Senior Financial Analyst

$85,000 - $105,000/Yr

Duluth Trading Company - Hollandale, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Hollandale, 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 driving financial results and influencing strategic decision-making by delivering business performance insights. In this role, you will support the development of strategic plans, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts, ensuring that financial performance aligns with the company's objectives. You will be responsible for integrating data from diverse sources, applying analytics to recommend options, and influencing business decisions. Evaluating financial results at the department, store, and total company level will be essential, as will highlighting risks and opportunities while providing strategic and tactical recommendations to leadership. Additionally, you will communicate and present financial results and forecasts clearly, ensuring that reports are easily understood, including the underlying assumptions and dependencies. The role also involves preparing executive-level presentations that summarize key insights for leaders, supporting the financial planning process through strategic plans, financial plans, and monthly forecasts. You will investigate existing expenditures to identify potential cost savings and consistently review processes to identify improvements or efficiencies. Ad hoc analyses for the CEO, CFO, and other Leadership Team members will also be part of your responsibilities.

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 as well as 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 process through strategic plan, financial plan, and monthly forecast processes.
• Investigate existing expenditures with a view to identifying cost savings.
• Consistently review existing processes to identify improvements or efficiencies.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses for 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
• Competitive compensation based on education, work experience, and certifications.