Financial Analyst (12 Months contract)

Job Title: Financial Analyst (12-month contract)

Job Location: Mississauga, Ontario

Principle Accountabilities:

• The Financial Analyst will report into the Commercial Finance Manager and provide financial leadership to the Hershey Canada portfolio
• This business-critical role will provide analytics and insights that support the delivery of Hershey Canada’s strategic imperatives. The successful candidate will possess strong business acumen, collaboration and analytical skills (especially with Microsoft Excel and Power BI).
• Thesuccessful candidate will work with all levels of the Hershey Canada organization to understand current results, future expectations, and the business drivers that provide opportunities and/or risks to the division. This position is an important business partner and well positioned to lead thinking on how to drive the business.

Planning and Analysis

• Will support annual and long-range financial plans for the chocolate & sweets portfolio
• Provide insights on emerging trends and identify short and long term risks and opportunities.
• Analyze the structural economics of our strategic brands and develop actionable and sustainable profit improvement plans.
• Brilliant execution of ad-hoc analysis.

ERP implementation

• Will help support the implementation of S/4 HANA. This can include partnering with the commercial finance manager on testing, data validation, training and reporting.

Business Partnership

• Will lead, embrace and have a passion for process improvement and implement action plans collaboratively with your business partners.

Systems

• Will become a Power BI expert and leverage Hershey systems to develop insights and solutions to complex business problems.

Skills, Knowledge and Education Requirements:

• A strong business contributor who demonstrates strategic thinking, analysis and leadership skills.
• Effective communicator with the ability to develop strong relationships and influence all levels of the organization.
• Ability to independently analyze, interpret and integrate multiple data sources, identify issues/opportunities and implement solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects that are cross functional in scope.
• A proactive self-starter who challenges the status quo and seeks to continuously improve
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Fluency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are critical

Education Requirements:

• Undergraduate business degree

Experience Requirements:

• Entry level (0-3 years’ experience)

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Hershey Canada is proud of being named to Forbes Canada’s Best Employers 2021 List and Forbes 2021 World’s Top Female Friendly Companies. We have also been recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2022, Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2022, and one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures 2021.

At Hershey Canada, we seek the advancement of an inclusive and respective culture by having a diverse workforce and inclusive environment to create more Moments of Goodness for our employees and consumers. Hershey Canada extends opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, or any other protected status.

We will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in our hiring. Please inform the Talent Acquisition team if you require accommodation in order to participate in our hiring process.