The Financial Analyst, Store Design & Renewal is responsible for the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting that support all Store Design & Renewal teams including Store Design, Concept Renewal, Fixture Procurement, Point-of-Purchase (POP) Line Review, and In-store Marketing initiatives. This role partners closely with these teams to ensure accurate financial tracking, disciplined spend management, and transparent reporting across operating budgets.

Key Responsibilities

- Support annual budgeting for Store Design & Renewal, including operating budget, Marketing Budget Cost Report, and Merch & Owned Brands budgets
- Support reforecasting activities throughout the year by analyzing actuals, identifying variances, and updating forecasts
- Manage year/month-end financial processes, including preparation and validation of accruals
- Perform variance analysis between budget, forecast, and actuals; articulate drivers, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, policies, and reporting standards
- Produce and maintain regular spend reports for leadership, providing visibility into YTD spend and forecasted outlook
- Develop project-level financial tracking, monitoring budgets, commitments, invoices, and forecasts
- Prepare marketing budget cost reports, tracking in-store marketing and POP spend




- Track and report on volume rebates related to POP to ensure accurate accrual, recovery, and reconciliation
- Identify cost trends, efficiencies, and savings opportunities
- Manage credits to Dealers related to Store Design & Renewal
- Support business cases, investment requests, and scenario analysis for new initiatives
- Contribute to standardization and automation of financial reporting

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or 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 solid financial discipline
- Proactive, analytical thinker with a problem-solving mindset
- Clear communicator with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance partners

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field; 3–6 years of FP&A; or financial analysis experience; CPA designation or in progress; advanced Excel skills; strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis

📌 Financial Analyst, Store Design & Renewal (Toronto)
🏢 Canadian Tire
📍 Toronto