Senior Financial Analyst - Marks

What you'll do:

• undefined the a minimum of 2-3 years of planning and forecasting experience, accounting designation and advanced excel skills the successful candidate will work with the business to prepare the annual operating budgets, and monthly projections/forecasts.

• Provide support to business by monitoring results, providing analysis, and investigating variances, while identifying risks and opportunities with a focus on providing meaningful actionable insights.  

• Prepare, analyze, and deliver month end review presentations to the business.

• Support the business with a fully analytical skillset, including developing operational reporting and executive dashboards, providing analysis, conclusions, and recommendations for the business.

• Support the continuous improvement of the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting processes within the team to improve efficiency and quality.

• Lead a variety of ad hoc projects as assigned by the Manager.

• Review key performance metrics (financial and business metrics) to improve existing reports and develop new reports.

• Foster strong working relationships across the businesses, and work proactively to identify opportunities for finance to act as a strategic business partner.

• Optimize tasks to increase efficiency and accuracy, include driving the design of automation for the business.

• Build robust and interactive reports to shed light on the performance of various initiatives.

• Coordinates inputs, administration, reconciliation of the various plans in the budget system.

What you bring:

• Professional accounting designation or working towards a designation.

• Minimum of 2 -3 years experience in a medium to large retail corporate analytics-based environment.

• Ability to clearly and confidently, communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to influence and persuade different points of view.

• Ability to execute multiple projects and drive key business results under tight deadlines.

• 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 and PowerPoint skills.

• Experience using Hyperion Planning & HFM, Peoplesoft accounting systems.

• Strong problem solving, analytical and strategic thinking skills; able to see the “big picture” in a complex business environment.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships.

• This position requires working in the Calgary office for four days a week.

About Us

At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand's evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. 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.