About the Role
Sr. Analyst, Brand Decision Support, Consolidation, Other Store Expense, Online
The Store Expense FP&A team collaborates with business partners across the organization to drive decisions aimed at maximizing profitability. In this highly visible Sr. Analyst role, you will collaborate, influence, and strategize with the Director, Banana Republic Finance, Real Estate, and Store Operations. You will be responsible for supporting the brand real estate strategy, playing a critical part in assessing current and future real estate opportunities within the Specialty and Factory fleet. In addition to real estate, this role will consolidate the forecast and budget for total store expenses and own the Other Store Expense line items. This role is critical to the success of strategically growing our stores channel, so we’re looking for an individual who is extremely analytical, laser-focused on details, a strong relationship builder, and motivated to drive results.
What You'll Do
- Develop the annual budget and long-range plans for Other Store Expense to meet all FP&A requirements and align with brand strategies
- Effectively manage expenses and own development and communication of monthly Other Store Expense financial forecasts and close for both Banana Republic Specialty and Factory channels that accurately predict business performance and highlight key issues for management
- Identify key drivers of store expense variability and proactively investigate and develop recommendations to mitigate risk or capture opportunities, with drive toward the highest level of accuracy in forecasting and analysis
- Synthesize total store expense (stores and online, Specialty and Factory channels) to develop a storyline and the supporting materials to communicate recommendations to Senior Management and Leadership Team
- Analyze real estate opportunities and provide a recommendation to Senior Management to support the future of Banana Republic Stores
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- 3-5 years of financial analysis experience, retail industry preferred
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work with a large amount of detail without losing sight of the big picture
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, track record of improving business results and processes through new ideas
- Self-motivated: empowered to make quick, calculated decisions, follow through with responsibilities and be fully accountable for results
- Capability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and drive for solutions
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations and navigate through complexity
- Proven track record of building relationships and influencing stakeholders across a variety of cross functional teams
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong command of Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Essbase, Power Bi, and Anaplan a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to interact with all levels of management