WHSmith North America · 17 hours ago
Senior Financial Analyst
WHSmith North America is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their Commercial FP&A team and support the growth and profitability of their travel retail operations. The role involves financial, strategic, and operational analysis, focusing on budgeting and planning merchandise sales and gross margin, as well as creating financial projections and developing business cases for new initiatives.
Retail
Responsibilities
Partner with commercial leaders to develop and maintain financial models for revenue and margin forecasting across multiple business segments
Support the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic goals
Prepare and analyze weekly sales performance reports, providing commercial leadership with insights into key drivers to variances vs plan
Provide ad hoc analysis and decision support on key initiatives
Develop dashboards and KPIs that measure commercial effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement
Participate in the identifying and measuring of initiatives to help drive top line growth and/or margin expansion
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field
3+ years' work experience including financial and/or operational analysis, preferably in a retail company
Experience with financial budgeting
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Advanced understanding and working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and analysis
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Strong Excel skills and experience with EPM tools
Must be a self-starter and willing to work in a fast paced, high growth environment
Must be comfortable interacting with and presenting to executives and senior leadership
Preferred
MBA a plus
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
Flex Time Off Policy
401k with company match
Huge Employee Discount at all our stores, so check us out
Amazing training & career path
Competitive pay!
And more!
Company
WHSmith North America
About WHSmith North America WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide.
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Funding
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unknown2019-10-17Acquired
2008-01-01Private Equity
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