Position Purpose:
This position focuses on financial analysis and strategic planning for our high-growth Private Brand business (Global Brand and Product Development). The role interacts with Product Development Merchants and other leaders in the group to report, analyze, and plan financials. This position utilizes SQL and other cloud based technologies to help prepare financial analysis and forecasts for use in the development of financial business decisions. The role is a dynamic role that involves multiple aspects of the business and would be exposed to Merchandising, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Brand Marketing, and P&L management. This individual will help support our Merchandising team as well as various other business partners within the Global Brand and Product Development Group. This individual will also be an integral part of formulating and executing strategic initiatives throughout Global Brand and Product Development.
Key Responsibilities:
25% Oversee the administration of financial policies.
25% Conducts special financial studies and coordinates with other departments in the preparation of statistical studies.
25% Performs internal and external economic research and analyzes issues related to specific financial metrics to ensure competitiveness
5% Compiles or prepares reports, graphs and charts of data developed.
10% Recommends changes in financial analysis methods or procedures.
10% Assists and supervises Financial Analysts in the daily preparation and conduct of their work.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
This position typically reports to a Director or Sr Director
Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches.
Typically considers new approaches within general policies and short-term goals when solving problems.
Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it.
Travel Requirements:
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Under constant pressure to continuously meet tight deadlines, demanding quotas and/or must regularly deal with difficult situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Well-developed skill set with manipulating and leveraging data to inform business decisions
Experience using SQL and / or scriptable programming language
Experience with presenting analysis through data visualization
Three to five years of experience
Minimum Education:
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
3
Competencies:
Oral and written communication skills
Accounting or Finance experience.
Analytical skills
Problem solving skills