Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. 

Loblaw is Canada's food and pharmacy leader with a network of corporate and independently operated stores in communities across the country. Loblaw's purpose - Live Life Well - supports the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion visits each year to the company’s stores. Loblaw recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we build in our organization.

Through strategic, financial and technical pension and group benefit expertise, the mandate of the Pensions & Benefits Centre of Excellence (“COE”) at Loblaw Companies Limited is to oversee the wealth and health strategies for the group of Companies which includes George Weston Limited, the Loblaw Group of Companies (including Shoppers Drug Mart) and Choice Properties REIT.

Join Loblaw as a Senior Analyst in Pension Investments, reporting directly to the Senior Director, Pension Investments. In this role, you will be a key member of the team providing investment operations support and ensuring compliance for retirement and savings programs across our group of companies. This is an opportunity to work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and apply your strong analytical skills while managing multiple projects to drive impactful results within our diverse organization.

Please note that the successful candidate will be expected to work 4 days in office - at least 2 days at our Bathurst & Lakeshore location, and up to 2 days at the Brampton location (Mississauga Rd & 407).

Role and Responsibilities:

A successful candidate will be a key member of the team providing essential support for our retirement and savings programs:

• Prepare rebalancing calculation of the DB pension fund assets allocation and related transfer authorizations (monthly)

• Review investment manager and custody invoices, prepare payment authorizations (quarterly or monthly)

• Prepare asset allocation and investment performance reports, reconcile custody assets to manager reports, investigate policy target deviations or investment performance discrepancies (monthly)

• Analyze investment performance attribution and investment compliance of external managers and participate in investment manager meetings (quarterly)

• Update liability proxy calculations and surplus-at-risk for each DB plan (annually)

• Support the governance process by preparing investment presentations to management and board committees

• Support annual pension audits by compiling required data schedules for the 3rd party accounting firm and the auditors.

• Support the team on retirement and savings program strategy.

Qualifications:  

• College or university degree, preferably in science or business

• Interest in investment or accounting profession, such as obtaining or working towards a CFA or CPA designation, is an asset

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a finance or investment-related role is preferred

• Strong analytical skills with utmost attention to detail

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, data/finance functions) – a test will be administered

• Ability to work collaboratively with other team members

• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage and be accountable for multiple concurrent projects

• Ability to communicate technical concepts in an understandable way (written and verbal) 

• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors

• Strong desire to continue to learn and be adaptable to change

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.  
 
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.