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About the Role

The Financial Analyst, Store Design & Renewal is responsible for financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for Store Design & Renewal teams. This role partners closely with these teams to ensure accurate financial tracking, disciplined spend management, and transparent reporting across operating budgets, enabling data-driven decision-making, financial accountability, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting for Store Design & Renewal, including operating budget, Marketing Budget Cost Report, and Merch & Owned Brands budgets for in-store execution.
• Support reforecasting activities by analyzing actuals, identifying variances, and updating forecasts.
• Partner with Store Design & Renewal teams to understand demand drivers, phasing, and financial implications of initiatives.
• Manage year/month-end financial processes, including preparation and validation of accruals.
• Perform variance analysis between budget, forecast, and actuals, articulating drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, policies, and reporting standards.
• Produce and maintain regular spend reports for leadership, providing visibility into YTD spend, forecasted outlook, and remaining budget.
• Develop project-level financial tracking, monitoring budgets, commitments, invoices, and forecasts for active projects.
• Prepare marketing budget cost reports, tracking in-store marketing and POP spend against approved budgets.
• Track and report on volume rebates related to POP for accurate accrual, recovery, and reconciliation.
• Identify cost trends, efficiencies, and savings opportunities; support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Procurement and vendors to validate rebate assumptions and financial outcomes.
• Manage credits to Dealers related to Store Design & Renewal, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with funding agreements.
• Coordinate with Dealers, Finance, and internal partners to validate credit eligibility, resolve discrepancies, and ensure proper application of credits.
• Track Dealer credits as part of project and program financials.
• Support audits and internal reviews related to Dealer credits, rebates, and recoveries.
• Act as a trusted financial partner to Store Design & Renewal teams, translating financial data into actionable insights.
• Support business cases, investment requests, and scenario analysis for new initiatives or design programs.
• Contribute to standardization and automation of financial reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
• 3–6 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or business finance
• CPA designation (or in progress)
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis
• Experience with project-based financial tracking and multi-stakeholder environments
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with financial systems, reporting tools, or Power BI is an asset
• Highly detail-oriented with strong financial discipline
• Proactive, analytical thinker with a problem-solving mindset
• Clear communicator with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance partners
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
• Continuous improvement mindset, with interest in process automation and standardization

Skills

• Financial Planning
• Forecasting
• Reporting
• Budget Management
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Controls
• Spend Management
• Cost Optimization
• Rebate Tracking
• Dealer Credits Management
• Business Partnership
• Data Analysis
• Excel
• Financial Systems
• Power BI

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3-6 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $53,000.00 - $88,000.00 CAD Annual

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives
• Continuing Education Programs
• Perks to support well-being
• Career growth opportunities
• Product discounts
• Store discounts
• Supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• Retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
• Mental health benefits ($5,000 per year)
• Total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees

About the Company

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• 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.