Store Operations Financial Analyst

About the Role

The Store Operations Financial Analyst, as part of the Operations team, analyzes past and present financial and operational data, applying finance and accounting principles to forecast revenue and expenses. The analyst is involved in KPI reporting and supports the preparation of store wages, budgets, bonuses, and forward-looking financial information for the executive reporting package.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Lids field operations team through involvement in operational finance activities relating to store wages, bonuses, and sales budget.
• Develop reporting on key business performance metrics to track, evaluate performance, forecast opportunities and results.
• Develop ad-hoc reports on an as-need basis and communicate key takeaways to senior leadership, District Sales Managers, including identifying opportunities or risks.
• Partner closely with Lids District Sales Managers on performance results to find areas of opportunities to increase store performance.
• Assist in identifying, developing, and analyzing new store wage/schedule structure and key operational initiatives, making recommendations to management for improvement.
• Aid in the development and maintenance of the long-range strategic forecast to provide the business with financial insight into current growth plans.
• Create, analyze, and provide actionable data to answer business questions, while ultimately providing data-driven stories to improve results for Lids Retail Functions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Excellent proficiency in Excel (can perform complex functions).
• Exceptionally proficient in cross-functional data sets and identifying trends/anomalies against expectations.
• An excellent communicator and a great team player.
• Intellectually curious and eager to understand the underlying drivers and impact of different aspects of the business and the role. Motivated to understand the “why”!
• Excited about working in a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to drive change.
• Ability to operate a computer and work with digital systems for extended periods.
• Ability to communicate verbally and visually with internal teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in an office or remote environment with frequent task deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 0-2 years of experience in accounting and/or financial analysis.
• Retail experience or understanding the retail environment.