Senior Financial Analyst

Binding Minds Inc. (Certified Disability Owned Business Enterprise); Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Binding Minds Inc. is seeking a senior budget/finance professional to develop and manage monthly labor and expense plans across multiple locations. You will forecast, analyze performance against plan, and collaborate with Zone Staff to drive informed management decisions.

The role requires extensive budget experience in a fast-paced retail/finance environment, exceptional Excel skills, and strong verbal/written communication. This position is office-based in the Framingham area.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of budget preparation, administration and control in a multiunit environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency; ability to learn new applications quickly.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting/Finance or Business.
• Experience in a fast-paced, growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly labor and expense plans by location to create an operating plan.
• Interface with Zone Staff to provide analytic guidance and challenge results.
• Provide weekly and monthly reporting and analysis to inform forecasting.
• Support month-end closing processes and finance collaboration.
• Develop methods and guidelines for labor and expense budgets.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to support sales and profit growth.
• Support administrative tasks as required.

Skills

Budget planning

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Multiunit budgeting

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Responsible for providing ongoing analytical support enabling cost effective operational performance and information that will 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 for a complex group of store specific metrics while considering annual plan assumptions. Responsible for preparing weekly and monthly reports that provide insight on recent performance, and interpretation and impact of this performance on future periods. Assesses performance to plan and prior periods on all metrics that influence the planning process including sales, productivity, wage rates, attrition, and consideration for non-traditional, start-up, and test formats, all of which influence recommendations for future plan periods.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Develops monthly labor and expense plans by location that result in an operating plan used to staff and schedule to meet business requirements.
• Interfaces routinely with Zone Staff to provide support, challenge results, reassess needs, and provide analytic guidance that will influence results.
• Provides weekly and monthly reporting and analysis that address performance to plan results on a variety of metrics that will influence forecasting.
• Interfaces routinely with analysts and accountants in all Marmaxx and HomeGoods Finance areas providing required support that influences monthly operational planning, rolling plan, and month end closing processes.
• Development of methods, procedures, and guidelines for preparation of labor and expense budgets, recommending budgeting policies, practices, and standards.
• Conducts research and inquiry relative to supporting ad hoc analyses that support sales and profit
• growth.
• Supports administrative tasks (invoice processing, etc.) as required

Required Skills/Experience:

• 8 plus years budget preparation, administration and control experience in a multiunit
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Advanced level in Excel
• Ability to quickly achieve proficiency in new applications.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting / Finance or Business
• Experience in a strong growth, fast pace, dynamic environment.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Executive level communication and presentation skills