Senior FP&A Analyst — Hybrid, Strategic Forecasting & Growth

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.; Burr Ridge (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Employee discounts across brands

Job summary

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to lead forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning for assigned brands. You will build driver-based models and partner with merchandising to translate initiatives into financial plans.

The role requires strong Excel, financial modeling, and communication skills to provide insights on sales, pricing, promotions, and margins in a fast-paced, seasonal eCommerce environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, financial analysis, or related experience.
• Experience supporting merchandising, revenue management, sales, marketing, or commercial finance functions preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query (preferred), large data set analysis, driver-based financial modeling
• Experience creating executive-level PowerPoint presentations.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate financial concepts to non-financial business partners.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to influence business decisions through data-driven analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range planning activities for assigned brands.
• Develop and maintain driver-based financial models supporting demand, revenue, average order value (AOV), product mix, promotional activity, gross margin, and contribution margin.
• Partner with merchandising team to translate business initiatives into financial plans.
• Support monthly forecast updates by identifying risks, opportunities, and changes in business assumptions.
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial reporting and variance analyses comparing Actuals to Forecast, Budget, and Prior Year.
• Provide actionable insights into sales performance, promotional effectiveness, pricing decisions, assortment changes, customer demand, and margin performance.
• Evaluate financial impact of merchandising initiatives, promotional calendars, pricing strategies, and new product launches.
• Perform scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses to support strategic decision making.
• Assist in development of business cases and ROI analyses for new initiatives.
• Develop and maintain recurring management reports, KPI dashboards, and executive presentations.
• Identify emerging trends and proactively communicate risks and opportunities to business leaders.
• Partner closely with Finance Leadership, Marketing, Inventory Planning, Supply Chain, Accounting, and Corporate Finance.
• Ensure alignment between operational assumptions and financial forecasts.
• Support month-end close activities and collaborate with Accounting on variance explanations and accrual reviews.
• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies, financial models, reporting automation, and analytical tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve forecast accuracy, reporting efficiency, and data quality.
• Assist with implementation of new reporting capabilities and planning tools.
• Support ad hoc analyses, strategic projects, and executive requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Executive presentations

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Analytics

Tools

Oracle EPM

Hyperion

Oracle/SAP ERP

Power BI

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Job description

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to lead forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning for assigned brands. You will build driver-based models and partner with merchandising to translate initiatives into financial plans.

The role requires strong Excel, financial modeling, and communication skills to provide insights on sales, pricing, promotions, and margins in a fast-paced, seasonal eCommerce environment.