Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Accounting Retail, this position provides a unique insight into the results for key retail business units. The Financial Analyst, Retail is an essential part of the accounting group and will require experience presenting key messages and variance analysis to senior leaders. Your technical expertise and analytical skills are critical for success, as is your ability to communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders with multiple projects and deadlines.
What you’ll do
- Analyze and present the results of key retail businesses to internal stakeholders including the analysis of significant variances year over year or compared to budget/forecast
- Exercise critical financial analysis to ensure the highest level of accuracy in the Company’s financial reporting
- Prepare supplementary information required by the external reporting team for the quarterly external reports
- Prepare supporting documents for the external auditors to fulfill the requirement for quarterly reviews, interim testing and year-end audits.
- Responsible for the timely completion and accuracy of all deliverables including preparing annual IFRS compliant banner level financial statements
- Work with other accounting teams to continuously improve processes and look for efficiencies
- Ad hoc projects as required.
What you bring
- Working towards completion of a professional accounting designation (CPA)
- University degree or College diploma in Accounting or Business Administration
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience
- Solid accounting fundamental skills
- Ability to clearly and confidently, communicate results to large audience
- Ability to influence and persuade different points of view
- 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, MS Access, and PowerPoint skills
- Experience using Hyperion Planning & HFM and Peoplesoft
- Strong problem solving, analytical and strategic thinking skills; able to see the “big picture” in a complex business environment
We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:
- Career growth opportunities and product discounts
Broadband Hourly Range: $27.00/hr - $45.00/hr
Our typical hiring range is between $27.00/hr and $36.00/hr. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.
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This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.
We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.
About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 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.
Skills Required
- Working toward completion of a professional accounting designation, such as CPA
- University degree or college diploma in Accounting or Business Administration
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience
- Solid accounting fundamentals
- Ability to clearly and confidently communicate results to large audiences
- Ability to influence and persuade differing points of view
- Strong time management and self-management skills
- Ability to work independently in an ambiguous environment
- Self-starter attitude and willingness to learn and master new technologies
- Advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft PowerPoint skills
- Experience using Hyperion Planning and Hyperion HFM
- Experience using PeopleSoft
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and strategic-thinking skills
- Ability to understand the broader context of a complex business environment
What We Do
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to be there for Canadians from coast-to-coast. We are a group of companies that includes a retail segment, a financial services division and CT REIT. Our retail business is led by Canadian Tire, which was founded in 1922 and provides Canadians with products for life in Canada across its Living, Playing, Fixing, Automotive and Seasonal & Gardening categories. Party City, PartSource and Gas+ are key parts of the Canadian Tire network. Our retail segment also includes Mark's, a leading source for casual and industrial wear, Pro Hockey Life, a hockey speciality store catering to elite athletes, and SportChek, Hockey Experts, Sports Experts, and Atmosphere, which offer the best active wear brands. Our 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets are supported and strengthened by our Financial Services division and the tens of thousands of people employed across the country by our Company, local Dealers, franchisees and petroleum retailers. In addition, CTC owns and operates Helly Hansen, a leading technical outdoor brand based in Oslo, Norway. CTC is an integral part of the communities in which we operate and our legacy of community support, through national and local programs, is initiated and executed by our Corporation, Dealers, franchisees, store operators and employees. Since 2005, our Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities has been helping kids overcome financial and accessibility barriers to sport and recreation in an effort to provide inclusive play for all kids of all abilities. For more information, visit corp.canadiantire.ca.
