Financial Analyst

Ulta Beauty, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Ulta Beauty in Chicago, IL seeks a Financial Analyst I to support FP&A activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. You will partner with business leaders to drive strategic insights and operational performance.

The role emphasizes data analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to influence planning and spend management.

Qualifications

• Education: Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 0-2 years of relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Proficient in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint; MS Power BI experience preferred but not required.
• SAP or Business Intelligence systems knowledge is a plus.
• Background in compiling data, creating queries and replicable reports.
• Organized and detail-oriented with ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks.
• Maintains high level of accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter and intellectually curious.
• Desire to see personal and organizational effort lead to bottom line results.
• Comfortable working independently and in cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily reporting as necessary.
• Develop and execute financial plans in partnership with cross-functional partners.
• Support the monthly period close process with variance explanations.
• Assist with annual budget planning and multi-year long-term planning.
• Queue data from existing systems, consolidate, and provide insights for ad-hoc analyses.
• Continuously improve reports, files, and processes.

Skills

Reporting

Forecasting

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Data analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

SAP

BI systems

Job description

Overview

Experience something categorically different. With over 1,400 stores throughout the U.S., a thriving digital ecosystem and a growth trajectory that's put Wall Street on notice; Ulta Beauty provides dynamic challenges for those who want to apply their financial acumen to ever-increasing levels of complexity. Professional ownership. Diverse and ever-evolving projects. Greater levels of impact. The ability to influence decisions and organizational direction. It's all part of the daily experience of our Finance & Accounting associates.

If you want a collaborative environment where continual learning, career self-determination and trust are prioritized, where an engaged leadership provides deep levels of support and guidance, Ulta Beauty is uniquely positioned to deliver greater levels of career satisfaction.

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE

Are you up for the challenge?:

The Financial Analyst I should demonstrate enthusiasm at the prospect of learning about retail finance and developing their professional skillset. They will be integral to the success of the business by supporting the development and execution of effective business strategies. As a member of the FP&A team, this role will help shape Ulta's future in one of the company's most dynamic segments. This role helps to support core financial budgeting and reporting processes, with specific responsibilities on weekly reporting and monthly management of overhead spend. This person will partner with business leadership, helping support ad hoc analyses to deliver on strategic, financial, and operational goals.

YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY

• Reporting: Lead quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily reporting as necessary, developing deep foundational knowledge on key performance metrics. Identify and communicate both quantitative and qualitative impacts upwards to leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Monthly Forecast Management: In partnership with cross functional business partners, develop and execute financial plans. Contribute to monthly forecasting meetings with partners, asking questions to drive thoughtful decision making.
• Month-end Closure Support: In partnership with accounting business partners, support the monthly period close process by acting as an intermediary with the operational side of the business. Provide expense forecast information, actual expense estimates, and variance explanations where needed.
• Annual Budget Planning: In partnership with cross functional business partners, support annual budget planning and multi-year long-term planning initiatives. Coordinate with partners to determine overhead expense needs and understand ultimate impact to bottom-line financial.
• Ad-hoc Analytics: Support miscellaneous analytics projects as needed by queuing existing systems for data, consolidating, and analyzing the data, and providing insights to solve the question at hand.
• Continuous Improvement: Naturally inquisitive and demonstrates curiosity to challenge status quo. Discovers and implements creative ways to improve processes, reports, file functionality, etc. Copes with change and embraces new ideas brought forth by others.
• Inclusion: Strives to be aware of internal biases and stereotypes, manages them effectively to ensure positive workplace interactions. Contributes to a welcoming environment for all and seeks to understand people as individuals, valuing unique differences. Attends company-wide DE&I trainings and fire-side chats.
• Accountability: Holds self to high level of accountability, setting clear ways to monitor individual progress to ensure deliverables are met and tasks are completed. Is self-motivated and takes initiative in solving problems and managing through ambiguity.
• Planning & Prioritizing: Develops a system to appropriately plan and organize work to consistently meet deadlines, with focus on identifying high-priority tasks. Anticipates roadblocks and actively addresses setbacks with manager.

THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS

• Education: Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Work Experience: 0-2 years of relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• Proficient in MS Office including Excel and Powerpoint, MS Power BI experience preferred but not required
• SAP or Business Intelligence systems knowledge is a plus
• Background in compiling data, creating queries and replicable reports
• Organized and detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks
• Maintains high level of accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter and intellectually curious
• Desire to see personal and organizational effort lead to bottom line results
• Comfortable working independently and in collaborative manner in a cross-functional environment
• Prior budgeting and forecasting experience preferred, not required

#LI-JB2 #LI-Hybrid

The pay range for this position is $57,300.00 - $71,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company's bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

About

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty's own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.