Senior Financial Analyst

Recreational Equipment, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

REI Co-op is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the Impact and New Ventures teams, focusing on strategic finance beyond traditional FP&A. You will build models, develop business cases, and enable leaders to evaluate opportunities and make informed decisions.

The role emphasizes non-traditional business areas, long-range planning, and performance measurement, with collaboration across Accounting, Finance and budget owners. Located in Seattle with full-time responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
• At least five years related experience in finance or accounting.
• Ability to present financial analysis and recommendations to senior leaders clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive financial analysis by identifying business questions and translating findings into clear recommendations.
• Own development and execution of strategic planning, budgeting and intra-year forecasting processes and tools.
• Collaborate with department leaders to establish expense-management practices and improve forecast accuracy.
• Develop budget-justification analyses for leadership review and prioritization.
• Produce recurring co-op reporting, including Board materials and dashboards.
• Evaluate financial impact of strategic priorities and incorporate into long-range planning.
• Prepare monthly P&L variance explanations and updated forecasts.
• Conduct lease-versus-buy analyses for equipment and facilities.
• Develop profitability analyses for investments like new stores, expansions, and relocations.
• Prepare annual dividend analyses and projections around policy changes.
• Provide financial data and explanations for audits; collaborate across teams for accurate reporting.
• Lead special projects and communicate progress and risks to senior leaders.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Presentation to leaders

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Essbase

SAP

Job description

Overview

REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with the support to live your best life. And you play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet.

This Senior Financial Analyst role is a strategic finance partner to REI’s Impact and New Ventures teams, supporting business development, values-aligned partnerships, investments, and other emerging opportunities. Unlike a traditional FP&A role primarily focused on budgeting and forecasting, this position will navigate evolving and often non-traditional business areas, using financial modeling, business case development, and strategic analysis to help leaders evaluate opportunities, understand tradeoffs, and make informed business decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead proactive financial analysis by identifying business questions, locating relevant data and translating findings into clear recommendations.
• Own the development and execution of strategic planning, budgeting and intra-year forecasting processes and tools.
• Partner with department leaders to establish effective expense-management practices, identify meaningful performance measures and improve forecast accuracy.
• Develop budget-justification analyses that help leadership review, prioritize and make informed operating-budget decisions.
• Produce recurring co-op reporting, including Board materials, business reviews and key operational dashboards.
• Evaluate the financial impact of strategic priorities and incorporate findings into long-range planning.
• Prepare monthly reporting that explains profit-and-loss variances and supports updated forecasts.
• Conduct lease-versus-buy analyses for equipment and facilities.
• Develop profitability analyses for proposed investments, including new stores, expansions and relocations, and compare actual results with financial projections.
• Prepare annual dividend analyses and projections related to potential policy changes.
• Provide financial data and process explanations in support of internal and external audit requests.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Finance colleagues, business leaders and budget owners to ensure accurate reporting and sound financial decision-making.
• Lead special projects and communicate progress, risks and recommendations to partners and senior leaders.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related field.
• At least five years of related experience in finance or accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze and objectively solve complex business problems.
• Ability to present financial analysis and recommendations to senior leaders in a clear and concise manner.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment and effectively lead projects.
• Demonstrated project-management skills and a track record of showing initiative and bringing forward innovative solutions.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and follow-through.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to collaborate across teams, build productive relationships and influence decisions.
• Ability to consolidate information and feedback from multiple sources to reach sound, data-informed conclusions.
• Commitment to effective planning, prioritization, communication and execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or a similar advanced degree or certification.
• Experience using Essbase, SAP or comparable financial planning and enterprise resource planning systems.

Closing

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all

We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.

Pay Transparency

We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off. Click here for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.

Pay Range

$85,400.00 - $136,700.00 per year