Ops Analyst Budget Forecasting

Dollar Tree; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar Tree is seeking a Financial Analyst for our Chesapeake, VA location. This role is crucial for providing financial oversight into all store operations related expenses, excluding payroll and supplies. The analyst will prepare various analyses and support the annual budget preparation.

Applicants must possess a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance, along with 3-5+ years of experience in retail operations or finance. Advanced Excel skills are essential, and some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field required.
• 3-5+ years of experience in Retail Operations, Project Management, or Financial Operations required.
• Strong analytical, communication, project management, and organizational skills are necessary.
• Ability to work under pressure and suggest operational efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in annual budget preparation and support strategic initiatives.
• Monitor various expense lines and work with departments to minimize expenses.
• Analyze business problems and provide solutions for operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Suppliers and Vendors for project support.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Organizational Skills

Advanced Excel Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Overview

This role is responsible for providing financial oversight into all store operations related expenses with the exception of store payroll and store supplies. This position will also prepare various ad hoc, weekly, monthly and quarterly analyses as deemed appropriate by leadership. This position will participate in the annual budget preparation for areas of responsibility and support leadership with all strategic projects and initiatives. This position will function as a liaison between Field Operations and SSC (i.e. P&L research, Invoice Reconciliation) to include completing analysis for field expenses and development of programs and reports to control costs.

Responsible for compiling, analyzing and providing detailed summary reports on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to help drive expense savings and profitability at both a store and store operations support level. Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for projects and processes including, but not limited to, Store P&Ls, Travel, Vending, etc.)

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the annual budget preparation for areas of responsibility and support leadership with all strategic projects and initiatives.
• Manage and monitor various expense lines working with the field and various departments to resolve issues and minimize expenses.
• Identify root causes for business problems and analyze various expense lines to provide business commentary and solutions and support overall Store Simplification.
• Work with Suppliers and Vendors as needed to support initiatives and help drive revenue and expenses savings down to the store level.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration including Accounting or Finance or related work experience is required.
• 3-5+ years of experience in Retail Operations, Project Management or Financial Operations is required.
• Must demonstrate strong analytical, communication, project management and organizational skills.
• Deadline driven, work well under pressure and possess the ability to identify operational inefficiencies and make appropriate recommendations for correction.
• Must have advanced Excel skills and be proficient in MS Access, Word, PowerPoint and Project. No exceptions.
• Office work environment, 40+ work hours per week.
• Some travel may be required (less than 10%).