Financial Analyst – Senior

Planet Group; Framingham (MA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to deliver continuous analytical support for cost-effective operations across multiple stores. You will develop location-based labor and expense plans and translate performance trends into actionable insights for senior management.

The role requires 8+ years of budget experience, excellent communication, and advanced Excel skills. Hybrid work in Framingham, MA is offered with a 4-5 month contract.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience budgeting, administration, and financial control in a multi-unit environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to quickly learn new applications and systems.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly labor and expense plans by location to support staffing and scheduling.
• Provide analytical guidance to regional and operational leadership to influence performance.
• Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports and forecast impacts.
• Collaborate with Finance team to support monthly close, rolling forecasts, and planning.
• Create budgeting procedures and standards for labor and expenses.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to inform business decisions and growth.
• Assist with administrative tasks such as invoice processing.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Job description

Financial Analyst - Senior

Contract length: 4-5 months c2h

Location:Framingham, MA Hybrid

Pay: $50/hr - $55/hr, (DOE)

Responsible for providing ongoing analytical support to enable cost-effective operational performance and provide insights that influence senior management decision-making. Develops and allocates monthly store sales, labor, and controllable expense plans for each location by evaluating and interpreting recent performance trends across a complex group of store-specific metrics while considering annual plan assumptions.

Responsible for preparing weekly and monthly reports that provide insight into recent performance and the interpretation and impact of that performance on future periods. Assesses performance against plan and prior periods across key metrics, including sales, productivity, wage rates, and attrition, while considering non-traditional, start-up, and test formats that may influence recommendations for future planning periods.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Develops monthly labor and expense plans by location that result in an operating plan used to staff and schedule teams to meet business requirements.
• Partners routinely with regional and operational leadership to provide support, challenge results, reassess needs, and provide analytical guidance that will influence business performance.
• Provides weekly and monthly reporting and analysis addressing performance against plan across a variety of metrics that influence forecasting.
• Partners with analysts and accountants across Finance to provide support that influences monthly operational planning, rolling forecasts, and month-end closing processes.
• Develops methods, procedures, and guidelines for preparing labor and expense budgets, including recommendations for budgeting policies, practices, and standards.
• Conducts research and performs ad hoc analysis to support business decisions, sales performance, and profit growth.
• Supports administrative tasks, including invoice processing, as required.

Required Skills/Experience

• 8+ years of experience in budget preparation, administration, and financial control within a multi-unit environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to quickly achieve proficiency in new applications and systems.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and growth-oriented environment.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Executive-level communication and presentation skills.
• Retail experience.