Financial Analyst

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs

Performance incentives and continuing education

Mental health benefits

Profit sharing

Store discounts

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation is looking for a Finance professional to support its retail partners in financial planning and analysis. You will play a pivotal role by providing comprehensive analyses and timely financial reports to assist in decision-making.

The position requires a university degree in Business or Finance and a CPA designation, with 1 to 2 years of relevant financial analysis experience. The role comes with a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits, including mental health support and performance incentives.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in a business or financial analysis role.
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Motivated self-starter with organized attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Monitor results versus budget and provide analyses.
• Prepare accurate and timely annual budgets and forecasts.
• Drive improvements and process changes in reporting.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Problem-solving

Communication

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

University degree or College diploma in Business, Finance/Accounting, or related discipline

Accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) in progress or obtained

Tools

PeopleSoft

HFM

SQL

Job description

Canadian Tire Corporation's Finance team plays a key role in staying competitive in the ever-changing retail environment by providing accurate, timely, and high-quality financial reporting, analysis, and advice. Reporting to the Manager of FP&A supporting CTR, this role supports Canadian Tire Retail partners to provide financial counsel in planning, forecasting, reporting, and analyzing CTC's anchor retail business.

What you’ll do

• Provide excellent support to client groups by monitoring results versus budget / forecast / prior year and providing thorough analyses, and investigating variances while identifying risks and opportunities that will impact future periods
• Produce insightful, meaningful, and analytical commentary and reporting that can assist financial and non-financial stakeholders to facilitate decision making
• Prepare forward-looking, accurate, and timely annual budgets and mid-year forecasts pertaining to various margin line items, leveraging historical trends and key assumptions to guide future expectations
• Anticipate evolving financial performance reporting needs and work with cross-functional teams to drive improvements and process changes
• Participate as a subject matter expert in special projects and ad hoc analysis as required

What you bring

• University degree or College diploma in Business, Finance/Accounting, or business-related discipline
• Currently pursuing or have obtained an accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA)
• 1–2 years in a business or financial analysis role
• Budgeting, forecasting, and planning experience, as well as experience with financial modeling
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent communication skills; superior cross-functional relationship/collaboration skills
• Attention to detail, organized, motivated self-starter with ability to thrive in an environment responsive to changing business requirements
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft, HFM and SQL is an asset

Compensation

Broadband Salary Range: $53,000 – $88,000 CAD annually. Typical hiring range: $65,000 – $75,000 CAD per annum.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives and continuing education programs
• Mental health benefits of $5,000 per year for eligible employees and families
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• Triangle Learning Academy access
• Store discounts and other well-being perks
• Career growth opportunities

University degree or college diploma in Business, Finance, or Accounting; pursuing or holding a CPA designation; 1–2 years of financial analysis experience; budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling skills