Senior Financial Analyst - Sales & Business Analytics

Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role

As Senior Financial Analyst, you will support company sales planning and improve company profitability by leading value-added analysis, providing insights into business performance, and supporting company decision making by building business partnerships and translating business trends and strategies into actionable sales plans.

What You’ll Do

• Develop daily sales plans and forecasts incorporating current trends, promotional calendars, marketing strategies, new initiatives and other key business drivers

• Partner with Marketing and Merchant teams to evaluate promotional strategies and calendars, including quantifying anticipated sales impacts and recommending changes

• Prepare daily, weekly, quarterly and executive-level sales reporting, providing clear insights into performance, trends, risks, opportunities and future outlook

• Analyze large and complex data sets using technical tools, financial principles and business knowledge to identify trends, variances and underlying performance drivers versus plan, forecast and prior year

• Conduct sensitivity, scenario, rate-versus-mix and other financial analyses to evaluate results and support business recommendations

• Support annual budgeting and long-range planning through sales analysis, forecasting and development of key assumptions

• Develop and enhance reporting and analytical tools that improve visibility into business performance, forecasting accuracy and decision making

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of data, analyses and reporting prior to communicating findings and recommendations

• Perform ad hoc analyses to support business decisions, operational and financial planning, promotional strategies and leadership requests

• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify opportunities to improve sales performance, forecasting, reporting and planning processes

• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Analytics, or other relevant field

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and other Financial Software programs

• Strong analytical, forecasting and financial planning skills

• Ability to interpret complex data, identify key business drivers, and translate findings into actionable insights

• Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, time management and communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work within established timelines

Preferred

• 3+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance

• CPA or MBA

• Retail industry experience

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description from time to time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

• Ability to comply with dress code requirements

• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation

• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company

• Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

• Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

• Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

• Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

• Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

• Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner