Financial Analyst - CTR & Corp Functions Opex FP&A

Sportchek; Toronto; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discounts

Triangle Learning Academy

Canadian Tire Profit Sharing

Retirement and savings programs

Mental health benefits

Job summary

Sportchek is seeking an experienced FP&A Financial Analyst to support the CTR Opex & Corp Functions portfolio. You will deliver forward-looking financial insights, partner with business teams, and drive efficiency during a period of transformation.

You will develop performance reporting, analyze drivers, reflect financial impacts in plans and forecasts, and advocate for change. A university degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance is required, with CPA/CFA/MBA assets considered.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• CPA/CFA or MBA considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of major financial performance drivers and assist decision makers in action plans.
• Prepare meaningful performance reporting that communicates the story behind the financial performance to senior management.
• Collaborate across the organization to reflect financial impacts of key initiatives in plans and forecasts.
• Be a leader of change – challenge current approaches and foster new ways of addressing business questions.
• Bring efficiencies to reporting, forecasting and planning processes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Data modeling

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

CPA/CFA or MBA asset

Tools

Power Query

Excel formulas

Job description

Our Finance team plays a key role in helping us stay competitive in the ever-changing retail environment by providing accurate, timely, and high-quality financial planning & reporting, analysis, and advice. Reporting to the Manager, CTR Opex & Corp Functions FP&A, this role helps drive the organization to achieve its financial and strategic targets by providing financial insights, partnering with business clients, and leading efficiency improvements during a period of significant transformation.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Financial Analyst of FP&A to support various initiatives across the CTR Opex & Corp Functions portfolio. This role will deliver seamless and timely forward looking financial and business information, as well as actionable value-added business insights to key executive decision makers. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial acumen and communication skills, be a self-starter with the proven ability to deliver results.

What you will do

• Develop understanding of major financial performance drivers and assist business decision makers in the development of action plans to meet financial goals and mitigate risks
• Preparation of meaningful and innovative performance reporting that communicates the story behind the financial performance to senior management
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure the financial impacts of key strategic initiatives are accurately reflected within our financial plans and forecasts
• Be a leader of change – challenging current approaches and fostering new ways of approaching business questions
• Bring efficiencies to the reporting and forecasting and planning processes

Who you are

• 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, outcome focused, and critical thinker with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across the corporation
• Collaborative team players, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

If you’re innovative, curious, determined, won’t accept the status quo and ready to take on new challenges, then this is the place to be

What you bring

• Innovative mindset to help drive the transformation of the broader FP&A team
• Drive - Results oriented and organized, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities, maintaining attention to detail while retaining focus on the big picture
• Critical Thinking - Be able to think through business problems wholistically
• Comfortable analyzing and interpreting large, complex datasets from multiple sources to drive business insights and strategic decisions to identify trends, variances, and opportunities
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, Power Query, and data modeling is essential. Reporting and forecasting experience, as well as experience with financial modeling including experience using Power BI

University degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

1 to 3 years progressive experience in finance roles

Working towards a professional accounting/financial designation (CPA, CFA), or Post Graduate Degree (MBA) considered an asset

Broadband Salary Range: $53,000 – $88,000. Our typical hiring range is between $65,000 and $75,000. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization. We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 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.

• Competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees
• Store discounts
• Supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• Retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
• 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

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.

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.

We are one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to excite and serve Canadian customers from coast-to-coast. We are connected to communities, big and small, from coast-to-coast, offering products and services that reflect the diverse nature of every one of them. From sports to outdoors, automobiles to homes, we know and understand life in Canada like no other retailer can. We are always on the lookout for curious, creative people who are able to navigate and excel in a rapidly evolving retail environment. There is a place for you here,