Senior Financial Analyst-Store Finance

Financial Analyst – Store Finance, is responsible for leading financial planning and analysis focusing on our retail store operations, as well as for guiding cross-functional projects from start to finish. Financial Analyst will collaborate with the broader Store Finance team to deliver accurate, insightful initiatives, forecasting and performance reporting, and will collaborate and provide guidance to additional analysts and interns on the team.

Overview:

The Sr. Financial Analyst – Store Finance, is responsible for leading financial planning and analysis focusing on our retail store operations, as well as for guiding cross-functional projects from start to finish. This role partners closely with senior leaders in stores, manufacturing, sales, operations and other functions to turn complex, and often ambiguous, business questions into clear analysis and recommendations that support strategic, operational and tactical decisions. The Sr. Financial Analyst will collaborate with the broader Store Finance team to deliver accurate, insightful initiatives, forecasting and performance reporting, and will collaborate and provide guidance to additional analysts and interns on the team.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the lead finance business partner for the retail store segment, owning forecasting, financial reporting, and performance analysis.
• Own the development and execution of strategic initiatives that strengthen the financial health of retail locations, leading strategic conversations with store and business leaders.
• Build financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to support strategic decisions, investments, and capital projects.
• Turn ambiguous business questions into clear analysis and actionable recommendations, and present them to senior finance and business leaders, including VPs and the CFO.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly performance commentary that explains variances and highlights drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Support the annual budgeting process for the retail store segment by providing analysis, store-level insights, and recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional projects from scoping through delivery, including setting objectives, managing timelines, and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Build relationships with store leaders and partners in manufacturing, sales, and operations, including periodic store visits, to understand the business firsthand and drive productive conversations.
• Define and improve reporting standards, KPIs, and scorecards, and lead automation efforts that make reporting faster and more reliable.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across reports, models, and source systems.
• Mentor and provide day-to-day guidance to analysts and interns.

 

Qualifications

• • Advanced Excel and financial modeling
  • Proficient in A.I. tools and use
  • Business intelligence / data visualization tools (such as MicroStrategy, Power BI or Tableau)
  • Project Management Software

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field. MBA, CPA or CFA a plus.
• Five to seven years of professional experience in financial planning and analysis or a related financial role, including leading projects.
• Familiarity with retail and manufacturing business segments, reporting and analysis
• Experience with ERP, budgeting and forecasting systems and data analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of financial modeling, variance analysis, forecasting and performance measurement.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on ambiguous problems and partner with senior business leaders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.