Financial Analyst

7-Eleven • Irving, TX

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About The Position

The Financial Analyst – FP&A supports the organization’s financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management processes, with a focus on Store Operations. The role delivers financial analysis, supports strategic decision-making, and provides insights to improve profitability and operational efficiency. The analyst works with Field Operations and cross-functional departments, communicates financial findings to audiences with varying levels of financial understanding, and supports forecasting and budgeting activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Finance.
• At least 2 years of experience and extensive knowledge of financial modeling and reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and financial modeling.
• Ability to draft clear and concise correspondence accompanying requests for information.
• Understanding of mathematical concepts needed to make growth projections and net present value calculations.
• Understanding of the impact and use of multi-spreadsheet linking capabilities, and ability to quickly learn systems for implementation and development.
• Strong analytical and independent problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized, with the ability to adapt task timing to meet business needs.
• Ability to question results and find the correct answer without bias.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ERP systems such as IBM Planning Analytics.
• Experience with BI tools such as SAP, Oracle, or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Regularly interact with Field Operations to provide financial support, verify results, and provide reporting.
• Research key income statement P&L lines that drive budget and forecast variances.
• Analyze trends and relevant information to develop operating assumptions for Business Plans, Budgets, the Mid-Year Plan, and Bi-Monthly Forecasts.
• Understand key business drivers and communicate analysis to support reviews of Under Performing Stores.
• Serve as a primary financial liaison for Field Operations inquiries, resolving or escalating issues to ensure timely and appropriate action and effective interpretation of business activities’ financial implications.
• Participate in department initiatives to build or implement forecasting and budgeting tools.
• Work with functional departments to develop inputs for forecasts and budgets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level