Senior Financial Analyst
General Purpose
The Company seeks an intellectually curious and self-motivated Senior Financial Analyst to join the high-performing Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis ("FP&A") team, responsible for driving long-term growth and financial results through forecasting, long-term planning, reporting, and strategic analysis to drive insights for the Finance department and Senior Leadership at Ross Stores.
Essential Functions
- Aid with the company's weekly forecasting process.
- Understand the details / drivers behind key P&L lines (sales, gross margin, inventory, etc.) and make adjustments to reflect updated information.
- Work closely with business partners to solicit inputs and analyze results.
- Identify business drivers for variances, including changes in trends and/or company plans.
- Assist with the company's budgeting and long-term planning processes including creating budget financial targets, sending out communications to business partners regarding major updates, generating high level summaries and explaining key variances.
- Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports including analysis of business performance, inventory trends, and balance sheet data.
- Provide ongoing analytical support to influence strategic direction, guide investor relations activities, and inform senior management and Board level discussion.
Competencies
- Analysis and judgment
- Drives Results
- Business Acumen
- Communication
- Planning and Organization
- Problem Solving
- Technical Skills
- Teamwork, Influencing Others
Qualifications And Special Skills
- Bachelor's degree required with demonstrated superior college performance (preferably in an analytical field).
- CFA or MBA is a plus.
- Prefer 3-5 years post college experience (within a retail company or within a financial analysis and planning group).
- Strong analytical ability - must be able to synthesize data, be able to error check and reconcile own work and be able to design analysis to answer specific questions.
- A detail-oriented approach - must pay close attention to the details and have the drive to get things right.
- Strong technical skills including advanced Excel and modeling, a proven ability to learn financial systems / applications (i.e., PowerBi, MicroStrategy, Hyperion, Peoplesoft Financial Systems, Flash Sales), and proficiency in Powerpoint.
- Forward-thinking, resourceful and problem-solving mindset, drawn to building off ambiguity with a willingness to take on challenges in an environment with consistently changing priorities.
- Unquestionable personal and professional character and integrity - must be trustworthy with confidential information.
Physical Requirements/ADA
This role requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer. Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc. Consistent timeliness and regular attendance. Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically. This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None