Financial Analyst - Business Support

Kohl's; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohl's is seeking a Financial Analyst to improve profitability through value-add analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and business partnerships. You will build models, challenge assumptions, and provide actionable insights.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, journal entries, and presenting findings to leadership. Retail context preferred.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Excel, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and present insights.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate and summarize data using technical tools and accounting principles.
• Develop sensitivity, rate vs. mix, or correlation analyses.
• Forecast weekly and monthly results.
• Support budgeting and long-range planning.
• Prepare month-end close documentation and journal entries.
• Communicate findings to business partners and prepare presentations.
• Assist with bank settlements and capital project forecasts.
• Ensure SOX controls and financial reporting requirements.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial software

Job description

About The Role

As Financial Analyst, you will improve company profitability through leading value-add analysis, driving cross-functional collaboration and building business partnerships.

About The Role

As Financial Analyst, you will improve company profitability through leading value-add analysis, driving cross-functional collaboration and building business partnerships.

What You’ll Do

• Aggregate and summarize data using technical tools, accounting principles and relevant business knowledge
• Develop sensitivity analysis, rate versus mix or correlation analysis
• Systematically identify appropriate variables, relevant assumptions and key performance metrics
• Execute weekly and monthly forecasts
• Participate in annual budgeting and update long-range plans
• Update routine schedules and daily routine reporting
• Book journal entries to ensure an accurate month-end close process
• Communicate analysis and insights to business partners and compile relevant findings for presentation
• Update value-add reporting to teams and leaders
• Support the month-end close process, including recording journal entries, preparing month-end reporting and performing account reconciliations
• Review contracts and establish the correct accounting
• Execute capital project creation and forecasts
• Execute daily and monthly bank settlements
• Prepare SEC Filings (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K)
• Prepare quarterly earnings release and conference call materials
• Prepare financial schedules and analyses for the Board of Directors, Disclosure Committee and Audit Committee
• Perform monthly and quarterly SOX validations to ensure controls are operating effectively
• Research technical accounting and financial reporting issues, document conclusions and recommend accounting treatment to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are met
• Help drive roadmap for future enhancements and network with other Oracle cloud customers to develop and implement best practices
• Additional tasks may be assigned

Required

What Skills You Have

• Working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and other Financial Software programs
• Excellent accounting, budgeting, and forecasting skills
• Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, time management and collaboration skills

Preferred

• Retail industry experience
• Adept multitasker