Senior Financial Analyst

 Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: Fulltime

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.
 
Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance:
 
Responsibilities:
 
• Deliver rigorous financial analysis and insights on enterprise-wide projects, strategic initiatives, and growth opportunities, informing senior leadership recommendations and outcomes.
• Work closely with FP&A, Corporate Development, and Accounting, Tax, Treasury, cross-functional stakeholders to Undergo financial due diligence and evaluate strategic alternatives, acquisitions, and partnerships, and assess their financial and value-creation implications
• Develop, enhance, and maintain dynamic, complex financial models that enable efficient evaluation of projects and support both recurring and ad-hoc decision-making.
• Undertake analysis on the company’s capital allocation strategy, including dividends, share repurchases, capital expenditures
• Lead analysis of Total Shareholder Return (TSR) and valuation metrics relative to peers,
• Run estimation of hurdle rates and impairment WACC, supporting long-term value assessment and investment decisions.
• Support the financial aspiration and outlook process, including scenario analysis and stress testing
• Lead macroeconomic and peer analyses to strengthen outlook projections and deepen understanding of the company’s key performance drivers.
• Build and design content for PowerPoint presentations that clearly articulate the subject and tell the story.
• Provide support as needed to the broader planning team on periodic reporting and forecasts
• Provide support for ad-hoc requests and special projects, presentation development and executive communications to the Executive Team, CFO and Board of Directors
 
Qualifications:
 
• University degree in Finance, Accounting, or a business-related discipline
• Financial designation (CA, CFA, CMA) or MBA is considered an asset
• Minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in a finance or analytical role with an emphasis on corporate finance, financial modeling, and analysis; with strong working knowledge of the financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow statements).
• Strong financial acumen, including modelling, business case development, and financial valuation
• The ability to work through ambiguous business problems with minimal direction in a fast-paced and changing environment under tight deadlines
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to details
• Strong executive communication/presentation skills
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint (and Data Visualization) and Excel
• Working knowledge of software such as Bloomberg, FactSet and/or Capital IQ, Hyperion is considered an asset
 
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.