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Senior Financial Analyst
Toronto, ON
$70,000-$80,000 base plus bonus, vacation, and health/dental benefits

Posted on October 20, 2021.

Our client is a well-known consumer packaged goods company in the heart of Toronto. They are looking for a new Senior Financial Analyst to step in and lead the finance communication for the sales team to ensure customer pricing and promotions are accurately accounted for and reflected in the ERP, but also provide business insights / recommendations to improve future financials. As a leader in this group, you will work with the sales team to complete the annual operating budgets, ensure monthly expenses are accurately recorded and provide performance management insights.

We are looking for someone who has a keen eye for details and is very organized. You will be responsible for analyzing all accruals and adjusting on a tertial basis along with other special project work. Don’t wait any longer to apply!

Responsibilities

  • Provide monthly trade spend reporting and variance analysis
  • Complete Customer Profit and Loss Statements on a regular basis with the expectation of explaining variances and assisting in improving customer performances
  • Provide Key Account Managers with financial support in order to help them achieve their business objectives
  • Proactively recommend changes to processes and procedures to ensure efficient flow of information and resolution of issues
  • Work with sales / marketing in completing annual budgets
  • Set up all customer pricing and programs in the ERP in an accurate and timely manner
  • Provide Sales support to complete monthly trade accruals
  • Review and analyze trade performance on a tertial basis and make recommendations for adjustments
  • Liaise with A/R with respect to deductions discrepancies and resolve issues
  • Process credits against customer accounts where necessary
  • Reconcile markdown accruals and adjust for actual
  • Liaise with Customer Service regarding pricing discrepancies and resolve issues with Sales or the customer
  • Ad-hoc projects

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance preferred
  • CPA designation complete or enrolled in the program
  • 3 years of experience minimum, preferably with a CPG company, pricing experience preferred
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge
  • Excellent analytical and strong communication skills
  • A proactive nature to provide financial support to the business.
  • Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office

How To Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Elan Van Wyck (elan@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn.

Senior Tax Analyst (Industry)
GTA/Hybrid
$90,000 to $100,000 
Posted on October 18, 2021.

Our client is a well-established company in the real estate industry in the GTA, looking for a Senior Tax Analyst to join their team. The Senior Tax Analyst will prepare corporate tax returns, HST returns, and other tax-related engagements, including reports, analysis, and forecasting.  You will coordinate with our client’s Accounting Firm on tax matters and be the primary point of contact on CRA audits.

This is a well-established company with a diverse team of professionals, offering a forward-thinking work culture with a healthy work-life balance. With a diverse portfolio of clients, this role is ideal for a candidate seeking to make a significant impact in the real estate industry. This is a hybrid role, where you will work remotely and out of the company’s GTA offices a couple of times a week.

The Ideal Candidate Should Have:

  • At least 3 years in corporate taxation, with real estate industry experience an asset
  • CPA (completed or currently pursuing)
  • Experience with tax preparation, tax reporting and analysis, tax planning, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Excellent communication, organization, and analytical skills

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Adrian Harrison (adrian@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in taxation and finance, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Category Manager
Financial Services (2-Year Contract)
$70 To $80 Per Hour
Toronto/Remote

Posted on October 12, 2021.

We’re looking for an experienced strategic sourcing professional with experience sourcing for Financial Services organizations. 

Our client is a consultancy group that provides its services to financial institutions and they’re looking to hire a Category Manager to join their team on a 2 year contract. 

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

  • The ability to deliver end-to-end strategic sourcing services
  • Strong procurement experience, ideally in market data category
  • Extensive work experience in the financial services industry within Canada 
  • Superb internal stakeholder skills

Interested applicants should contact Paul Young (paul@winchesters.ca) ASAP with their cover letter and resume. For more contract roles in procurement, follow us on winchesters.ca and LinkedIn.

Senior Procurement Manager
120,000 – 140,000 (plus bonus, benefits)
Toronto/Sudbury 

Posted on October 26, 2021.

Our client in the mining and EPCM industry is looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to develop their procurement department, including establishing spend levels, setting processes and templates, implementing sourcing processes, vendor management, maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and vendors, and putting together strong contracts.

This is a lucrative opportunity for an experienced professional to develop a procurement department from scratch.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Background in EPCM procurement and mining, within process development
  • Experience with implementation
  • Charismatic leader

This role is based in Toronto, with occasional travel to Sudbury.

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Neil Drew (neil@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in procurement, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Procurement Director 
130,000 – 165,000 (plus bonus, benefits)
Toronto, ON

Posted on October 26, 2021.

We are working with a leading organization in the automotive industry to help them recruit for a Procurement Director following a recent retirement. You will be responsible for leading a team of 5, with a spend of over $500m on commodities including in plastics, resins, and components.  Your role will include strategic developing the department, improving the risk mitigation of the business, while also maintaining operational efficiency.

This role offers substantial career growth, with potential of promotion to VP level in the coming years. This is a ‘big’ job that is ideal for a self-driven, ambitious professional.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • 8+ years’  experience in automotive procurement 
  • 5+ years’ management experience 
  • Experience and knowledge in plastics and resins
  • Charismatic and self-driven leader 

Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you!

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Neil Drew (neil@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in procurement, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Procurement Specialist
North Toronto (Remote)
$80,000 – $50,000 (plus benefits)

Posted on January 21, 2022.

This giant CPG company is seeking an experienced Procurement specialist.  Ideally you will come from a CPG background and be used to a fast-paced environment.  A broad background will be ideal as this role will include purchasing a variety of goods and services from raw materials, to packaging to MRO.

You should have strong analytical skills, complemented by exceptional communication skills so you can support and advise your stakeholders.

This massive company offers great pay, benefits, flexibility and growth and development.  If you are a Purchasing professional with a CPG background, this could be the role for you.

As the ideal candidate you will have:

  • 3+ years Purchasing experience in a fast-paced environment
  • A CPG background
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Strong Excel Skills (Macros, Pivot Tables)
  • SAP experience as asset

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Neil Drew (neil@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in procurement, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Buyer
North Toronto (Remote)
$70,000 – $80,000 (plus benefits)

Posted on January 15, 2022.
We have a new role for an ambitious Purchasing professional to work for this dynamic global manufacturing company. You will be responsible for an approximate $70m spend on raw materials (mainly plastics) for the Canadian business, purchasing from vendors worldwide. In addition, you will be liaising with key stakeholders and advising them on all Purchasing and Supply Chain matters relating to your commodities.
This company is looking for an experienced buyer, used to working in a fast-paced environment, with exceptional communication skills and solid relationship-building skills. This role is ideal for an ambitious individual as this team invests in growth and education.
If you are a manufacturing Buyer seeking a new challenge with a dynamic team with great pay, benefits, and growth, this could be the role for you.

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• 3+ years Purchasing experience in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with complex Supply Chains
• Exceptional communication skills
• Strong Excel Skills (Macros, Pivot Tables)
• SAP experience as an asset

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Neil Drew (neil@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in procurement, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Manager of Risk and Governance
Toronto, ON/Remote
$110,000 to $115,000 (plus great benefits, bonus)

Posted on September 24, 2021.

We are looking to hire an experienced full-time Manager of Risk and Governance for our client, who is a large financial services organization. The Manager will oversee the company’s contracts and policies, completing regular SOC reports. 

This is a new role with lucrative potential for career growth.

As a Manager, you will enjoy benefits such as: 

  • Competitive benefits
  • Excellent salary and bonuses
  • A chance to work for a large financial services company in Canada
  • An opportunity to manage a new department in the company’s risk and governance space

As an ideal candidate, you will have:

  • At least 5 years of experience in vendor-risk governance experience
  • A background in financial services
  • Experience with completing SOC reports is a must

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Neil Drew (neil@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in procurement, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Strategic Sourcing Manager (3 Vacancies)
$100,000 to $120,000 (plus bonus, benefits)
Toronto/Waterloo/Remote

Posted on September 24, 2021.

Our client is a global financial service company with offices across Canada. Their procurement team is looking for experienced Strategic Sourcing Managers to join their growing team. The Strategic Sourcing Managers will lead project teams, handling categories and processes related to IT, marketing, professional services, group benefits, market data, or investment services. 

What They Offer

If you’re looking for a dynamic career change in the financial service industry, look no further! The company offers a progressive work environment that will support your professional career within the procurement department. As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you’ll enjoy working with a collaborative team culture with a healthy work-life balance, in addition to competitive compensation and great benefits’ packages.

As An Ideal Candidate, You Will Have:

  • Strong indirect procurement background (with a broad category background)
  • Strong IT Procurement background
  • Strong Sourcing experience
  • Great communication skills 
  • Strong negotiation skills

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Neil Drew (neil@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applicants, only those individuals chosen for an interview will be contacted. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in procurement, please visit Winchesters.ca.

Tax Senior Manager
$100,000 to $120,000 (plus benefits, performance bonus, other great perks)
Vancouver/Toronto/Remote

Posted on September 24, 2021.

Our client is an elite investment company which operates in multiple cities across North America and internationally. They’re looking for an ideal candidate to join their taxation team as a Tax Senior Manager. The Tax Senior Manager will work with the Toronto and Vancouver finance team to oversee tax filing duties for the company and its international clients.

This is a permanent, full-time job with flexibility to work remotely and on a part-time basis in the company’s downtown Toronto or Vancouver offices.

What They Offer

As a Tax Senior Manager, you’ll be an integral part of the company’s Tax and Finance team, working with qualified professionals in both Vancouver and Toronto. You’ll work for a growing company with a great work culture that will recognize your hard work and support your career goals in taxation. The Tax Manager will enjoy benefits such as:

  • competitive pay, including performance bonuses
  • Payment for professional development courses, including CPA designation

What They’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will have a passion for taxation with strong leadership skills to influence teams, support peers, and maintain client relationships. You’ll also have:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in client-facing roles related to tax issues
  • CPA designation, with completion of CICA In-Depth Tax Courses an asset
  • Strong knowledge in Canadian tax, as well as foreign taxes (including the US)
  • Excellent problem solver and multi-tasker

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more about the role, please email Adrian Harrison (adrian@winchesters.ca) with your resume and cover letter. To receive updates on new job postings regularly, follow us on LinkedIn. For more career opportunities in taxation and finance, please visit Winchesters.ca.