Senior Financial Analyst — Strategic Forecasting; Hybrid

Position: Senior Financial Analyst — Strategic Forecasting (Hybrid)

Job Description

We are seeking 9 total Senior Financial Analysts to join different areas of our Finance team. In these roles, you will be a key partner to business leaders, driving performance through data-driven insights, financial modeling, and cross-functional collaboration. You will own reporting and planning for a set of KPIs and/or cost centers-supporting close, short-term forecasts, and long-range planning-while translating key business drivers into actionable recommendations.

** All of the Sr. Financial Analysts roles we are currently hiring for are hybrid and will require you to be in office 4 days per week in downtown Seattle, WA.

A day in the life:

• Lead the planning and analysis process for weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance (including close/variance), as well as annual and long-term financial plans.
• Develop and enhance financial models and scalable tools using a variety of data sources and KPIs to support planning/forecasting, analyze past performance, and predict future trends.
• Analyze large sets of data and be able to speak to it and translate it to finance and non-finance folks.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic decision-making and improve business outcomes through insightful financial analysis.
• Communicate trade-offs, benefits, and priorities effectively with business leaders, ensuring alignment on key initiatives.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses and special projects, presenting findings to senior leadership to inform key business decisions.
• Drive continuous process improvements, automation, and streamlined reporting, ensuring outputs reconcile to source-of-truth data and improve accuracy.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, providing actionable recommendations to improve performance.

You own this if you have:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in corporate Sr. Financial Analyst role, or a related analyst role
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Proven experience owning forecasting/budgeting and close variance analysis, with a strong ability to model, analyze, and interpret data to drive business insights.
• Proven success in being able to influence the business with your story telling with data and recommendations.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint a must; experience with Oracle, Anaplan, Tableau, Hyperion Essbase, Power BI and SQL (or similar tools) is a plus.
• Ability to work independently, developing processes and deliverables with minimal direction.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with a focus on data integrity, controls, and accuracy.
• Experience presenting financial data to senior or executive leadership is highly preferred.
• Intellectual curiosity and a continuous-improvement mindset, proactively identifying opportunities to streamline, automate, and improve existing processes.

We have several different Sr. Financial Analyst roles open at this time in different areas of the business, please see below:

We are currently hiring for the following roles that would support these specific areas of the business: (we will be able to share specific job description for each role once we get you into the interview process. You can share which roles you are most interested in with the recruiter on the phone screen.

• Merchandising (1 Role)
• Rack Stores (1 Role)
• Technology (3 Roles)
• Supply Chain (2 Role)
• Investment Governance (1 Role)
• Marketing (1 Role)

Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
$80,000.00 - $ Annual

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Our employees are our most important asset and that's reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k,…