Sr. Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Shoe Station Group, Inc.; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoe Station, Inc. in Fort Mill, SC is seeking a Senior Analyst, FP&A to drive store-level analytics, comparable sales analysis, and financial modeling.

The role partners closely with operations to translate financial data into actionable business insights, support budgeting and forecasting, and contribute to executive presentations and M&A diligence. This position reports to the Director, FP&A at our Fort Mill headquarters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A, financial analysis, or related experience.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Retail industry experience strongly preferred; knowledge of store economics and KPIs.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau or MicroStrategy.
• Strong communication skills; ability to present findings to finance and non-finance audiences.
• Public company experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain store-level P&L analysis across banners, regions, and locations.
• Analyze sales and expense trends and identify performance drivers.
• Build/update financial models for tactical and strategic initiatives.
• Support M&A due diligence with financial analysis and synergy modeling.
• Prepare management reporting, monthly forecasts, KPI dashboards, and leadership presentations.
• Assist with annual budgets in partnership with functional leaders.
• Explain variances to budget and forecast with actionable insights.
• Collaborate with store operations, merchandising, and real estate on strategic cases.
• Support earnings materials and investor communications; handle ad hoc requests.
• Improve reporting processes and automate recurring analyses.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Communication skills

Retail industry experience

Public company experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

MicroStrategy

Job description

Shoe Station (NASDAQ: SHOE) seeks a Senior Analyst, FP&A to drive store-level analytics, comparable sales analysis, and financial modeling. This role reports to the Director, FP&A and partners closely with operations to translate financial data into actionable business insights. The position is based at our Fort Mill, SC headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain store-level P&L analysis, tracking performance across banners, regions, and individual locations
• Analyze sales and expense trends and identify performance drivers
• Build/update financial models for tactical and strategic initiatives
• Support M&A due diligence with financial analysis, synergy modeling, and integration tracking
• Prepare management reporting packages, monthly forecasting packages, KPI dashboards, and executive leadership presentation materials
• Assist with annual budget preparation, partnering with functional leaders to develop realistic plans
• Analyze variances to budget and forecast, providing clear explanations and actionable insights to leadership
• Partner with store operations, merchandising, and real estate teams on strategic initiatives and business cases
• Support earnings materials, investor presentations, and ad hoc requests from executive leadership
• Continuously improve reporting processes, automate recurring analyses, and enhance data quality

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA a plus
• 5+ years of FP&A, financial analysis, or related experience
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills—you build models that are accurate, auditable, and usable by others
• Retail industry experience strongly preferred; understanding of store economics, comp sales, and retail KPIs
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy, or similar)
• Strong communication skills—ability to present findings clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences
• Public company experience a plus

About Shoe Station

Shoe Station, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest family footwear retailers, offering a broad assortment of dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children with emphasis on national name brands. Company operated 428 stores in 35 states and Puerto Rico under its Shoe Carnival and Shoe Station banners and offers shopping at www.shoecarnival.com and www.shoestation.com. Headquartered in Fort Mill, SC, Shoe Station Inc. trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol SHOE.