Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The Company seeks an intellectually curious and self-motivated Manager to join a high performing team responsible for the long-term planning, forecasting, and reporting processes s candidate will work cross-functionally across the business to deliver comprehensive financials and supporting analyses to senior leadership. The ideal candidate must have a background in Finance, possess strong analytical and communication skills, and be able to partner effectively with stakeholders across the organization.

The Manager will report to the Sr. Director, Financial Planning & Analysis and interact frequently with other executives within Finance.

The base salary range for this role is $121,000 - $198,700. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

• Manage the long-term process to ensure a timely completion of key deliverables
• Develop budget guidance for the planning process
• Set targets and issue challenges to business partners
• Manage the bottom-up calculations for key P&L line items
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to roll up the P&L
• Support our Senior Executives by providing scenarios and analyses to make decisions throughout the process.
• Prepare Executive level presentations and support materials for our annual Board Meetings.

• Manage the weekly forecast process and prepare a comprehensive summary for executive review
• Engage with business partners to understand and explain all substantial forecast changes to senior leadership
• Support the CFO and Investor Relations team by providing forecasted financial statements, earnings guidance models, and earnings scenarios.
• Support the ongoing evolution of the forecasting process by leveraging Hyperion to automate and enhance existing processes.

• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports including analysis of business performance, inventory levels, and balance sheet data
• Provide ongoing analytical support to influence strategic direction, guide investor relations activities, and inform senior management and Board level discussion
• Provide ad-hoc analysis for senior management whenever necessary, ensuring tight deadlines are always met.

• People
  • Building Effective Teams
  • Developing Talent
  • Collaboration
• Self
  • Leading by Example
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Ensures Accountability and Execution
  • Manages Conflict
• Business
  • Business Acumen
  • Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
  • Organizational Agility

With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies:

• Drives Results
• Teamwork, Influencing Others
• Analysis and Judgment
• Technical Skills
• Planning and Organizing
• Problem Solving

• Bachelor's degree required (preferably in an analytical field such as Finance, Economics, Accounting, etc.)
• CPA or MBA preferred
• Minimum 5-7 years post-college experience with demonstrated success at increasing levels of responsibility
• Strong familiarity with core financial planning and analysis processes including budgeting, forecasting and financial control process design
• Prior experience with EPM software (e.g. Hyperion, Cognos, TM1, SAP, etc.) preferred
• Outstanding analytical ability - must have a data driven approach to solving problems. Requires very strong quantitative skills, a good sense of how to dissect problems and a strong ability to "connect the dots" - e.g. understand how pieces of data interact with each…