Senior Financial Analyst

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst

Location: Calgary, AB (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.
 
The Opportunity:
 
Senior Financial Analyst
 
What you'll do:
 

• Provide support to business by monitoring results, providing analysis, and investigating variances, while identifying risks and opportunities with a focus on providing meaningful actionable insights.  
• Prepare, analyze, and deliver month end review presentations to the business.
• Support the business with a fully analytical skillset, including developing operational reporting and executive dashboards, providing analysis, conclusions, and recommendations for the business.
• Support the continuous improvement of the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting processes within the team to improve efficiency and quality.
• Lead a variety of ad hoc projects as assigned by the Manager.
• Review key performance metrics (financial and business metrics) to improve existing reports and develop new reports.
• Foster strong working relationships across the businesses, and work proactively to identify opportunities for finance to act as a strategic business partner.
• Optimize tasks to increase efficiency and accuracy, include driving the design of automation for the business.
• Build robust and interactive reports to shed light on the performance of various initiatives.
• Coordinates inputs, administration, reconciliation of the various plans in the budget system.

 
What you bring:
 

• Professional accounting designation or working towards a designation.
• Minimum of 2 -3 years experience in a medium to large retail corporate analytics-based environment.
• Ability to clearly and confidently, communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to influence and persuade different points of view.
• Ability to execute multiple projects and drive key business results under tight deadlines.
• Strong time management and self-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in an ambiguous environment.
• Self-starter attitude with willingness to learn and master new technologies.
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience using Hyperion Planning & HFM, Peoplesoft accounting systems.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and strategic thinking skills; able to see the “big picture” in a complex business environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• This position requires working in the Calgary office for four days a week.

 
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.