Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Canadian Tire Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking a skilled FP&A professional in Toronto to own forecasting and budgeting end-to-end, partnering with the Petroleum team to interpret results and influence decisions.

The role emphasizes process improvement, automation, and developing scalable FP&A tools to enhance deliverables’ quality and efficiency. Strong Excel and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proficient in building and using financial models and dashboards.
• Experience translating financial results into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Strong Excel skills including Power Query/Power Pivot and automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end forecasting and budgeting in collaboration with Petroleum and cross-functional teams.
• Translate complex financial data into clear commentary for stakeholders.
• Identify financial risks/opportunities and support long-term planning.
• Build and enhance financial models for faster, more reliable analysis.
• Drive process improvements to streamline reporting and month-end activity.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Communication

Automation

Excel advanced

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in Business, Commerce, Accounting, or Finance

Tools

HFM

ERP systems

Job description

The Canadian Tire FP&A team plays a critical role in enabling strong financial performance in an evolving retail environment. Reporting to the Manager, FP&A Petroleum & Partnerships, you will partner closely with the Petroleum team to understand results, deliver actionable insights, and influence business decisions.

This role combines financial analysis, business partnering, and storytelling with a strong focus on process improvement, automation, and building scalable FP&A tools that enhance the quality and efficiency of our deliverables.

What you'll do

• Manage and take ownership of the end-to-end forecasting and budgeting process by collaborating with the Petroleum business and other functional groups across the organization
• Translate complex financial information into clear, insightful commentary for financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and support long-term outlook planning aligned to strategic priorities
• Build and enhance financial models that enable faster, more reliable, and more insightful analysis
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline reporting, forecasting, and month-end processes

What you bring

• Highly organized, detail-oriented while retaining focus on the "big picture", motivated to thrive in a dynamic environment
• Critical Thinking – ability to think through business problems holistically
• Strong communication – ability to communicate with people at all levels of the organization in a professional and competent manner
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g., Power Query, Power Pivot, complex formulas); experience with automation is an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong relationship-building and influencing abilities
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years business experience in an analytical field and solid understanding of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow statements)
• Familiarity with HFM, financial systems, or ERP environments considered an asset
• University degree in Business, Commerce, Accounting, or Finance or equivalent

Our typical hiring range is between $64,000.00 and $106,000.00 CAD Annual. The target salary range is between $80,000.00 and $90,000.00 CAD Annual.

University degree in Business, Commerce, Accounting, or Finance; minimum 3 to 5 years of business experience in an analytical field; solid understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements; advanced Excel skills including Power Query and Power Pivot