Financial Analyst

Job Description

Job Description:

The Senior Analyst plans, reports and analyzes sales and operational performance for Oakley Retail North America to identify opportunities, provide recommendations and drive change throughout the organization.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for creating high-level planning and store level sales targets for measuring and monitoring organizational performance.
• Uses the sales targets to create high visibility daily and weekly store sales goals used for determining field and store variable compensation.
• Leverages data warehouse (BusinessObjects) to verify sales data, interpret and analyze sales and KPI results to determine trends and provide recommendations.
• Works with General Ledger and other Shared Services teams on internal and external controls, balance sheet analysis, etc
• Establishes proactive working relationships with business partners and develops methodologies/functionality to automate and streamline processes
• Participates in special projects and create ad hoc analysis.
• Partners with brand team on transformational brand projects.
• Partners with field leaders to highlight opportunities in sales and operational trends.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. and/or M.B.A in Finance, Accounting or Data Analytics
• 3+ years financial planning and analysis and/or commercial finance experience
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, PPT, Word)
• Knowledge of SAP and/or BusinessObjects
• Advanced financial modeling experience and attention to detail
• Thrive in a dynamic and results driven organization
• Initiative – Demonstrates willingness and ability to be a self-starter, taking the initiative to solve problems
• Challenge the Process – Constructively challenges the process and takes the initiative to search for opportunities to grow, improve and innovate
• Interpersonal – Has effective and productive interaction with individuals of varying levels and functional backgrounds
• Strategic Orientation – Understands the company’s strategies and can related them to issues/projects at hand