Senior FP&A Director: Strategy, M&A & Store Economics

Shoe Station, Inc.; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoe Carnival, based in Fort Mill, SC, seeks a Director of FP&A to lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis. This role partners with the executive team and reports to a VP to drive performance and support decisions.

The position is full-time and located at our Fort Mill headquarters. The transformation includes rebanner initiatives, pursuing M&A to become a leading family footwear retailer, and building a new finance team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years FP&A experience with at least 3 in leadership.
• Public company and retail experience preferred.
• Experience building financial models for M&A or strategic initiatives.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; familiarity with planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting cycles with operations and leadership.
• Develop monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for executives and Board.
• Build financial models to evaluate strategic initiatives, M&A, and capital investments.
• Analyze store-level performance, comp trends, and banner economics to inform decisions.
• Support due diligence, synergy modeling, and integration tracking for M&A.
• Prepare earnings guidance analysis and support investor relations with modeling.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to track performance across the business.
• Partner with Accounting to align actual results with planning assumptions.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Excel

Anaplan

Adaptive planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Adaptive

Anaplan

Excel

Job description

Shoe Carnival, based in Fort Mill, SC, seeks a Director of FP&A to lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis. This role partners with the executive team and reports to a VP to drive performance and support decisions.

The position is full-time and located at our Fort Mill headquarters. The transformation includes rebanner initiatives, pursuing M&A to become a leading family footwear retailer, and building a new finance team.