Analyst, Financial Snr.

Work Location Type: Hybrid 

As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. We’re dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, we’re looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.

Primary Function:

This position plays a meaningful role in supporting the Grainger Canada’s controllership team.  The controllership team is responsible for accurate financial information through extensive review, analysis, interpreting of financial metrics and benchmarking.  This role supports the precise collection, analysis, and conversion of business data into actionable insights.

This role is based in Grainger Canada’s Controllership office in Winnipeg, Canada.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Job reports into the Senior Manager Asset Accounting & Taxation

• Review inventory standard costs and work with other areas of the business to ensure correct inventory valuation.
• Analyze vendor and customer rebates recorded in the accounting system, ensuring they align with company policies and contractual agreements.
• Analyses large volumes of purchase price variances and determining the appropriate accounting treatment.
• Review balance sheet and income statement accounts to identify variances and explain underlying business reasons for changes in activity.  Support month-end close process by performing journal entries and analysis as required.
• Work with global and local management to develop future state of inventory accounting processes related to SAP upgrades / system changes.
• Design and develop comprehensive dashboards and reporting leveraging Power BI or similar business intelligence tools.  Create both standard and customized reports to summarize business, financial, and economic data for various business partners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, accounting, supply chain, and IT, to address data-related challenges.

Preferred Education & Experience

• CPA, currently pursuing a CPA designation or equivalent experience considered
• Financial statement acumen, including knowledge of connectivity between Profit & loss, Balance Sheet and Cashflow statements.
• Adherence to deadlines, especially during the monthly and quarterly close process. Additional hours may be required during close cycles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to understand the details and effectively present to Senior Management in a clear and concise manner.
• Independently problem-solve and be able to determine root cause and develop action plans to resolve issues
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to build effective relationships and influence decision making.
• Proven expertise in using data visualization tools like Microsoft Power BI for data analysis and visualization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced features for data manipulation and analysis.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis tools and programming languages, such as SQL, Snowflake, Alteryx, Power Query or others.

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Rewards and Benefits:
Our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet your individual needs. Check out some of the benefits available to you with Grainger (may vary based on hours worked):

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and up to 12 company holidays per year (dependent on home province)
• Life insurance coverage, including spousal and dependent life insurance.
• Employee Family Assistance Program to help team members with physical, emotional, mental, financial and other concerns
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan & Defined Contribution Pension Plan to help you save for your financial future
• Educational & Professional Membership Fee Assistance program
• Employee discounts, team member perks and more!

DEI Statement

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly match this job post as you may still be the right candidate for this role or others. We aspire to create a culture where everyone is comfortable being who they are, can learn and grow to realize their full potential, and is recognized and rewarded for their impact.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability. Should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so we can provide appropriate assistance.

Pre-employment background checks are required for all external candidates. Internal candidates undergo a background check when they move from a non-driving role to a driving role.