Senior Financial Analyst

$85,000 - $105,000/Yr

Duluth Trading Company - Middleton, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Middleton, WI

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

Duluth Trading Company is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. This pivotal role will report directly to the Manager of FP&A and will collaborate closely with members of Duluth Trading's Leadership Team. The Senior Financial Analyst will engage with all departments across the company, providing a unique opportunity to gain insights into various business functions while applying finance and analytical skills to enhance overall performance. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting financial performance and strategic initiatives, leading to informed decision-making and improved financial results. In this position, you will be responsible for delivering business performance insights that drive financial results. You will support the development of strategic plans, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts, ensuring that financial objectives align with the company's goals. Your analytical expertise will be essential in evaluating financial results at the department, store, and total company levels, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing strategic recommendations to leadership. You will also be tasked with preparing executive-level presentations that effectively communicate financial results and forecasts, ensuring clarity in reporting assumptions and dependencies. The role requires a proactive approach to investigating existing expenditures to identify potential cost savings and a consistent review of processes to uncover improvements or efficiencies. Additionally, you will prepare ad hoc analyses for the CEO, CFO, and other members of the Leadership Team, contributing to the overall financial strategy of Duluth Trading Company.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insights integrating data from diverse sources and applying analytics to recommend options and influence business decisions.
• Evaluate financial results at a department, store, and total company level, highlighting risks and opportunities and providing strategic and tactical recommendations to leaders.
• Communicate and present financial results and forecasts, ensuring reports are clear and understood, including assumptions and dependencies.
• Deliver executive-level presentations that summarize key insights for leaders.
• Support financial planning processes through strategic plan, financial plan, and monthly forecast processes.
• Investigate existing expenditures to identify cost savings.
• Consistently review existing processes to identify improvements or efficiencies.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses for the CEO, CFO, and other Leadership Team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Familiarity with data analytics methods and visualization tools.
• Experience in project management, establishing business systems, and process improvements.
• Excellent leadership skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively deal with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to synthesize large quantities of data, identify trends and drivers.
• Solid analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• 3+ years of experience in a relevant field.

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time-off
• 12-week full-pay parental leave
• Paid holiday time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth
• Flexible schedules
• Comprehensive benefits package.