Senior Financial Analyst - Sales & Business Analytics

About the role

As Senior Financial Analyst, you will support company sales planning and improve company profitability by leading value-added analysis, providing insights into business performance, and supporting company decision making by building business partnerships and translating business trends and strategies into actionable sales plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop daily sales plans and forecasts incorporating current trends, promotional calendars, marketing strategies, new initiatives and other key business drivers
• Partner with Marketing and Merchant teams to evaluate promotional strategies and calendars, including quantifying anticipated sales impacts and recommending changes
• Prepare daily, weekly, quarterly and executive-level sales reporting, providing clear insights into performance, trends, risks, opportunities and future outlook
• Analyze large and complex data sets using technical tools, financial principles and business knowledge to identify trends, variances and underlying performance drivers versus plan, forecast and prior year
• Conduct sensitivity, scenario, rate-versus-mix and other financial analyses to evaluate results and support business recommendations
• Support annual budgeting and long-range planning through sales analysis, forecasting and development of key assumptions
• Develop and enhance reporting and analytical tools that improve visibility into business performance, forecasting accuracy and decision making
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of data, analyses and reporting prior to communicating findings and recommendations
• Perform ad hoc analyses to support business decisions, operational and financial planning, promotional strategies and leadership requests
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify opportunities to improve sales performance, forecasting, reporting and planning processes
• Additional tasks may be assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Analytics, or other relevant field
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and other Financial Software programs
• Strong analytical, forecasting and financial planning skills
• Ability to interpret complex data, identify key business drivers, and translate findings into actionable insights
• Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, time management and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work within established timelines

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or MBA
• Retail industry experience