What You Will Do;
As a Financial Inventory Analyst with Sporting Life and Team Town Sports, you will support the Inventory Control Manager to ensure the integrity and accuracy of inventory data across all systems.

Within this role you will be responsible for understanding the organizational processes over inventory and supporting inventory accuracy through daily monitoring and completion of inventory adjustments and reconciliations. Drawing on your ERP and Excel experience, you will develop an inventory dashboard to keep management apprised of updates on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis.

• Daily reconciliation of the inventory to external systems; NFI WMS to D365.
• Ensure appropriate Journal Entries for transactions that are not integrated or require manual intervention are recorded.
• Complete inventory adjustments on a timely basis and ensure adjustments flow to the GL and are allocated to the correct store.
• Support the preparation of a monthly shrink reserve.
• Support the monthly reconciliation of the inventory clearing account ensuring the balance is nil at month end and all values are allocated to correct GL accounts.
• Assist with the recording of provisions impacting your areas of responsibility.
• Assist Finance in the investigation of variances identified during roll forward analysis and cost reviews, as well as, negative on hands and aging reviews.
• Daily, Weekly, and Monthly monitoring and resolution of exceptions for all inventory related transactions to/from supporting Inventory sub-systems (Stores, E-commerce, 3PL, Special Orders, EDI, Invoice Matching, and Vendor Revenue). Communicate as necessary to management.
• Support A/P in the monthly reconciliation of Goods Received Not Invoiced and Unmatched Invoices listings by assisting with investigation of any variances identified and where required communicating to stores.
• Daily and Weekly monitoring and resolution of exceptions between D365 and the data warehouse.
• Alongside the Inventory Control Manager, execute the physical inventory count process. Reconcile counts with teams, review proposed adjustments from Regional Managers and obtain approval, posts and check adjustments. Summarize results for Regional Managers and the business.
• As required, support the annual external audit pertaining to inventory related reconciliations.
• Review (process change), monitor (compliance) and support Supply Chain, Retail Operations, and Finance with respect to Store and DC Inventory Control business processes including, but not limited to, Receiving (POs, Transfers, Vendor Replacements), Returns to Vendors (recalls, replacements, damages, customer inventory), Inventory destruction (damage allowance and store damages), Inventory Adjustments (quantity), and unique programs (used, demos, custom, promotional SKUs).
• Participate in inventory taskforce.
• Prepare inventory related reports to assist management in making informed business decisions.
• Support the monthly forecast and annual budget process for areas responsible.
• Perform testing of inventory related reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare inventory related reports to assist management in making informed business decisions.

What You Will Bring;

• 3-5 years’ retail or relevant experience.
• Strong analytical and business process skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including English at business level.
• Advanced Excel and PowerBI skills required.
• Strong Retail systems knowledge (D365)
• Independent, self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Who We Are;
Team Town is Canada’s newest and leading destination for team sports. Our commitment is to bring top-quality team sports equipment to Canadians across the country. We cater to the needs of athletes of all skill levels and ages by providing them with the best possible gear and equipment to enhance their performance on the field, court, or rink.
Team Town is a member of the Sporting Life Group, a Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited company, and is a leading Canadian sports lifestyle retail organization comprising iconic banners, Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town. Operating from coast to coast, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town’s fleet of stores inspire Canadians to get outside and live an active lifestyle, whether it’s playing some of Canada’s top golf courses, running through community trails, experiencing the exhilarating feeling of the hills, or any sports activity in between fit for the individual or whole family.
Team Town Sports is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. In accordance with applicable laws, please advise a representative of the Human Resources team of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process

• Daily reconciliation of the inventory to external systems; NFI WMS to D365.
• Ensure appropriate Journal Entries for transactions that are not integrated or require manual intervention are recorded.
• Complete inventory adjustments on a timely basis and ensure adjustments flow to the GL and are allocated to the correct store.
• Support the preparation of a monthly shrink reserve.
• Support the monthly reconciliation of the inventory clearing account ensuring the balance is nil at month end and all values are allocated to correct GL accounts.
• Assist with the recording of provisions impacting your areas of responsibility.
• Assist Finance in the investigation of variances identified during roll forward analysis and cost reviews, as well as, negative on hands and aging reviews.
• Daily, Weekly, and Monthly monitoring and resolution of exceptions for all inventory related transactions to/from supporting Inventory sub-systems (Stores, E-commerce, 3PL, Special Orders, EDI, Invoice Matching, and Vendor Revenue). Communicate as necessary to management.
• Support A/P in the monthly reconciliation of Goods Received Not Invoiced and Unmatched Invoices listings by assisting with investigation of any variances identified and where required communicating to stores.
• Daily and Weekly monitoring and resolution of exceptions between D365 and the data warehouse.
• Alongside the Inventory Control Manager, execute the physical inventory count process. Reconcile counts with teams, review proposed adjustments from Regional Managers and obtain approval, posts and check adjustments. Summarize results for Regional Managers and the business.
• As required, support the annual external audit pertaining to inventory related reconciliations.
• Review (process change), monitor (compliance) and support Supply Chain, Retail Operations, and Finance with respect to Store and DC Inventory Control business processes including, but not limited to, Receiving (POs, Transfers, Vendor Replacements), Returns to Vendors (recalls, replacements, damages, customer inventory), Inventory destruction (damage allowance and store damages), Inventory Adjustments (quantity), and unique programs (used, demos, custom, promotional SKUs).
• Participate in inventory taskforce.
• Prepare inventory related reports to assist management in making informed business decisions.
• Support the monthly forecast and annual budget process for areas responsible.
• Perform testing of inventory related reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare inventory related reports to assist management in making informed business decisions