Financial Analyst

Sears; Hoffman Estates (IL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Sears is seeking a Financial Analyst to support financial reporting and analysis within their Finance team. The role involves creating financial models, conducting performance analysis, and providing actionable insights to enhance decision-making and financial performance. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business and several years of related experience, with strong skills in Excel and financial analysis.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of related finance experience required.
• Bachelor's degree is mandatory.
• Strong analytical skills to provide financial insights.

Responsibilities

• Develops comprehensive financial business plans and forecasts.
• Provides actionable financial insights to business unit leaders.
• Conducts variance analysis and identifies financial opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Proficiency in MS Excel

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business

Tools

Adaptive

NetSuite

Job description

JOB SCOPE:
Responsible for performing financial analysis and operational support for one of Transformco's Finance or Accounting teams (e.g., FP&A, Treasury, Merchandise, Marketing, Financial Services), while serving as a financial and operational thought partner to teams across the organization.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Financial Analyst plays a key role in supporting financial reporting, analysis, and planning processes. This position is responsible for creating and maintaining financial models, analyzing performance trends, and developing insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making. The role involves driving improvements in financial processes, building profitability models by sales
channel, monitoring SG&A budgets, and supporting cross-functional teams with ad hoc analysis and special projects.

REPORTS TO:
Dir, Business Finance

Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and maintains comprehensive financial business plans and forecasts that align with corporate strategy, including Full Brand P&Ls and detailed Sales Channel P&Ls derived from transactional data
• Builds, maintains, and refines advanced financial models leveraging historical trends, scenario planning, and dynamic forecasts to support strategic decision-making
• Provides actionable financial insights, tools, and recommendations to business unit leaders (e.g., VP/GMM) to drive financial performance and operational effectiveness
• Performs comprehensive variance analysis of actual results versus plans and forecasts, identifying risks, opportunities, and root causes while ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial reporting
• Conducts deep-dive financial analysis, including NPV, break-even, and ROI assessments for merchandise initiatives, operational changes, and strategic projects
• Owns the development of monthly reporting deliverables, including clear and concise results analysis, commentary, and presentations for senior leadership, including the CFO
• Supports cross-functional teams and Finance leadership with ad hoc analysis, business cases, and special projects that require modeling, financial impact assessments, and strategic evaluation
• Validates that operational strategies, tactics, and resource allocations are aligned to achieve financial objectives and proactively addresses performance gaps
• Leads continuous improvement efforts to refine financial planning, reporting, and forecasting processes, driving efficiency, scalability, and accuracy
• Drives identification and implementation of process improvements within financial analysis, operational reporting, and business planning to enhance efficiency and decision support
• Conducts research, prepares financial assessments, and contributes to the annual strategic planning process, ensuring alignment with corporate financial goals
• Demonstrates the ability to leverage advanced tools, including AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, and other LLM technologies, to enhance analysis, accelerate processes, and support innovation in financial operations

Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and maintains comprehensive financial business plans and forecasts that align with corporate strategy, including Full Brand P&Ls and detailed Sales Channel P&Ls derived from transactional data
• Builds, maintains, and refines advanced financial models leveraging historical trends, scenario planning, and dynamic forecasts to support strategic decision-making
• Provides actionable financial insights, tools, and recommendations to business unit leaders (e.g., VP/GMM) to drive financial performance and operational effectiveness
• Performs comprehensive variance analysis of actual results versus plans and forecasts, identifying risks, opportunities, and root causes while ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial reporting
• Conducts deep-dive financial analysis, including NPV, break-even, and ROI assessments for merchandise initiatives, operational changes, and strategic projects
• Owns the development of monthly reporting deliverables, including clear and concise results analysis, commentary, and presentations for senior leadership, including the CFO
• Supports cross-functional teams and Finance leadership with ad hoc analysis, business cases, and special projects that require modeling, financial impact assessments, and strategic evaluation
• Validates that operational strategies, tactics, and resource allocations are aligned to achieve financial objectives and proactively addresses performance gaps
• Leads continuous improvement efforts to refine financial planning, reporting, and forecasting processes, driving efficiency, scalability, and accuracy
• Drives identification and implementation of process improvements within financial analysis, operational reporting, and business planning to enhance efficiency and decision support
• Conducts research, prepares financial assessments, and contributes to the annual strategic planning process, ensuring alignment with corporate financial goals
• Demonstrates the ability to leverage advanced tools, including AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, and other LLM technologies, to enhance analysis, accelerate processes, and support innovation in financial operations

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree
• 3-4 years of related experience
• 18 years of age or older

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Exhibits a high proficiency in MS Excel
• Team player and focused, with a strong passion to learn and succeed
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize financial analysis and business objectives into clear recommendations
• Possess a high level of timeliness, accuracy and motivation
• Ability to prioritize own work, set clear objectives and multi-task under deadline-driven circumstances, regardless of nature of task
• Good interpersonal skills necessary, allowing the individual to effectively partner with and become a resource to others in the department as well as to senior operating management
• Demonstrates ability to proactively build new and improved processes to meet growth demands
• 3-4 years of prior finance experience (wholesale experience a bonus)
• Bachelor's degree with emphasis or major in Finance/Business or relevant business experience

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• CPA or other professional designation
• Knowledge of Adaptive, NetSuite or other financial software
• Wholesale experience

Years Experience

2 - 5 Years Experience

Travel Requirements

None

Country

United States

Work-In City

REMOTE

Work-In State

REMOTE

Work-In Postal Code

REMOTE

Business

Job Function

Finance/Accounting

Employment Category

Regular, Full-time

Compensation Range

$85,000.00

Additional Compensation Explanation

N/A

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet.