Finance Analyst Sales & Margin, LTD

Purpose

Identifies, defines and performs financial analysis for the Retail Line of Business, special focus on retail reporting and data systems. Produces reports on key metrics and is able to interpret and conduct analysis on a full business P&L.

Key Responsibilities

• Partners effectively with the finance team to create, validate and submit FC data
• Meets with Management to resolve financial variances to budget and forecast
• Provides support to supervisor, senior management and headquarters with ad hoc financial analysis and database management
• Is super user of multiple reporting tools and databases that are specific to retail
• Maintains reports on retail specific metrics on daily, weekly and monthly cadence
• Supports business processes and reviews operational procedures, technologies and methodologies. Collaborates to implement improvements.

Key Relationships

• Finance Organization
• Retail Planning and Merchandising counterparts
• IT

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and track multiple projects simultaneously
• Advanced MS Office skills, specifically Access and Excel
• Ability to work with large data and navigate a variety of database environments
• Ability to understand and use financial data to make decisions and influence outcomes
• Ability to be self-directed while working under tight deadlines
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people and cultures on a daily basis
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of business via phone, written communication and in person

Qualifications