Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance & Strategy - Transportation

JD Sports Fashion; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Finish Line, Inc. is seeking a Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance & Strategy - Transportation to provide financial support and actionable insights across JD Group North America’s Supply Chain and Transportation functions.

You will lead modelling, KPI development, and variance analysis to drive cost efficiency and sustainable savings, partnering with cross-functional teams and external vendors to support a shared-service model across all JD Group North America brands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field from a four-year college or university.
• 3–5 years’ experience in finance, supply chain, transportation, or analytics.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership & Decision Support: Advising leadership, build business cases, support shared services integration.
• Analytics & Reporting: Develop KPI dashboards, perform deep-dive transportation analysis, monitor variances and trends.
• Financial Planning & Data Management: Budgeting/forecasting, data extraction/ consolidation, governance and process documentation.

Skills

Financial modelling

KPI development

Variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive-level insights

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Transportation, Accounting, Operations Management, Finance, Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Access

SQL

Power BI

Job description

The Senior Analyst, Commercial Finance & Strategy - Transportation provides critical financial support and actionable insights for JD Group North America’s Supply Chain and Transportation functions. This role drives operational decision-making, cost efficiency, and sustainable savings through robust financial modelling, KPI development, and variance analysis. Acting as a key partner to cross-functional teams and external vendors, the Analyst will support strategic initiatives and help integrate a shared-service model across all JD Group North America brands (JD, Finish Line, DTLR, Shoe Palace, and Hibbett).

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership & Decision Support

• Leadership Advising: Partner with the VP of Transportation and supply chain leadership to drive financial discipline, cost optimisation, and operational efficiency.
• Business Cases: Perform ad-hoc financial modelling and cost-benefit analysis to support strategic investments, process improvements, and contract negotiations.
• Shared Services Integration: Support the ongoing evolution of the shared-service transportation model across all JD Group North America brands.

Analytics & Reporting

• Performance Tracking: Develop, maintain, and distribute KPI dashboards and operational reporting, with a specific focus on parcel transportation performance.
• Deep-Dive Analysis: Conduct detailed transportation analysis—including network optimisation, modal composition, shipping revenue modelling, and labour modelling—to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Variance & Trend Analysis: Monitor business trends and financial variances to pinpoint root causes and recommend actionable cost-saving levers.

Financial Planning & Data Management

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Support the Supply Chain planning cycle, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and ad-hoc financial forecasting.
• Data Integrity: Extract and consolidate data from multiple sources, ensuring accuracy while translating complex data into clear, executive-level insights.
• Process & Governance: Establish standard best practices, maintain financial governance, improve data reliability, and document centralised business processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build strong collaborative relationships with Accounting, FP&A, Data Analytics, external partners, and the wider Supply Chain team.

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Supply Chain, Transportation, Accounting, Operations Management, Finance, Business Administration or other related field from a four-year college or university. Additional 3 - 5 years’ experience preferably in finance, supply chain, transportation, or related field analytics.
• Required Computer and Technical Skills
• Advanced knowledge and abilities with Microsoft Excel and Access. Knowledge and experience using SQL queries and Microsoft Power BI preferred.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit for more than 6 hours per shift
• Use hands to finger, handle and feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk and/or hear
• Walk or move from one location to another
• Periodically may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally
• Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.
• Average work week is 45-50 hours, which can vary depending on business need.
• The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting. Job tasks and responsibilities may require exposure to a moderate to loud warehouse setting

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The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per the company policy.

This job description is not intended to cover all aspects, duties, and/or responsibilities required of employees. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary or permanent basis per company policy. The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice.

EEO Statement:

The Finish Line, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local EEO laws. The Finish Line, Inc. prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on race or colour, religion or creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, sex, pregnancy status, age, military status, disability, or any other characteristic or class protected by law. The Finish Line, Inc. provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws, including for disabilities, pregnancy, and religious practices.

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