2026 New Grad Rotational Program | Finance Associate Analyst

Canadian Tire; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 53,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Finance Associate Analyst for their New Graduate Program starting in 2026. This 24-month rotational program offers new graduates the chance to work in various areas such as financial planning, analysis, and internal audit. Ideal candidates will have a degree in relevant fields and possess strong analytical and Excel skills. The company offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a focus on diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs

Performance incentives

Continuing Education Programs

Career growth opportunities

Product discounts

Qualifications

• Recent or ongoing undergraduate degree in relevant fields.
• Passion for accounting and financial analysis.
• Experience in data-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects in financial planning and reporting.
• Participate in cross-functional financial projects.
• Gain foundational knowledge through rotations.

Skills

Data analytics

Financial planning

Reporting

Critical thinking

Collaboration

Microsoft Excel

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business, Commerce, Mathematics, Economics or Management Analytics

Job description

Finance Associate Analyst, New Graduate Program (FAA) - 2026 Start - Canadian Tire Corporation

Location: Toronto

Format: Four days on-site per week, one day from home

What You’ll Do

Canadian Tire’s FAA New Grad Rotational Program provides you with an opportunity to broaden your financial acumen while developing a comprehensive understanding of Canadian Tire. Depending on your rotations, you could be working on projects that involve, but are not limited to: data analytics, cost-benefit analysis, developing and maintaining performance reporting, working cross-functionally to develop financial plans and re-forecast financial reporting and analyses, or risk assessment activities.

The program will allow you to gain foundational knowledge to support your career path. Over two years, new grads entering the FAA program complete two 12-month rotations all within our diverse finance department.

The Program – Finance & Accounting

Rotations available in the following areas

• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Accounting, Advisory, Reporting & Controls
• Treasury
• Internal Audit
• Experimentation & Decision Support
• Financial Policy & External Reporting

What You’ll Bring

• Working toward/recently completed an undergraduate degree in Business, Commerce, Mathematics, Economics or Management Analytics
• Demonstrated passion for accounting, financial planning, analysis and reporting
• Experience working in a data-driven, analytical environment
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience in extracting and manipulating large data sets from relational databases and previous experience working in finance is considered an asset
• Creative and courageous, with the ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment
• Action oriented, and comfortable taking calculated risks to better serve our customers and business
• Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business
• Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

If you’re curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then this is the place to be.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs
• Other perks to support your well-being
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $53,000 and $88,000. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion, and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.