Position Snapshot
Business areas: Nestlé Canada
Job title: Finance Manager, Regional Factory FP&A
Location: Sterling Road Factory, 72 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B6 6S8; On-Site
Travel: average 2 days a month (2 hours away)
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
This position plays a critical role in finance business partnering at our London and Sterling Road factories, providing strong analytics and cadence that help drive results and compliance. This role serves as the primary support to the Regional Factory Controller and is responsible for ensuring the consistent implementation of standardization practices across factories. It reinforces compliance, spearheads cost improvement initiatives, oversees all capital expenditure (capex) matters, and delivers exceptional financial analytics on factory projects.
A day in the life of a Finance Manager, Regional Factory FP&A:
Drive Cost Improvement:
- Proactively challenge assumptions to drive cost improvements across the factory by playing an active part in cost saving improvement projects through reviewing and validating proposed and actual savings.
- Ensure costing objectives for the factory are achieved by continuously identifying and promoting cost reduction initiatives to the Regional Controller and overall management team, providing support where needed.
Lead Benchmarking and Analytics:
- Play a key part in identifying and driving cost improvement opportunities through driving financial insight
- Lead internal and external benchmarking to help identify areas for focus
Investment Project Assessment and Fixed Asset Management:
- Provide support on all finance CAPEX related activities including the validation of financials
- Perform financial analysis on factory projects such as capital investments and related savings
- Partner with Engineering on Fixed Asset management and controls
Best Practices and Standardization:
- Support the Regional Controller on best practice implementation across factories in order to demonstrate robust internal controls around all assets and liabilities within the factory.
- Lead implementation of common tools and practices around reporting, controls and analytics for two factories that will enable a holistic view to own manufacturing network and better decision making
- Assists with data automation to enhance efficiencies.
Government grant program evaluation:
- Together with the Engineering Lead, assess opportunities from the government grant programs, lease with the consulting firm and co-lead application process for qualifying government programs
Compliance and Controls:
- Supports RC in implementation of best practices around compliance (e.g. NAS, costing standards, Opex)
What will make you successful?
- University degree in business, finance, accounting or related field
- CPA/MBA or progress towards one strongly recommended
- 5+ years of experience in Finance, previous Factory experience strongly preferred
- Proven track record working in cross-functional teams
- Experienced in communication with peers and senior management
- Strong project management skills
- Outstanding financial analysis skills specifically in business case assessment and of major and/or complex investment
- Analysis, forecasting, and budgeting experience
- Ability to deal with new areas that may not be well defined yet
- Ability to work in a complex/ matrix environment
- Aptitude for developing new processes and tools, especially digital
- Costing and accounting knowledge
- SAP or other ERP experience
- MS office suite (excel, PowerPoint), GenAI, PowerBI
- Procurement / Supply Chain / Category knowledge a plus
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
- Four 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.
