Ready to Transform Retail? Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success. **Overview** The **Director of Finance - Marketing** will play a pivotal role in ensuring financial discipline, transparency, compliance, and performance optimization across Sobey’s organizational Marketing, Loyalty and Retail Media portfolio. This leader will partner closely with Marketing leadership to align financial oversight & governance with evolving Marketing centric strategies, programs and accountabilities. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in consumer/retail environments, understands performance marketing economics, and can translate complex data into actionable insights that influence executive decision-making. This leader will balance strategic planning with hands-on financial management, ensuring marketing investments fuel profitable growth, customer lifetime value, and long-term brand equity **Key Responsibilities** **Strategic Finance Partnership** + Serves as the primary finance partner to Marketing, Loyalty, Martech, and Retail Media leadership, advising on investment decisions and growth priorities + Influences marketing strategy by translating financial insights into actionable recommendations that balance growth, profitability, and customer lifetime value + Partner with Marketing leaders on long-range planning, annual budgets, and forecasts to ensure alignment between financial targets and marketing objectives + Evaluate and prioritize marketing, loyalty, retail media, and marketing technology investments to maximize ROI + Provide disciplined financial governance, performance measurement, and executive-level insights to support accountable decision-making **Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning** + Accountabilities related to the end-to-end marketing budget, including annual planning, in-year reforecasts, and long-range financial plans + Partner with Marketing, Loyalty, Retail Media, and Martech leaders to align spend plans with strategic priorities and growth objectives + Develop accurate, driver-based forecasts for marketing spend, revenue impact, and strategic investment ROI across channels and programs + Monitor performance versus plan, delivering timely variance analysis and clear insights to guide course correction + Establish strong financial controls, governance, and reporting to ensure disciplined spend management and accountability **Performance & ROI Analysis** + Develop and own opportunity-based ROI frameworks to measure the financial impact of marketing, loyalty, retail media, and marketing technology investments + Partner with Marketing and Analytics teams to define KPIs, attribution approaches, and success metrics tied to business outcomes + Analyze performance across channels and programs to identify opportunities to optimize spend, improve efficiency, and accelerate growth + Translate complex performance data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership + Maintain consistent reporting and dashboards that drive transparency, accountability, and data-driven decision-making **Operational Excellence & Governance** + Establish and maintain strong financial governance, controls, and operating functionalities across Marketing, Loyalty, Retail Media, and Marketing Technology + Standardize processes for spend management, approvals, forecasting, and performance reviews to drive consistency and efficiency + Ensure compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and external reporting requirements related to marketing investments + Partner cross-functionally to improve data quality, financial transparency, and end-to-end visibility into marketing performance + Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, automation, and best-practice adoption **Leadership & Collaboration** + Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing marketing finance team, fostering strong business partnership and analytical excellence + Serve as a trusted advisor to Marketing, Loyalty, Retail Media, and Martech leaders, building credibility and influence across functions + Drive cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Marketing, Operations, Technology, Merchandising, Supply Chain, etc. to enable effective decision-making + Communicate complex financial insights clearly and persuasively to senior leadership and executive stakeholders + Champion a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and results-oriented decision-making **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field - MBA or CPA/CFA preferred + 10+ years of progressive experience in finance or accounting. + Familiarity with marketing performance metrics, loyalty and analytics tools + Experience in SaaS / Consumer / eCommerce / Media / B2B environments + Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills. + Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive strategic decisions. + Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights. **Key Competencies** + Strategic financial acumen with deep understanding of marketing, loyalty, retail media, and marketing technology economics + Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights + Strong business partnership and influencing skills, capable of guiding senior stakeholders through complex trade-offs + Clear, compelling communicator who can simplify complex financial concepts for executive audiences + Results-oriented leader with a bias toward accountability, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution \#LI-Hybrid #LI-LM1 **Who we are:** We started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is fuelled by our purpose and values. It shapes our culture and drives business success. As a family nurturing families, we embed DE&I into everything we do. We know that it takes open minds and respect for distinct perspectives to create engaging workplaces, inclusive customer experiences and strong community partnerships. We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process. **What we offer:** Our Total Rewards package is designed to help our teammates thrive—physically, financially, and emotionally. While offerings vary by role and employment type (full-time, part-time, contractual), eligible teammates may receive: + Comprehensive Benefits Package with health and dental coverage, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance. + Access to Virtual Health Care and an Employee and Family Assistance Program for personalized support. + Retirement and Savings Plan to help you build financial security. + 10% In-Store Discount at participating banners, plus additional discount programs. + Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving you the opportunity to invest in the company’s success. + Learning and Development Resources to support your career growth. + Parental Leave Top-Up to assist growing families. + Paid Vacation and Days Off to help you recharge. Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity—including expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required —please click the “I’m interested” button above. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided. External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization.. To drive our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams. If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then please apply by the posting end date indicated above. We encourage candidates to submit a resume and take the time to ensure that their application highlights what makes them uniquely qualified for this opportunity! Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work. **Job Details** **Job Family** **Finance** **Job Function** **Finance - Financial Planning & Analysis** **Pay Type** **Salary** **Hiring Min Rate** **120,000 CAD** **Hiring Max Rate** **166,000 CAD**