Position Purpose:
In this position, the Senior Analyst, Online and Marketing Strategy will be expected to prepare economic / financial analysis and strategic analysis. The Senior Analyst's role is to aid leadership in financial and strategic decisions with an analytics first and framework driven approach. Areas of focus include strategy development, storytelling and PowerPoint design, financial modeling, competitive analysis, and project management. This person will play a key role in support of our marketing organization and our growing interconnected business by driving financial and strategic visibility and will work closely with Online and Marketing leadership in order to achieve business goals and create shareholder value.
Key Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Strategic Analysis/Problem Solving – works to fully understand business; identify and implement process and organizational improvements; Project Management – develops and supports a strategic alliance with business and finance partners; Executive Storytelling – works to aid leadership as they craft various presentations to communicate strategies, roadblocks, and requests for executive audiences; Participates in cross-functional activities focused on solving business issues and enhancing our competitive advantage.
Key Responsibilities:
- 25% Oversee the administration of financial policies.
- 25% Conducts special financial studies and coordinates with other departments in the preparation of statistical studies.
- 25% Performs internal and external economic research and analyzes issues related to specific financial metrics to ensure competitiveness
- 5% Compiles or prepares reports, graphs and charts of data developed.
- 10% Recommends changes in financial analysis methods or procedures.
- 10% Assists and supervises Financial Analysts in the daily preparation and conduct of their work.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position typically reports to a Manager
- This position does not have direct reports
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Under constant pressure to continuously meet tight deadlines, demanding quotas and/or must regularly deal with difficult situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in retail, e-commerce, strategy, finance
- Excellent executive level communicator
- Strong working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
- MBA
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
Competencies:
- Oral and written communication skills
- Accounting or Finance experience.
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving skills
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