Senior FP&A Strategist & Financial Insight Leader

Recreational Equipment, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

REI Co-op in Seattle seeks a Principal Financial Analyst to lead as a senior contributor, shaping financial strategy, enterprise planning, forecasting, and management reporting across the enterprise. This role partners with finance and business leaders to drive decisions that impact growth and efficiency.

You will build models, influence senior leaders, mentor junior analysts, and ensure accurate long‑range planning with scalable analytics and robust insights.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of financial planning and analysis experience in Accounting/Finance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or similar.
• Advanced financial modeling expertise, including scenario modeling and enterprise level tradeoff analysis.
• Strong business acumen with understanding of end to end processes and their financial implications.
• Proven ability to define ambiguous problems and independently structure analytical solutions.
• Advanced PC experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Creates a strong, mutually supportive work spirit and culture where people can do their best.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic finance partner to business leaders, shaping priorities and aligning financial strategy with enterprise objectives.
• Build trusted partnerships across Finance and relevant business functions to influence decision‑making and drive cross‑functional outcomes.
• Define and structure complex, high‑impact business problems within an area of responsibility.
• Design scalable financial models and analytical frameworks leveraged across teams and business areas.
• Lead complex analyses to evaluate tradeoffs, risks, and financial implications.
• Influence and shape decision‑making by translating data into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Identify emerging business questions and determine what analysis is needed and where data should be sourced.
• Establish best practices for financial modeling, scenario planning, and analytical rigor across FP&A.
• Act as a thought leader and subject matter expert, elevating the quality of decision support.
• Support development and execution of strategic growth initiatives through partnerships and new business models.
• Build financial models, create business cases, and analyze data to drive leadership insights.
• Coach and mentor junior analysts.

Skills

Financial modeling

Scenario analysis

Executive communication

Cross-functional partner

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP ERP

Job description

REI Co-op in Seattle seeks a Principal Financial Analyst to lead as a senior contributor, shaping financial strategy, enterprise planning, forecasting, and management reporting across the enterprise. This role partners with finance and business leaders to drive decisions that impact growth and efficiency.

You will build models, influence senior leaders, mentor junior analysts, and ensure accurate long‑range planning with scalable analytics and robust insights.