Senior FP&A Analyst - Hybrid

Genesco - Nashville, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Nashville, TN

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About the position

Genesco is seeking an experienced senior financial analyst to be an integral part of our Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis group. This individual will have a knack for dealing with complex issues while improving systems and processes and working with leaders across the company. This individual will be a motivated team player but also a self-starter, with the ability to think creatively and effectively communicate their findings and analysis. At Genesco we value teamwork, collaboration, and critical thinking, and this individual will be an important figure in our FP&A team and in helping move the company forward.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret financial data to provide operational reporting; closely monitor and understand sales fluctuations and the drivers of current trends.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting processes; analyze, interpret, and summarize monthly projection revisions.
• Determine specific drivers of business performance, analysis of revenue growth, variance, margin mix, period over period.
• Partner with operational heads to present and explain the financial implications of operational results.
• Conduct trend analysis and leverage insights during forward-looking planning.
• Produce monthly actuals-to-forecast variance analysis on P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow and identify impactful opportunities that would increase the accuracy of our forecast models.
• Provide periodic, ongoing profitability reporting.
• Assist in the preparation of management decks and other Board presentations.
• Financial modeling and ad hoc reporting as directed by senior leadership.
• Effectively communicate to management key information pertaining to the actuals and forecasts and be able to summarize succinctly.
• Appropriately adjust divisional forecasts based on trends and economic research, and effectively manage quarterly earnings guidance model to help set Street expectations.
• Integrate economic research and prevailing economic conditions into analysis, forecasts and models.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting
• 4+ years of experience in financial modeling and reporting preferred; CPA a plus
• Multi-divisional operating company experience a plus
• Intermediate to advanced user of Microsoft Excel with a demonstrated ability to aggregate, manipulate, and interpret large data sets
• An ability to work in other Microsoft Office disciplines, such as Access and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in business intelligence tools, particularly Peoplesoft (a plus but not required); an ability to demonstrate proficiency across multiple accounting software tools and the ability to learn new software platforms quickly
• Ability to work quickly and hit the ground running; willingness to dive in and understand system/processes quickly
• Detail oriented with an ability to think analytically and creatively
• An ability to work with various levels of management throughout the organization; team player who enjoys culture building
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice-to-haves

• Strategic and/or M&A experience a plus