FP&A Analyst: Retail Growth & Insights (Hybrid)

applegreen; Alpine (NJ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

10% Annual Bonus

Earned Wage Access – Pay on Demand

Education Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Applegreen US is seeking a Finance Analyst to support reporting, planning, forecasting and analytics for Commercial, Operations, IT and Facilities. The role is part of the US FP&A team based in Glen Rock, NJ, providing timely, accurate financial information to drive continuous improvement and support deadlines.

The successful candidate will have strong technical and analytical skills, and the ability to partner with Commercial, Operations and Accounting/Finance across the US, UK and Ireland.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree.
• 2-3 years FP&A experience in financial analyst role or similar.
• Retail, wholesale, or quick-serve restaurant experience a plus.
• Advanced skills in developing complex financial models.
• Superior analytical acumen to interpret and interrogate data and financial systems.
• High/Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Functions, Pivot Tables), Power BI, Smartview, Oracle EPM.
• Strong aptitude to create PowerPoint presentations to provide clear visuals that facilitate decision making and provide actionable insights on key performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of the budget and forecasts including variance analysis.
• Distil summarized budgets down to site-level, brand-level, account-level data that incorporates advanced allocation methodologies including seasonality curves and week-over week growth trends.
• Prepare complex financial models to support Commercial, Operations, Facility projects.
• Develop presentations with compelling visuals that provide impact, insights and elevate storytelling.
• Leverage strong technical skills for advanced reporting within Excel.
• Ability to synthesize large data sets with optimized Power BI capabilities.
• Analysis of financial data to understand key business performance drivers via Smartview and EPM.
• Preparation of monthly presentations to leadership that provide financial reporting, insightful commentary, and variance analysis.
• Support Head Office leadership with reporting and analysis of monthly expenses and variances.
• Partner with Finance Business Managers and the Head of Transformation to provide in depth analysis of other direct site costs that highlight cost outliers and savings opportunities.
• Manage statistical accounts loads into ERP systems (PDI/EPM) and Labor systems (UKG) and provide data validation.
• Prepare financial models for capital projects seeking approval at Investment Committee meetings, provide analysis of returns (ROCE, Payback), and conduct post-mortem analysis.
• Analytical support for initiatives that drive business improvements and support of ad hoc projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial analysis

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BS/BA degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Smartview

Oracle EPM

Job description

Applegreen US is seeking a Finance Analyst to support reporting, planning, forecasting and analytics for Commercial, Operations, IT and Facilities. The role is part of the US FP&A team based in Glen Rock, NJ, providing timely, accurate financial information to drive continuous improvement and support deadlines.

The successful candidate will have strong technical and analytical skills, and the ability to partner with Commercial, Operations and Accounting/Finance across the US, UK and Ireland.