Senior Finance Analyst, Merchandise Strategy

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

Job summary

Walmart Mississauga is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Finance to lead monthly reporting, forecasting, planning, and performance analysis across Merchandise units. You will provide clear insights to Finance and business leaders and drive actions that improve profitability.

You will partner with Controllership, Digital Finance, and other teams to ensure data integrity, build robust business cases, and push for process improvements using Excel, SAP BI, Tableau, and other tools.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, modeling and problem-solving capabilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication; translate analysis to insights.
• Detail-oriented with strong execution discipline.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Collaborative across Finance and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans with alignment to market dynamics.
• Manage weekly/monthly forecasting and reporting cycles with clear narratives.
• Analyze trends, KPIs, risks, and opportunities; propose corrective actions.
• Prepare concise management reporting on financial and operational performance by channel.
• Ensure timely sales and gross profit reporting for close, forecast, and planning.
• Partner with Controllership, Digital Finance, and teams to ensure data integrity and controls.
• Develop business cases for strategic initiatives and evaluate investments.
• Identify process, system, and reporting improvements across Finance.
• Use Excel, Tableau, SAP BI, MFP, and AI-enabled tools to automate reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Independent ownership

Cross-functional partnering

Education

CPA designation or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP BI

OneStream

Essbase

Tableau

MFP

Job description

Walmart Mississauga is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Finance to lead monthly reporting, forecasting, planning, and performance analysis across Merchandise units. You will provide clear insights to Finance and business leaders and drive actions that improve profitability.

You will partner with Controllership, Digital Finance, and other teams to ensure data integrity, build robust business cases, and push for process improvements using Excel, SAP BI, Tableau, and other tools.