Senior Manager Financial Planning Analysis

Dollar General; Goodlettsville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company in Goodlettsville, TN is seeking a Financial Planning Manager to oversee financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis processes. This role involves managing budgeting, staff coordination, and improving financial reporting. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in financial analysis, strong analytical skills, and a Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an MBA or CPA. Effective communication skills are essential for working with multifunctional stakeholders and senior management.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years experience in financial analysis and management of budget/forecast processes.
• Bachelor’s degree and MBA or CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Manage gross margin variance analysis process and ensure effective communication to senior management.
• Supervise staff in the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Support Executive Management reporting and external audit material preparation.
• Assist with ad hoc analyses and projects.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Problem solving skills

Decision-making skills

Excellent communication skills

Detail-oriented

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Lawson

Spreadsheet applications

Database applications

Job description

Responsible for managing the financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis process related to Sales and Gross Margin. Manages complex processes and systems used for financial forecasting and reporting; manages budgeting/forecasting process and the development of reporting processes. Assists with major ad hoc analyses and various projects.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage gross margin variance analysis process and ensure effective result communication to senior management. Track significant drivers to measure impact on future forecasts and budgets
• Manage the gross margin budgeting and forecasting process. Supervise staff and coordinate the distribution of assumptions, gathering of inputs, validation, etc. with senior management of all areas of the business and ensure accurate forecast/budget data is loaded into Lawson for financial reporting
• Continuous improvement/streamlining of gross margin and Daily Sales reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes
• Support Executive Management reporting, Board and external audit material preparation
• Tracking and reporting of key company initiatives in collaboration with functional owners
• Assist with ad hoc analyses and projects involving cross-functional fact-gathering, documentation of assumptions, development of complex models, and reporting of results to senior management

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and to be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment
• Creative ability to access information from different sources and pull it together for analyses and presentations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work effectively with multifunctional stakeholders
• Ability to thoroughly understand how decisions affect other areas of the company
• People management and development
• Detail-oriented – must be able to detect errors and identify trends
• Knowledge of GAAP
• Intermediate to advanced word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications skills

Work Experience &/or Education:

• At least 4 years experience in financial analysis and management of budget/forecast processes.
• Bachelor’s degree and MBA or CPA preferred.