Remote Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst for a leading global retail brand. This is an 8–12 week assignment covering a leave. You'll plan, report on and analyze sales and store performance across North American retail stores. What you'll do: - Build high-level sales plans and store-level sales targets - Turn targets into daily and weekly store goals used for field and store incentive pay - Pull and check sales data in BusinessObjects; analyze sales and KPI trends and make recommendations - Work with General Ledger and Shared Services on controls and balance sheet analysis - Build tools to automate and streamline reporting - Create ad hoc analyses and support special projects - Partner with brand and field leaders to point out sales and operating trends Required: - Bachelor's degree or MBA in Finance, Accounting or Data Analytics - 3+ years of FP&A or commercial finance - Advanced Excel and financial modeling; strong PowerPoint and Word - SAP and/or BusinessObjects experience - High attention to detail; a self-starter who's comfortable in a fast-paced setting A plus: retail industry experience, especially store-level sales planning. Originally posted on Himalayas