Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis; Planning

Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (Planning)

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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.

General Purpose

The Senior Manager on the Corporate FP&A team will be responsible for driving long-term growth and financial results across the budgeting and long-term planning processes  are seeking a highly motivated and seasoned finance leader for this role. This is a unique opportunity to play a crucial role in company-wide financial planning. This candidate will work cross-functionally with different business partners to deliver comprehensive financials and engage regularly with Corporate FP&A Leadership and Finance Leadership across the Company.

The Sr. Manager will report to the Sr. Director of FP&A Planning.

The base salary range for this role is $142,200 - $235,700. 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.

Essential Functions

• Manage the multi-year financial planning and annual budgeting processes with full ownership of the P&L financial statements
• Establish targets, budget guidance and recommended challenges for business partners as part of the planning process
• Partner with leadership and stakeholders across the organization to ensure timely completion of deliverables including a full rollup of the P&L and ensuring the "right" level of detail and accuracy
• Lead preparation of executive-level presentations and reporting for key planning discussions and Board Meetings
• Provide complex ongoing and ad-hoc analytical support and scenario analysis to support decision making for Corporate FP&A Leadership and Senior Executives
• Manage and mentor at least one direct report and additional planning team members to develop a high performing team
• Serve as thought partner to Corporate FP&A Leadership to drive better financial decisions and operational efficiencies
• Identify and drive initiatives that improve key processes, including systems utilization. Evaluate current processes, identify best practices and work with leadership and stakeholders to solve issues and/or implement improvements.

Competencies

People

• Building Effective Teams (for managers of People and Projects)
• Developing Talent (for managers of people only)
• Collaboration

Self

• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict

Business

• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility
• Drives Results
• Resourcefulness
• Decision Quality
• Adaptability
• Integrity and Trust
• Interpersonal Skills

Qualifications And Special Skills Required

• Bachelor's degree required (preferably in an analytical field such as Finance or Economics) with 8+ years of progressive experience with increasing levels of responsibility
• CPA or MBA preferred
• Forward-thinking, resourceful and problem-solving mindset, drawn to building off ambiguity with a willingness to take on challenges in an environment with consistently changing priorities
• Proven experience with core financial planning and analysis with a strong drive for results ensuring tight deadlines are successfully met
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate results and implications of analyses to various audiences, and strong capability for developing and presenting insights
• Strong analytical ability with knowledge of how to dissect problems and "connect the dots" - e.g., understand how pieces of data interact with each other and/or how one finding should inform the result of another…