Senior Analyst, Store Finance

About the role

Join Ross Stores, a leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores and $22.8 billion in 2025 revenues. As the Senior Analyst, Store Finance, you will manage critical financial processes for the Store Operations team, including month-end close, forecast, budget, and 5-year planning. This individual contributor role reports to the Senior Manager of Store Finance and interacts frequently with Store Finance Leadership and Store Operations business partners. Ross Stores operates on a hybrid work model, with in-office presence required 3 days a week at the Dublin, CA corporate headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Support Capital and Expense financial processes for Store Operations by maintaining strong financial controls, ensuring forecast accuracy, and delivering actionable insights.
• Partner with account and project owners to understand business drivers, key assumptions, risks, and opportunities impacting financial performance.
• Lead monthly capital and expense forecasting activities for both new and existing stores, including reconciling, consolidating, and submitting forecast changes.
• Monitor and research significant variances versus budget, prior forecast, and actuals, providing clear insights and explanations.
• Support the Store Operations Annual Budget and 5-Year Plan processes, including reviewing and updating budget templates, validating assumptions, and identifying risks and opportunities.
• Partner with capital project business owners and finance team partners to prepare Capital Expenditure Request materials, ensuring thorough review and analysis prior to submission.
• Prepare financial reports and analysis for Store Finance Leadership and Store Operations Leadership reviews to support informed decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement of Store Finance processes by developing and maintaining standardized processes, documentation, and reporting tools.
• Perform financial modeling, scenario planning, and ad-hoc analysis to evaluate business initiatives and assess financial impacts.
• Conduct ROI analysis, track project financial results, and investigate non-ROI projects for potential inclusion in future ROI analysis.
• Coordinate workplans with managers and Store Finance Leadership to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and expectations.
• Review analysis and materials for accuracy, clarity, and effectiveness before distributing to business partners and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in an analytical field.
• Minimum 2-4 years of relevant work experience, with planning and forecasting experience desirable.
• Clear understanding of basic financial concepts.
• Detail-oriented with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.
• Strong analytical ability, including synthesizing data, error-checking, reconciling work, and designing analysis to answer specific questions.
• Ability to cope with pressure, multiple tasks, deadlines, and rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide variety of internal contacts and effectively communicate with multiple levels, from peers to Senior Leaders.
• Advanced financial skills and proficiency in Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Excel and PowerPoint proficiency required.
• Trustworthiness with confidential data and information.

Skills

• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability & Execution
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Organizational Agility
• Collaboration
• Analysis and Judgement
• Leading by Example
• Plans, Aligns & Prioritizes

Work Environment

• Hybrid work model: 3 days a week in the Dublin, CA corporate office.
• Primarily office-based work on a computer, including sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files.
• Consistent timeliness and regular attendance required.
• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $81,000 - $121,800, dependent on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. Other rewards may vary by position and location.