Chapter Manager, IT Financials

What you’ll do:

Reporting to the AVP, IT Asset and Financial Management, the Chapter Manager, IT Financials will oversee the financial management and reporting activities of all IT sustainment costs within Canadian Tire. The primary responsibility will be to manage the forecasting, tracking, and the costs of all IT vendors and IT sustainment spending.

You will work alongside partners in procurement and IT to financially manage IT vendor contracts across the organization, including software, hardware, IT operating costs, and IT infrastructure. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in leading cost optimization initiatives and improving processes and procedures for Information Sustainment (IS) cost management and tracking.

Financial Management:

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and platform optimization in budgeting, forecasting, and tracking of IT assets, contracts, and costs.
• Ensure cost optimization through effective budgeting, forecasting, expenditure analysis, and vendor contract negotiations.
• Collaborate with finance teams to track costs associated with IT assets and identify areas for cost reduction or optimization.
• Provide support to IT VPs in tracking and managing contracts, IT assets, and lifecycle management costs.

Reporting:

• Lead development and maintenance of consolidated view of all IT financial data, asset information, and IT LCM (Lifecycle Management) capital portfolio.
• Ensure easy access to information related to IT expenses, cost savings, and asset management through consolidated reports.
• Offer clear insights into the financial health of the organization's IT costs to enable stakeholders to make informed decisions.

Team Leadership:

• Lead a team of reporting developers and financial professionals by providing guidance, support, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Set clear goals for the team and ensure they are aligned with the overall objectives of the department.
• Mentor team members and promote their professional development.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and vendor contract negotiations, specifically within the IT space.
• Strong understanding of IT asset management principles and best practices.
• Proven leadership skills with experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing direct reports.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Proficient in relevant software tools such as financial management systems and reporting platforms.
• Experience managing large-budget programs.
• Ability to spearhead process review, improvement, and automation initiatives.

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.

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.