Merchandise Finance Senior Analyst - FP&A & Strategy

Walmart Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart Canada in Mississauga is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Finance to lead monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis across Merchandise units. You will partner with Controllership, Digital Finance, and other teams to ensure data integrity, effective controls, and clear insights for leadership, helping optimize investments and drive profitable growth.

Ideal candidates demonstrate strong analytical skills, financial modelling capability, and

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modelling skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate complex analysis into insights.
• CPA designation or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, aligning targets with market dynamics, historical performance, and planned capital and operating investments.
• Manage weekly and monthly forecasting and business review cycles, providing clear performance narratives and holding business teams accountable for P&L delivery.
• Analyze trends, KPIs, risks, and opportunities; recommend actions and contingencies to achieve financial targets.
• Prepare and present concise management reporting on financial and operational performance by channel.
• Ensure timely, accurate sales and gross profit reporting for month-end close, forecasting, and planning activities.
• Partner with Controllership, Digital Finance, and other teams to maintain data integrity, effective controls, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Develop business cases for strategic initiatives, assess capital and operating investments, and communicate recommendations to Finance and business leaders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP BI

OneStream

Essbase

MFP

Tableau

Job description

Walmart Canada in Mississauga is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Finance to lead monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis across Merchandise units. You will partner with Controllership, Digital Finance, and other teams to ensure data integrity, effective controls, and clear insights for leadership, helping optimize investments and drive profitable growth.

Ideal candidates demonstrate strong analytical skills, financial modelling capability, and