Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A & Forecasting

J.Jill, Inc.; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health benefits

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Marketplace discounts

Job summary

J.Jill, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Boston-based team supporting distribution center, sourcing, and corporate overhead forecasting.

You will partner with department leaders to build budgets, forecasts, and robust financial insights that guide strategic decisions across stores and operations. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in financial planning, strong Excel modeling skills, and a collaborative, proactive mindset to turn data into actionable recommendations for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA/CPA a plus.
• 3–5 years of experience in financial planning, modeling, and reporting.
• Experience with GL systems and financial statement analytics is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills to synthesize data and identify trends.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts by partnering with department leaders to monitor operating expenses, review expense trends, analyze actual vs forecast variances, and identify risks and opportunities.
• Work directly with Accounting to ensure proper expense coding, accruals, reclasses, and timely month-end close activities.
• Maintain and enhance financial models used for expense planning.
• Communicate results to business leaders through effective and efficient summaries and presentations.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis, process improvements, and reporting automation to strengthen FP&A expense management capabilities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Partnerships & collaboration

Creative thinking

Results oriented

Independent work

Ambiguity tolerance

Excel modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

J.Jill, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Boston-based team supporting distribution center, sourcing, and corporate overhead forecasting.

You will partner with department leaders to build budgets, forecasts, and robust financial insights that guide strategic decisions across stores and operations. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in financial planning, strong Excel modeling skills, and a collaborative, proactive mindset to turn data into actionable recommendations for