Commercial Finance Analyst

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis in collaboration with team members and merchandising leadership.

• Build working relationships with business partners and become the subject matter expert for assigned categories.

• Analyze financial reports, economic data and 3rd party data sets to identify new market insights.

• Collaborate across functions to improve processes and current methodologies.

• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related quantitative background required.

• Work experience in a corporate setting, with emphasis on areas such as report development, financial planning and analysis, business analytics, and financial modeling.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to analyze information, apply critical thought processes and draw conclusions.

• Ability to develop work plans and support cross functional teams to achieve a common goal.

• Experience in identifying, understanding, and leveraging 3rd party data sets to drive business insights.

• Self-starter that is detail oriented.

• Experience with Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivots etc.), PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Tableau experience is desired but not necessary.