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REI


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Financial Analyst II – FP&A

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Posted on: April 15, 2021 Apply Now
Seattle, WA Consumer Packaged GoodsExpires May 22, 2021

Job details

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

This job contributes to REI’s success by providing timely, convincing, relevant and technically sound financial analysis and recommendations that will assist end-users in evaluating corporate performance and support decision making. The Analyst provides this to the FP&A team and operational divisions through supporting financial analysis, management reporting, strategic planning, budgeting and leading special projects. The Financial Analyst II will sometimes work independently with the Division they support, representing the Finance Department as a subject matter expert.

  • Supports ad-hoc financial analysis by compiling data, identifying trends, and recommending appropriate conclusions

  • Assists in the set-up, creation and execution of annual budgeting & strategic planning processes

  • Works with department managers to identify best practices for expense tracking and what metrics should be measured

  • Produces budget justification analysis utilized by the Leadership Team to review, prioritize and make decisions on the proposed operating budget

  • Assists in the production of regular co-op reporting including Board Packets, Business Reviews, and key operational dashboards

  • Quantifies financial impact of strategic objectives, which are to be factored into the five year strategic plan

  • Compiles monthly reporting for each department that explains P&L variances and solicits feedback for forecasting

  • Works with IT Project Managers and Business Analysts on major IT projects as the Finance representative, auditing the cost-benefit analysis and confirming with General Ledger team the appropriate identification of costs as Capital versus Expense

  • Completes lease versus buy analysis on equipment & facilities

  • Produces profitability analysis for proposed new investments, such as; new stores, expansions & relocations and tracks the actual result versus the proforma

  • Prepares annual dividend analysis and produces projections on the potential sales impact of changes to the dividend policy

  • Interacts with internal and external auditors, providing data and explanations on processes flows

Bring your passion and expertise

  • 1-3 years of financial planning and analysis experience in Accounting/Finance

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or similar

  • MBA or similar certification

  • Proven success executing a corporate-wide budget cycle

  • Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze and objectively solve problems using sound judgment

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience interfacing with Board of Directors and senior management professionals

  • Ability to effectively handle multiple competing priorities and deadlines under pressure

  • Demonstrated effective leadership, supervising and interpersonal skills to instruct or assign work to others, motivate and coach, and evaluate work performance

  • Advanced PC experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

  • Experience with Essbase, SAP, and/or equivalent planning and ERP systems

  • Demonstrated project management skills

  • Experience working in retail industry

  • Builds capacity of individuals and teams through effective employee development, involvement, communication, and supervision efforts

  • Creates a strong, mutually supportive work spirit and culture where people can do their best

  • Establishes trust and inspires others

  • Makes effective organization and people decisions in a manner consistent with The Co-Op Way

  • Delivers on commitments and holds others to same

  • Champions the organization and advocates solutions in the overall Company’s best interest

  • Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.

  • Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions

  • Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers

  • Fosters change in company direction

  • Effectively plans and executes changes

  • Experience data mining and extraction skills like; SQL, Python, R Expertise in Excel, Tableau, and/or other analytical and data visualization platforms

  • Demonstrates a strong competency of Statistics

  • Has developed business cases that use hard data analysis and demonstrates competency with key corporate financial principles such as IRR, ROI, Depreciation, etc

  • Executes effectively by using resources efficiently, meeting deadlines, and keeping others informed of work plans and progress toward goals

  • Clearly conveys and accurately receives information by a variety of methods and in various situations

  • Builds rapport with all kinds of people inside and outside the organization

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