Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst
Full Time Permanent
Location: Calgary, 4x a week
Client: Canadian Tire
About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 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. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer 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 our 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. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there’s a place for you here.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Financial Analyst of FP&A to support the SportChek Business Unit, a division of Canadian Tire Corporation. 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, be a self-starter with the proven ability to deliver results.

What you will do

• Act as a trusted finance adviser to the business – partner with key stakeholders to support decision making with financial analysis (incl. cost-benefit analysis), 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
• Lead the 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

What you bring

• 3 to 5 years progressive experience in finance roles
• University degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance
• Professional accounting/financial designation (CPA, CFA), or Post Graduate Degree (MBA) considered an asset
• Reporting and forecasting experience, as well as experience with financial modeling
• 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
• Change Management & Efficiency – Demonstrated ability to lead through change and drive process improvements
• Critical Thinking – Be able to think through business problems wholistically
• Strong comms

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.