Financial Analyst

Hottopic; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HotTopic, Inc. seeks a Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. This role supports budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and financial analysis across business areas. You’ll collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, and business partners to interpret results and influence decisions.

The position is hybrid, based at our HQ in City of Industry, CA, requiring three days on-site. Ideal candidates have 2–3 years of FP&A experience and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 2–3 years of FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis experience.
• Strong Excel skills and experience building and maintaining financial models.
• Solid understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budget, forecasts, and monthly financial planning and reporting.
• Prepare and maintain financial models, reports, and supporting schedules.
• Analyze monthly results and explain key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Work with Accounting during month-end close to review actuals, accruals, reclasses, and other financial activity.
• Prepare monthly reporting and presentations for management.
• Work with business partners to understand spending, business trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Help maintain recurring reports and ensure financial information is accurate and complete.
• Work with financial and operational data from different systems to support analysis and reporting.
• Look for opportunities to simplify, improve, and automate existing reports and processes.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and other projects as needed.

Skills

Excel skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

Oracle

BI tools

Job description

Does a fresh Excel spreadsheet hold endless possibilities for you? If so, this role may just be the prefect fit! We’re looking for a Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. This role will support budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and financial analysis across different areas of the business.

You’ll work closely with the FP&A team, Accounting, and business partners to understand financial results, identify key trends, and support business decisions. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, wants to learn the business, and is interested in finding better and more efficient ways to work.

This role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA three days a week.

• Support the annual budget, forecasts, and monthly financial planning and reporting.
• Prepare and maintain financial models, reports, and supporting schedules.
• Analyze monthly results and explain key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Work with Accounting during month-end close to review actuals, accruals, reclasses, and other financial activity.
• Prepare monthly reporting and presentations for management.
• Work with business partners to understand spending, business trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Help maintain recurring reports and ensure financial information is accurate and complete.
• Work with financial and operational data from different systems to support analysis and reporting.
• Look for opportunities to simplify, improve, and automate existing reports and processes.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and other projects as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field preferred.
• 2–3 years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis.
• Strong Excel skills and experience building and maintaining financial models.
• Solid understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in retail or another multi-location business.
• Experience with enterprise planning/reporting systems such as Oracle.
• Interest in leveraging AI and automation to improve financial analysis, reporting and processes.
• Experience working with BI and data visualization tools.