Join Our Family of Brands – Northern Reflections, Ricki’s & Cleo

At Northern Reflections, Ricki’s, and Cleo, we are united by a shared vision: to inspire and empower women through fashion that fits their lives. With a proud legacy in Canadian retail, we bring together decades of expertise, a passionate team, and a commitment to delivering exceptional style, quality, and service.

As part of our growing organization, you’ll join a collaborative and dynamic team that values innovation, customer connection, and the power of great fashion. Whether it’s timeless comfort, polished workwear, or versatile style, each of our brands plays a unique role in serving women across generations.

We are seeking a highly analytical and driven Senior Financial Analyst to lead store-level financial performance analysis and real estate investment evaluation across our retail portfolio. This role plays a critical role in lease renewal strategy, and portfolio optimization.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial modeling expertise with a deep understanding of retail unit economics and real estate financial drivers. This individual must be able to translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze store-level P&L performance across sales, margin, occupancy, labor, and operating expenses.
• Evaluate contribution margin and store-level cash flow to identify performance trends and profitability drivers.
• Develop and maintain standardized dashboards, scorecards, and portfolio reporting tools.
• Build and own financial models supporting lease renewals, relocations, remodels, new openings, and store closures.
• Conduct IRR, NPV, payback, and sensitivity analyses to evaluate capital investments.
• Model lease economics, including base rent, percentage rent, CAM, taxes, insurance, and escalations.
• Assess tenant improvement allowances, lease term value, and exit or closure costs.
• Provide clear recommendations to renew, renegotiate, relocate, or exit based on financial and strategic analysis.
• Analyze occupancy cost ratios and benchmark performance against portfolio and industry standards.
• Support annual budgeting and long-range planning related to store performance and capital investments.
• Identify underperforming stores and recommend portfolio optimization strategies.
• Partner cross-functionally with Real Estate, Operations, and leadership to support negotiation and investment decisions.
• Present clear, data-driven financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• CPA, CA designation preferred
• 5–8+ years of experience in retail finance, FP&A, real estate finance, or investment analysis
• Proven ability to build and own ROI models supporting lease renewals, remodels, relocations, and new store investments
• Advanced Excel financial modeling skills (Power BI/Tableau and SQL strongly preferred)
• Strong understanding of store-level profitability, unit economics, and retail real estate cost structures
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior leadership
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills with Real Estate, Operations, and other business stakeholders