Senior Financial Analyst

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.
 
What you’ll do

• Own Variable Compensation Forecasting & Modelling: Lead the development, maintenance, and governance of models supporting CTC’s variable compensation programs, ensuring forecasts are accurate, transparent, and aligned with performance outcomes and strategic objectives; provide insight into key drivers, risks, and sensitivities for senior management
• Support Board and Personnel Reporting: Partner with HR’s Executive Compensation team to support the Management Resource and Compensation Committee (MRCC), including preparation of forecasts, analyses, and materials related to variable compensation for executive and Board?level review. Prepare centralized personnel reporting for business partners across the organization.
• Lead Centralized Cash Flow Forecasting: Own and deliver components of the centralized cash flow forecast, including free cash flow drivers, working capital, and timing impacts; partner with Treasury and FP&A teams to ensure alignment between earnings, cash, and balance sheet forecasts.
• Produce ROIC and Performance Analysis: Calculate and analyze ROIC, preparing clear bridges and commentary that explain changes in return and invested capital; support performance management, PMR, Outlook, and Board reporting through insightful analysis of capital efficiency.
• Support Balance Sheet Forecasting: Own and analyze select balance sheet accounts as required, ensuring forecast integrity, clear variance explanations, and consistency across planning and reporting cycles.
• Act as a Cross?Functional Finance Partner: Work closely with FP&A, Treasury, HR, Corporate Accounting, Investor Relations, and other partners to ensure consistent assumptions, aligned narratives, and high?quality outputs across all key planning and reporting processes.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities to enhance models, reporting, and processes by leveraging Excel, Power BI, AI, and automation tools to improve efficiency, control, and insight generation.
• Special Projects & Ad Hoc Analysis: Support special initiatives and ad hoc analytical requests, helping leadership evaluate complex scenarios, assess trade?offs, and make informed decisions.

 
What you bring

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics or other relevant technical discipline
• Professional designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA, CFA), either obtained or currently pursuing one
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in finance roles, including a solid understanding of the financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow statements)
• Strong accounting and financial modelling skills; experience with variable, stock-based compensation programs and balance sheet models considered an asset
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas and automations; working knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management, PeopleSoft, AI tools, and Power BI are considered an asset
• Ability to communicate complex financial data in a clear, compelling way that influences strategic decision-making; experience with storytelling and “connecting the dots” to stakeholders including executives is an asset

Who you are:

• Creative and courageous, with the ability to see the “big picture” and be nimble in an environment of change and ambiguity
• Action oriented and organized, with exceptional attention to detail
• Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous process improvement
• Independent self-starter who is able to accurately prioritize key tasks to achieve desired outcome within the required deadline and proactive raise any potential barriers to completion
• Collaborative team player who builds relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

 
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.