Financial Analyst Student

Canadian Tire; Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A major Canadian retail company in Oakville is seeking a Financial Analyst Intern to help create insightful management reports and enhance financial models. This role emphasizes critical thinking, collaborative teamwork, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Candidates should be pursuing a degree in Finance or a related field. We offer competitive pay and career growth opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Product discounts

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree or diploma in Finance/Accounting, Economics, Math, or related discipline.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a Senior Analyst to create insightful management reports.
• Enhance and create Excel financial models.
• Support financial services for Canadian Tire’s True North strategy.
• Create reports in Microsoft Power BI.
• Develop understanding of financial services strategy and results.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Power BI knowledge

Education

University degree or college diploma in Finance/Accounting, Economics, or Math

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

Our Commitment to Students

At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. We believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire. Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.

What You’ll Do

This role reports to the Manager of FP&A – Strategy, Innovation and Payments, with a dotted line reporting relationship to the Senior Financial Analyst on the

• Collaborate with a Senior Analyst to update and create insightful management reports to enable business decisions

• Enhance and create Excel financial models aimed to simplify business processes

• Support financial services business cases for Canadian Tire’s True North strategy.

• Create reports in Microsoft Power BI

• Develop a strong understanding of Canadian Tire Financial Services\' strategy and financial results

• Support internal clients with ad hoc analysis requests

Who You Are

• Outcome-focused critical thinkers with the ability to analyze financial results and draw meaningful insights from financial information.

• Collaborative team players who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups.

• Equipped with strong technical skills, capable of conducting simple to moderately difficult financial analyses, and adept at learning new financial software and systems with ease.

• Courageous individuals who thrive in an environment of change and ambiguity, willing to take on new assignments and requirements based on client or management requests.

• Action-oriented and comfortable working independently when necessary, taking initiative to manage their own timelines and prioritize tasks in a virtual-first work environment.

What You Bring

• Currently pursuing a university degree or college diploma in Finance/Accounting, Economics, Math, or another related discipline.

• Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to collaborate across various levels within the organization.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint (or the ability to learn these tools on the job).

• Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI is considered an asset but is not required; online training is provided.

• Ability to work well both in a team environment and independently (including 4 days per week in the office and 1 day per week virtually)

• Outcome-focused critical thinkers with the ability to analyze financial results and draw meaningful insights from financial information.

• Collaborative team players who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups.

• Equipped with strong technical skills, capable of conducting simple to moderately difficult financial analyses, and adept at learning new financial software and systems with ease.

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

• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $23.00 and $37.00 CAD Hourly. 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

At Canadian Tire Services Limited/Canadian Tire Bank, it is our mandate to continue to create innovative and rewarding financial solutions for our customers. Our growing suite of products and services showcase the dynamic contributions from our employees and our success is driven by a strong vision, loyal customers, and our ability to build teams that reflect the diverse customers and communities in which we live and work. 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.