Sr Financial Analyst, Reporting & Analytics

Pay range: $73,000.00 - $132,000.00. Pay is based on several factors including labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. A role in Financial Planning & Analysis means belonging to a team of diverse, courageous, and versatile people who prioritize integrity and ethics. Together, you’ll drive outstanding financial results by enabling and accelerating Target’s strategic execution. You’ll nurture influential partnerships with leaders who value your credibility and insights. You’ll contribute analytical rigor, creative problem-solving, and sound decision-making to cross-functional teams, rising to the challenges of the dynamic retail industry with innovative solutions that impact financial and operational direction-setting, merchandising, capital investments, and resource allocation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support FP&A intake requests through a dedicated Slack channel, partnering with stakeholders to assess business questions, analyze financial impacts and key performance drivers, and deliver concise, actionable insights related to:
  • Weekly business results
  • Trade-off decisions
  • Changes in business or systematic process
• Develop into a retail accounting expert and educate partners, across all levels, on the calculations, metrics, system flows, and processes.
• Process allocation entries to enhance the accuracy or granularity of financial data.
• Partner with teams across FP&A, Accounting, Planning, Merchandising, Data Product, and Technology to simplify, standardize, and automate financial reporting and analytical processes.
• Represent Financial Planning and Analysis point of view in cross-functional business and system initiatives.
• Support the Target legal team by providing item profitability data and consultation.
• Design, implement, and maintain data validation and quality assurance processes to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data and reporting outputs.
• Evaluate and leverage AI and emerging technologies to enhance reporting, analytics, documentation, and team productivity, while identifying opportunities to automate manual activities.
• Create, maintain, and continuously improve process documentation, standard operating procedures, and knowledge management resources to support operational excellence.
• Develop and deliver onboarding materials, training resources, and knowledge transfer sessions to accelerate new team member onboarding and enable consistent execution across FP&A.
• Champion a culture of innovation by piloting new tools, sharing best practices, and driving adoption of modern analytics and AI capabilities across the FP&A organization.

Requirements

• 4-year college degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Economics
• Minimum 4 - 6 years of business experience
• Experience with data validation, financial controls, and data governance concepts
• Curiosity and willingness to explore and adopt AI-enabled tools to improve productivity and business outcomes
• Experience developing documentation, training materials, or onboarding resources
• Demonstrated experience driving process improvement, automation, or operational excellence initiatives
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Highly driven with an ownership mindset
• Proven decision-making and influencing skills
• Proficient in SSAS, SQL, Power BI, or similar tools

Schedule

This position operates as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. The role requires onsite work at the Target HQ in Minnesota and virtual work, depending on the day’s tasks. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs, including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance for eligible team members and their dependents
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee discount
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation