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Canadian Tire Financial Analyst, Corporate Accounting in Toronto, Ontario
What you’ll do
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.
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.
Hybrid
We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.
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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.
