Analyst Sr, Financial

Guitar Center Stores, Inc.; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Guitar Center Stores, Inc. is seeking a lead FP&A analyst to analyze business results and deliver insights into key segments. The role partners with Accounting on month-end close, develops narratives for leadership, and supports the board with financial commentary.

The position requires 4+ years in finance, strong Excel, SQL/Tableau skills, and experience with large data sets in a retail environment. Flexible hybrid work with in-person HQ presence in Westlake Village.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years of equivalent work experience, preferably in Finance, Business, or related field.
• 4 years of relevant work experience, preferably within a retail or ecommerce environment.
• Detail oriented while independently leading/executing multiple assignments under tight timelines.
• SQL or Tableau experience is a major plus.
• Experience with large data sets and ability to turn around work quickly; customer service oriented.
• Basic accounting knowledge: accruals, GL, capitalizations, amortizations, etc.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to structure issues and recommend resolutions.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel; proficient with financial planning tools and PeopleSoft.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Accounting during month-end close to validate financial results and reconcile reports.
• Develop narratives and talking points translating financial data for leadership and board.
• Engage with business partners to gather context on performance drivers and variances.
• Perform variance analysis against forecast, budget, and prior year; track expenses with department leaders.
• Maintain and enhance financial models and monthly/forecasting templates.
• Create and update board quality decks and executive summaries with key driver analysis.

Skills

SQL

Tableau

Excel

Large datasets

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle Smart View

PeopleSoft

MS Office Suite

Job description

Hybrid Onsite Tuesday - Thursday/weekly (Westlake Village Corporate HQ) Remote Monday/ Friday

The purpose of this job is to play a lead role in analyzing business results and providing insights into the performance of key segments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Accounting during the month-end close process to validate financial results, reconcile reporting packages, and ensure figures presented to leadership align to the general ledger.
• Develop written narratives and talking points that translate financial data into business-relevant insights for non-financial audiences, including senior leadership and the board.
• Engage directly with business partners across departments to gather context on performance drivers, obtain explanations for variances, and incorporate operational context into financial commentary.
• Perform variance analysis against forecast, budget, and prior year, and track expenses and results in partnership with department leaders.
• Maintain and enhance recurring financial models and reporting templates used for monthly reporting, forecasting, and board reporting cycles.
• Create and update board quality decks and executive summaries that communicate overall company financial performance, including variance commentary and key driver analysis.
• Conduct quality control review of reporting packages and presentations to ensure accuracy, internal consistency, and proper sourcing prior to distribution to senior leadership.
• Extract and synthesize data from multiple systems and databases to support reporting and ad hoc analysis.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and special projects in direct support of the Director and VP of FP&A, often under tight deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve the monthly reporting process, templates, and supporting workflows.
• Maintain deep working knowledge of the SmartView hierarchy ("tree") structure, serving as the team’s go-to resource for navigating entity, account, and segment dimensions, and troubleshooting mapping issues.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (or 4 years of equivalent work experience), preferably in Finance, Business, or related field
• 4 years of relevant work experience (in addition to degree or years of previous experience), preferably within a retail or ecommerce environment
• Ability to be detail oriented while independently leading and/or executing multiple assignments simultaneously under tight timelines
• SQL or Tableau experience is a major plus.
• Experience working with large data sets, be customer service oriented, able to turn around work quickly
• Basic Accounting knowledge around accruals, GL, capitalizations, amortizations, etc.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to logically structure issues and determine recommended resolutions
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Skilled proficiency using financial planning tools such as Oracle Smart View
• Skilled proficiency using financial management applications such as PeopleSoft
• Skilled proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Benefits

For our employees who are musicians we offer the unique opportunity of gig leave – take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour! Guitar Center offers robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.

Compensation

$95,000 - $110,000/yr depending on background and experience.

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