Senior Financial Analyst-Store Operations

As a key member of the finance team, the Senior Financial Analyst – Store Operations provides critical analytical support to drive cost-effective performance across store operations and inform strategic decision-making. This role partners closely with leadership to develop and manage monthly sales, labor, and controllable expense plans for each location, leveraging performance trends, complex store-level metrics, and annual planning assumptions.

• Analyzes and prepares statistical and historic data needed for the timely preparation of monthly labor and expense plans by location that result in an operating plan used to staff and schedule to meet business requirements.
• Consolidate data from multiple sources to update driver reports used for identifying payroll gaps.
• Interfaces routinely with Zone Staff to provide support, challenge results, reassess needs, and provide analytic guidance that will influence results.
• Provides weekly, monthly and year-to-date reporting and analysis that address performance to plan results on a variety of metrics that will influence forecasting, and highlighting areas of opportunity for sales and profit growth.
• Prepares analysis needed to manage and control store expenses and store operations measurable objectives.
• Interfaces routinely with HGHS Finance partners and accountants providing required support that influences monthly operational planning, rolling plan, and month end closing processes.
• Compile and prepare various reports to support decision making such as forecasting and adjusting sold units, conveyable vs. bulk units and wage.
• Development of methods, procedures, and guidelines for preparation of labor and expense budgets, recommending budgeting policies, practices, and standards.
• Conducts research and inquiry relative to supporting ad hoc analyses that support sales and profit growth.
• Maintain and apply budget adjustments to budget files used to update Kronos and reporting and support ongoing backend Workforce Management system maintenance.
• Performs labor standard adjustments for new initiatives and system enhancements.
• Assist with PowerBI migration by conducting UAT, creating dashboards update manual files, create user guides, and identify continuous improvement opportunities

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance or Business
• Minimum of three years budget preparation, administration and control experience in a multi-unit environment
• Experience using data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau
• Preferred experience in a strong growth, fast pace, dynamic environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Advanced level in Excel, and Access required
• Ability to quickly achieve proficiency in new applications
• Cross-functional knowledge of Store Operations and Finance Good organizational skills