Associate Analyst, BP Controls Input

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Retirement plan

Incentives

Continuing education

Mental health benefits

Profit sharing

Product discounts

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking an Associate Analyst, BP Controls Input to join its Toronto team on a hybrid basis (4 days in office per week). The role focuses on financial governance, FP&A depth, and executive reporting across BP portfolios.

You will consolidate opex and project spend, validate variance explanations against GL and Planview, and prepare executive-ready materials for SVP/VP review. Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, dashboarding (Power BI), and strong stakeholder management

Qualifications

• Seasoned financial analyst with FP&A depth and variance analysis.
• Experience with Planview (or equivalent) and executive reporting.
• Governance/PMO exposure and ability to coordinate senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, PowerPoint, Excel, and dashboarding skills (Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Consolidate Opex and project spend across BP portfolios and compare to monthly/quarterly snapshots.
• Validate AVP/DPM variance explanations against GL, Planview, forecasts, and budget trackers; build executive presentations by portfolio.
• Produce executive-ready reporting that highlights business impact for SVP/VP review.
• Track spend versus allotment; forecast active SOWs and accruals; ensure invoices are paid on time.
• Support accruals, forecasting, and variance explanations; assist FP&A with quarterly Opex forecasting.
• Coordinate weekly SVP/AVP approval meetings and ensure executive readiness of contracts; track contractor endpoints.

Skills

FP&A depth

Executive reporting

Governance/PMO exposure

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Multi-tasking

Tools

Planview

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking an Associate Analyst, BP Controls Input to join their team in Toronto, Ontario on a hybrid basis (4 days in office per week).

What You'll Do

Financial Governance & Executive Reporting (Primary Focus)

• Consolidate Opex and project spend across all BP portfolios; compare actuals to monthly and quarterly snapshots.
• Validate AVP/DPM variance explanations against GL, Planview, forecasts, and budget trackers; build executive presentations by portfolio.
• Produce executive-ready reporting that highlights business impact for SVP/VP review.

CoE Budgeting & Forecasting

• Track spend versus allotment by portfolio; forecast off all active SOWs and accruals.
• Ensure invoices are paid on time and fully accrued; reconcile to actuals to improve forecast accuracy.
• Support accruals, forecasting, and variance explanations; assist FP&A with quarterly Opex forecasting.

Contract Management Governance

• Support timely approval and governance of all BP contracts; prepare executive summaries with Planview budget/forecast.
• Coordinate weekly SVP/AVP approval meetings and ensure each contract is executive-ready before review.

BP Offboarding

• Track all contractors across partner contracts (project, start/end dates, company, manager, rate).
• Automate offboarding triggers so reporting managers are notified two weeks before each contractor's end date.

Team Support – Oversight, Governance & Reporting

• Provide shared, dependable support across the CoE team with coordination, preparation, tracking, and follow-through.
• Support the decision and action framework across senior stakeholders; maintain the BP action tracker and follow up on open items.
• Help prepare decision-first SteerCo materials, executive pre-reads, and escalation summaries.

What You Bring

• Seasoned professional with solid financial analysis / FP&A depth; comfortable with GL, forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Experience with Planview (or equivalent) and executive financial reporting.
• Governance / PMO exposure; a reliable, trusted support across a team who can manage multiple senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication and reporting skills; proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and dashboarding (e.g., Power BI).
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, deadline-driven, proactive, and discreet.
• Values steady, meaningful work, builds durable institutional knowledge, and is committed to growing with the team.

Compensation

Broadband salary range: $53,000 – $88,000. Typical hiring range: $53,000 – $70,000.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives and continuing education programs
• Mental health benefits up to $5,000 per year
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Solid financial analysis and FP&A experience including GL, forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis. Experience with Planview or equivalent project portfolio management tools. Governance/PMO exposure. Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Power BI. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and discreet.