Job Description

Our Canadian Tire Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team plays a key role in helping us stay competitive in the ever-changing retail environment by providing high-quality financial reporting, analysis, and advice to our internal business clients. Reporting to the Manager of FP&A - Marketing and Triangle Retail Media, you will work closely with our Marketing and TRM clients, other FP&A teams, and accounting to understand results and provide exceptional insights on the Canadian Tire Retail marketing spend. The successful incumbent will provide high quality support to the business, including planning, forecasting, monthly reporting, and preparation of ad hoc analysis.

What you'll do:

Provide excellent financial support to the Marketing team by preparing accurate and timely budgets and forecasts, monitoring results versus Plan/ forecast / prior year, investigating variances and providing a thorough analysis of financial results (with exposure to the growing Triangle Retail Media business as well). Produce insightful and relevant commentary that can simplify complex financial matters into a well-crafted story/call-to-action, to allow financial and non-financial stakeholders to drive decisions. Assist the business in identifying financial risks and opportunities, as well as managing the long-term outlook planning for the business, ensuring the outlook is achievable and aligns to the strategic direction and growth plans for this business. Proactively build and improve on more complicated financial models to assist with regular and ad hoc analysis and reporting. Anticipate evolving financial needs and work with cross-functional teams to build efficient financial processes.

What you bring

Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance or related field. 2+ years experience in finance roles, with a preference for roles that directly support finance business partners. Budgeting, forecasting, and planning experience, as well as experience with building financial models. Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Ability to work independently and create brand new reporting for this business unit. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); collaborative team player with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward Attention to detail, organized, motivated self-starter with an ability to thrive in a growth environment where business requirements are ever evolving. Experience with Excel and PowerPoint is required; experience with HFM (Hyperion) and/or Power BI is considered an asset. Post graduate degree (MBA) or designation (CPA, CFA) is considered an asset.

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.

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.