Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

About the role

Reports to the Director, FP&A and partners closely with operations to translate financial data into actionable business insights. Based at the Fort Mill, SC headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain store-level P&L analysis, tracking performance across banners, regions, and individual locations
• Analyze sales and expense trends and identify performance drivers
• Build/update financial models for tactical and strategic initiatives
• Prepare management reporting packages, monthly forecasting packages, KPI dashboards, and executive leadership presentation materials
• Assist with annual budget preparation, partnering with functional leaders to develop realistic plans
• Analyze variances to budget and forecast, providing clear explanations and actionable insights to leadership
• Partner with store operations, merchandising, and real estate teams on strategic initiatives and business cases
• Support earnings materials, investor presentations, and ad hoc requests from executive leadership
• Continuously improve reporting processes, automate recurring analyses, and enhance data quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA a plus
• 5+ years of FP&A, financial analysis, or related experience
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills—you build models that are accurate, auditable, and usable by others
• Retail industry experience strongly preferred; understanding of store economics, comp sales, and retail KPIs
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy, or similar)
• Strong communication skills—ability to present findings clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences
• Public company experience a plus

About Shoe Station Group, Inc.

Shoe Station Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOE) is one of the nation’s largest family footwear retailers, offering a broad assortment of dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children with emphasis on national name brands. The company operates 428 stores in 35 states and Puerto Rico under its Shoe Carnival and Shoe Station banners and offers shopping at www.shoecarnival.com and www.shoestation.com. Headquartered in Fort Mill, SC, Shoe Station Group, Inc. trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol SCVL.