Barnes & Noble, Inc. · 8 hours ago
Budget Capex Analyst
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$80K/yr - $90K/yr
3+ years expBarnes & Noble, Inc. is seeking a Budget Capex Analyst who will be pivotal to the financial success of the organization by supporting important capital planning and analysis activities. The analyst will partner with the Financial Planning Manager to build budgets, forecasts, and analyses for Capex across various business areas, while enhancing Capex reporting for strategic capital planning.
Retail
Responsibilities
Review and monitor capital expenditure, investments, and strategic projects to ensure budget and forecast alignment
Build strong relationships with budget owners and project managers, partnering with the Financial Planning Manager to oversee all Capex requests within the business
Prepare the annual Capex budget in conjunction with heads of departments
Ensure that senior management have clear and concise capital reporting, including actuals, forecasts, budgets, and variance analysis
Analyze investments in budget owners’ Capex requests, ensuring payback targets are achievable before requests are submitted for board approval
Build post-project audits, summarizing project returns and leveraging that information when analyzing future investments
Monitor Capex against forecast, budget, and prior year, tracking variance from benchmarks, and revising forecasts with latest Capex expectations
Align capital budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis with company P&L timeline
Partner with budget owners to build strategic capital plans, preparing realistic long-range plans for board presentations, while working with budget owners to reduce excess expense
Seek out opportunities to improve capital planning processes, increasing process efficiency, accuracy, and completeness, and building repeatable systems
Partner with the Fixed Asset Accounting team to develop depreciation schedules aligned with Capex budgets and forecasts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other quantitative discipline, along with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in a Finance or Accounting role
Proven experience in finance or accounting roles, preferably within retail or consumer goods
Proven track record of delivering actionable insights, managing budgets, and supporting senior leadership
Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting along with financial modeling
Proficient in financial analysis and variance analysis
Knowledge of ROI analysis methods, including DCF, IRR, and payback period
Experience preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with a strong willingness to advance your Excel knowledge and skills
Demonstrated ability to build effective cross-functional relationships and partner with individuals at all seniority levels across the organization
Able to cope with change under pressure and work within deadlines
Able to take direction from senior management and execute tasks efficiently and within agreed upon timelines
Able to work independently and with a strong sense of urgency while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy in all deliverables
Good communication and presentation skills, with the ability to concisely articulate financial information to colleagues with the guidance and support of the Financial Planning Manager
Ability to translate financial concepts and information to non-financial partners and stakeholders
Ability to adapt and proactively navigate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Ability to anticipate challenges and future scenarios, take initiative to implement solutions, achieve goals, and positively influence the business
Comfortable with challenging leaders in a professional and effective way, when it is needed
Demonstrate a growth mindset, actively seeking feedback and opportunities to learn, adapt and improve
Company
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble proudly serves America with approximately 600 bookstores across all fifty states, and are busy opening newly designed stores in communities nationwide.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Allen Lindstrom
CFO
Seema Paul
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
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