Financial Analyst

What You'll Do

• Develops financial models and analyses to support RaceTrac’s most critical strategic initiatives and investments.
• Sets up and executes the annual planning process, incorporating business initiatives, economic trends, and operational effectiveness.
• Works with various groups to accurately prepare a plan, set goals, benchmark, discuss variances to the plan, and re-forecast.
• Executes ad hoc data analyses in response to business requests including analysis of all levels revenues, expenses, and profitability for corporate divisions and the company as a whole.
• Works with internal customers to refine and improve current reporting and analysis.
• Reports annual operating plans and forecasts to senior management.
• Analyzes various weekly/monthly financial reports and distributes to executives and department heads.
• Provides the ‘why’ behind abnormalities while telling the story with trend data.
• Assists with the creation and reporting timeframes for strategic metrics.
• Provides regularly scheduled reporting to all levels of the organization.
• Remains unbiased when evaluating results of analysis and ensures the full picture is presented accurately.
• Effectively presents analytical findings and leads discussions with managers and executives.
• Develops relationships and credibility with assigned business units.
• Serves as a business-partner with various functional areas to drive additional profitability through forecasting and analysis.
• Understands and translates internal and external customer business needs into analytical project design and data-driven insight.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field required
• 1-3 years of experience as a Financial Analyst or in a similar role experience required
• Experience performing business analysis or financial/statistical data analysis (retail environment preferred)
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel required
• Familiarity with basic finance concepts
• Experience with Power BI and SQL preferred