Gildan is leading the way in apparel manufacturing, with a strong portfolio of brands, including Gildan®, American Apparel®, Comfort Colors®, GOLDTOE®, and Peds®. We’ve spent the last four decades perfecting the art of respectful apparel making, and the last 20 years implementing sustainable initiatives throughout our business.

Founded in Canada, we now operate out of roughly 30 locations worldwide across 12 countries and sell our products in 60+ markets globally with $3 billion in sales. Together with more than 45,000 employees, we are united in our vision of Making Apparel Better®. Discover the full scale of Gildan and prepare to be surprised at gildancorp.com.

The Finance Analyst will coordinate, compile and track selling, administrative and marketing expenses for the SMD division. This position sits within the Financial Planning & Analysis Department, reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis.

The role

• Coordinate with various stakeholders to gather and consolidate the department’s budget, including building an annual Detailed Marketing Expense Model and updating the model quarterly. In the model, every expense is planned monthly by project, type of expense and country.
• For marketing expenses: collect and track all invoices, identify the GL accounts and Business Units where expenses are to be booked and ensure that the spend status is accurately entered into the Detailed Marketing Expense Model.
• While working in collaboration with Accounting and Treasury departments, understand the accounting treatments of the marketing expenses (i.e. expensed, accrued, prepaid, etc.) and reconcile the treatment of the marketing expenses between the marketing plan and the accounting treatment monthly.
• Develop and maintain Excel models and reports to optimize the budgeting and reforecast processes, review, investigate and explain the variances between the actual results and the forecast monthly.
• Prepare and distribute the monthly expense report to VPs and document variances between actual, forecast and prior year expenses.

The requirements 

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/economics. 
• At least two (2) years of accounting, business finance or other related experience. 
• An accounting/financial title (ACCA, CPA, CMA, CGA) would be an asset. 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software and advanced knowledge of Excel formulas and functions. 
• Knowledge of Hyperion Financial Planning and Business Intelligence tools (QlikView / Tableau) would be an asset. 
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills.
• A proactive self-starter with the confidence and curiosity to take initiative. 
• Proficiency with financial modeling and techniques. 
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a performance-driven culture. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
   

• Join a publicly traded company dual-listed on NYSE and TSX with great potential
• Be part of a workplace where meaningful connections and teamwork are celebrated
• From local to international, be ready to work alongside a diverse group of colleagues
• Benefit from mentorship and continuous development opportunities
• Take advantage of our attractive benefits packages

We want to get to know you better! Please include your transferrable skills and unique experience in your application to help us learn more about you.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

We recognize the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a meaningful, collaborative work environment. As an inclusive employer, we value and embrace all the traits that make you uniquely you and seek to provide everyone with an equal chance to succeed. Because equity and inclusion matter at Gildan.

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