical importance of employment equity, diverse representation and inclusive work environments. Our culture is dynamic, results-oriented , focused on change and share a unified passion for creating products, tools and solutions for those who make the world. Wherever you go in our company, you’ll find uncompromised devotion to performance, innovation, customer satisfaction and social responsibility. Now is your chance to become one of these people within our growing Fortune 200 Company. A role with us will give you a strong understanding of how a world class organization creates and implements different strategies across our various commercial brands for a positive outcome.

The What
Recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers For Young People (2020 and 2021) and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers (2020 and 2021) and Canada’s Best Diverse Employers (2020 and 2021). Reporting to the Sr Finance Manager, the Financial Analyst supports in all financial areas regarding forecasting/budgeting, analytics, and reporting for the Canadian team. The Financial Analyst will provide financial reporting, planning, and analysis to support Canada T&O operating and functional areas. The Senior Financial Analyst excels in establishing effective working relationships with business partners in Canada and the US that contribute thoughtful analysis for decision-making. The Financial Analyst has a strong passion for quantitative analysis, working cross functionally, and establishing new and innovative ways to improve business processes and tools.

The How

• Participate in the monthly, quarterly and annual planning and forecasting activities
• Build and maintain customer / business unit P&Ls and determine price, volume, mix and cost components that explain the variance to budget, forecast and prior year
• Prepare monthly and quarterly analysis
• Provide sr. finance with a recap of the actual results with a detailed analysis
• Identify and communicate financial/operational trends that represent a significant impact to the business
• Issue routine reporting and tracking of detailed financial information needed within the business
• Prepare financial presentations and reports for various levels of senior leadership, with the ability to highlight the most relevant and important findings
• Demonstrate logic and a creative approach to problem solving while providing insights
• Provide ad hoc support and analysis, inclusive of strategic findings and recommendations, to Finance and Operations organizations to drive decision making for the leadership team
• Develop and implement improvements to business processes and tools
• Other duties as assigned

What we need:

• Bachelor’s in Finance or Business degree
• CPA designation, or pursual of designation
• Minimum 1-2-years related experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to analyze, evaluate and summarize financial information for accuracy and conformance to procedures and regulations
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint, experience with SAP, Power BI, Anaplan, HFM, and Hyperion Planning and Essbase are beneficial.
• Well organized with analytical and problem solving skills
• High energy/self motivation
• Able to adapt with change and work under pressure in a detailed, accurate, and deadline based environment

What you get:

• We care about the safety and the well-being of our employees. It is our utmost priority
• A supportive work environment where you can be your best every day
• Opportunities to stretch and develop in our diverse lines of business within our Fortune 200 company
• We offer different ways for you to give back to communities where we operate Competitive compensation & benefits package
• Use of a company cell phone & laptop.
• Company Perks including: Goodlife Fitness discounts, Employee product purchase, and many more!

How You’ll Feel :
We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be - and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera® and online university
• Belong:Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity and inclusion
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices

Stanley Black & Decker believes in giving each and every applicant an equal opportunity to succeed on their own merit. We strive to hire employees that reflect and support the diverse perspectives, experiences and needs of employees and our communities including but not limited to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, and disability. We remain committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our work environments. We know that diversity underpins excellence, and that we all share responsibility for creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive organization. Therefore, in pursuit of our values, we seek employees who will work respectfully and constructively with differences across the organizational hierarchy in actualizing SBD’s priorities, goals and principles of equity and inclusivity. If accommodation is required at any point in the recruitment process, please contact a member of our Recruitment Team. Please note that as part of our recruitment process, candidates in the final stages will be required to complete a background check which may include a criminal background, credit and drivers abstract check.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art "smart factory" products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn’t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.