Role Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated, analytical, and results-oriented Financial Analyst to support our Merchandising organization within the Merchandising Finance team.
What You Will Do
The Financial Analyst will be responsible for leading the forecasting and planning of sales, margin, and profitability; performing variance analysis and developing actionable insights; supporting profitability improvement initiatives; building financial models for product resets and merchandising strategies; and developing business cases that evaluate investment opportunities and strategic decisions.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate combines strong financial planning, analytical, and modeling capabilities with the ability to translate complex business strategies into clear financial implications and recommendations.
Requirements
- Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, AS/400 and PeopleSoft skills
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts to practical situations such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals or technical procedures.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups of senior management, department heads, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Experience working in retail environment preferred
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