Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Job Description:

Pet Valu is Canada’s leading pet specialty retailer, dedicated to strengthening the bond between dedicated pet lovers and their pets. With 50 years of animal care expertise, we operate over 800 stores across Canada under several banners, including Pet Valu, Bosley’s, Total Pet, Paulmac's Pet, Tisol & Chico. Guided by our mission to deliver products, care, expertise, and memorable moments, Pet Valu is a place where people build meaningful careers while making a positive impact on pets and communities.  

The Financial Planning & Analysis team partners closely with Store Operations and Real Estate & Development to drive profitable growth across the organization. This role supports strategic decision-making through financial analysis, operational insights, investment evaluation, scenario modeling, and project-based business support. The successful candidate will play a key role in assessing growth opportunities, improving business processes, evaluating capital investments, and delivering actionable recommendations that support both field operations and store network expansion.

This is a highly visible individual contributor role requiring strong analytical capabilities, business acumen, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, intellectually curious, and comfortable partnering with senior leaders across Finance, Real Estate, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems and execute strategic initiatives.

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• →Partnering with Finance, Store Operations, and Real Estate & Development leadership to provide analytical support for strategic initiatives and key business decisions.

• →Conducting ad hoc analysis related to store performance, network optimization, corporate and franchise operating models, store labour productivity and planning, and other areas as required

• →Analyzing operational and financial trends to identify business risks, opportunities, and drivers impacting performance.

• →Developing scenario planning, forecasting models, and benchmarking analyses to support strategic planning and decision-making.

• →Preparing executive-level reporting, presentations, and recommendations for Business Reviews, Budget and Forecast cycles, Leadership Team discussions, and Board materials.

• →Producing and enhancing recurring operational and financial reporting packages for Store Operations and Real Estate & Development stakeholders.

• →Leading or supporting cross-functional projects focused on process improvement, operational efficiency, profitability enhancement, network growth, and business transformation.

• →Identifying opportunities to improve data quality, reporting automation, planning methodologies, and business processes.

• →Adapting to evolving business priorities and serving as a trusted analytical resource for emerging opportunities, strategic initiatives, and special assignments.

• The ideal candidate will be a self-driven and highly motivated individual. Someone who displays precision, attention to detail, and proficiency with systems and technology. The candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, performing multiple tasks / projects within defined deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Economics or Business

• CPA or CFA Professional designation a plus

• 4 to 5 years of financial planning and analysis experience in a retail, real estate or wholesale environment is a plus

• Excellent working knowledge of tools such as Excel (Power suite) and data manipulation to efficiently conduct reporting requirements.