Senior Analyst, FP&A

R301US Hibbett Retail, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

R301US Hibbett Retail, Inc. is hiring a Senior Analyst, FP&A in Birmingham, AL. This role involves developing budgets and forecasts, creating sales plans, and analyzing financial performance. Candidates should have a relevant bachelor’s degree and 5 to 7 years of experience, preferably with large ERP systems.

The analyst will support financial reporting and drive process improvements while working closely with management. This position does not include supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 to 7 years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience with large ERP systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop company and department level budgets and forecasts.
• Create bottoms‑up sales plans by store and by channel.
• Compile and analyze financial reports and operational metrics.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and discrepancies that require management attention.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data Analysis

Financial Reporting

Process Improvement

Predictive Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Analyst, FP&A – Finance

Location: Onsite at the Birmingham, AL headquarters. Remote or hybrid-only opportunities are not applicable.

Responsibilities

• Develop company and department level budgets and forecasts.
• Create bottoms‑up sales plans by store and by channel.
• Align with business stakeholders on KPIs and seasonality of sales for the top‑down plan.
• Help calibrate sales plans with store operations incentive plans and labor scheduling.
• Gather, organize, and present financial data to support the annual budget and periodic forecasting process in an accurate and timely manner.
• Construct and uphold annual budget models, develop periodic forecast models grounded in current trends and projections, and formulate predictive models to evaluate the feasibility of prospective initiatives or projects.
• Conduct periodic reviews of results with department heads to improve forecast accuracy.
• Compile and analyze financial reports and operational metrics.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and discrepancies that require management attention.
• Independently assess and effectively communicate competitive performances and valuation metrics relevant to the company.
• Present reliable conclusions to support management assessment of financial and operational performance.
• Create a standardized suite of period‑end reports for executives and department heads to assess performance against budget and forecast projections.
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad‑hoc reports, tools and Excel models.
• Develop presentations and reports that accurately reflect the state of the business to the Board of Directors, internal stakeholders and third‑party investors and analysts.
• Create actual versus budgeted expense variance analysis reports.
• Utilize predictive analytics to analyze large data sets to aid in budgeting, forecasting, and to improve efficiencies across the organization.
• Perform ad‑hoc analysis and reporting as needed across the enterprise.
• Create a financial package for month‑end, including key performance indicators, used to report results to the executive team and board of directors.
• Protect the company’s assets and financial information by ensuring accuracy and effectiveness of internal control procedures and reporting potential fraud risk to management and appropriate officials.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 to 7 years of related experience.
• Hands‑on experience with large ERP systems preferred.