Ability to create/update/modify/improve financial models with a solid understanding of accounting principles, financial relationships, and financial measures
Ability to leverage technology to streamline and improve business processes and work products
Ability to partner effectively with other disciplines to review and update assumptions used in the financial modeling (Labor, Real Estate, Operations, others)
5+ years of relevant experience in positions that require detailed analysis and reporting financial results
Advanced knowledge of Excel and experience with PBCS/Smartview
Own Anaplan models used for new Real Estate pro formas
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience supporting a retail and/or real estate organization
BA/BS degree in Finance/Accounting/Business. Advanced degree and/or CPA/CMA preferred
Supervisory Responsibilities: Finance Manager will supervise one individual
Responsibilities
Lead new store opportunity (NSO) planning, forecast, and analysis
Ownership of new Real Estate deal modeling, including inputs and continuous improvement of the model assumptions and calculations
Lead all analyses of NSO performance results, forecast model updates, and reporting (weekly, period, ad-hoc)
Present financials of new Real estate at the Real Estate Committee to Senior leaders
Manage end to end store target setting process for all NSOs including PBCS and Dashboard systems
Creation of weekly and period NSO targets during Annual Operating Planning process
Period end analysis, reporting, and forecast updates
Financial ownership of specific store P&L accounts- Rent, taxes, common area maintenance, etc
Interacting with key business partners to understand drivers of performance and how those drivers contribute to forecast updates
Preparing material for presentation and review with executive leadership
Periodic evaluation of NSO results compared to annual and long-term strategic business plans to identify risks and opportunities
Coordinating with business partners to identify and solve potential gaps in results as necessary
Identify opportunities and develop ad-hoc financial analyses and present recommendations to senior management
Help build high-performance culture where team members will develop skillsets and enable the pursuit of meaningful work and career goals