Manager of Merchandise Payables

at  TJX Canada

LEO DISCOVERED LEADERSHIP WORKING AT TJX

Leo leads with passion and integrity while driving for results and is amazed by the teams’ ability to deliver above and beyond. We’re always looking for strong leaders like Leo at TJX!

It’s safe to say, there’s no shortage of variety in what we do. Here are some key accountabilities of the role:

• This position is accountable for providing leadership and setting long term department strategies for the Merchandise Payable function at TJX Canada. It ensures compliance with established accounting processes, financial controls, and ensures that the organization maintains a “AAA” credit rating.
• Develops long-term strategy (12 to 18 months), including systems, process, and workflow initiatives to support forecasted demand and establish resource allocation plans.
• Leads the development and preparation of monthly, annual, and long-range reporting, forecasting, budgeting processes.
• Responsible for ensuring department adheres to regulatory, financial controls, and reporting requirements; accountable for reviewing and ensuring accuracy of all department reporting.
• Oversees and provides leadership on payables analysis to identify gaps; develops strategies to improve processes and mitigate risk.
• Present budgets, forecasts and value-added analysis to Leadership team on a regular and timely basis; communicates key trends, observations, and business impacts.
• Develops and maintains effective collaborative relationships with external partners; ensuring accurate and timely payments to vendors, partnering on issues and escalations that arise.
• Collaborates closely with internal business partners (i.e., other areas of Finance, Merchandising, Planning, Supply Chain) to resolve issues identified related to purchases and shipments that impacts payment processing and vendor relationships; applies “trusted advisor” skills and techniques.
• Participates in department special projects and across TJX divisions as applicable; collaborates, understands, and applies best practices across Finance.
• Provides leadership, talent development, coaching, and imparts specialized knowledge to team in order to develop the talent pipeline and build a high performing team.
• Participates and contributes to the department talent strategy (to support a pipeline of functional capability for current and future needs of department); participates in talent development discussions and talent review calibrations.
• Provides leadership, direction, and guidance on department activities to team; reviews performance, provides continuous feedback, mentors, and trains team.