URBN Financial Analyst

Urban Outfitters•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

URBN is searching for a Financial Analyst to join a wonderful team! As a Financial Analyst, you will be a key member of the URBN Workforce Management Team focusing on reporting and analytics. This position will work closely with all our brands to ensure payroll and scheduling goals are met along with maintaining the labor model used to calculate labor hours across all our North American stores.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in a financial role, retail workforce or payroll management a plus
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills required
Knowledge of financial systems: Hyperion HFM, Essbase, MicroStrategy or similar
Working knowledge of Financial Modeling and Analysis
Proven ability to utilize and quickly adapt to new software and reporting systems
Strong sense of accountability and ownership, proactive problem-solving skills
Highly organized, motivated, detail oriented, a good sense of urgency, and an ability to prioritize tasks
Strong ability to clearly present high-level summary of findings and recommendations

Responsibilities

Report on weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly payroll and hour variances to budget and forecast
Maintain and update labor model to ensure accurate weekly hours are generated for scheduling
Assist in updating weekly forecasts for sales and task metrics to accurately predict trends for optimal scheduling
Leverage WFM Analytics data to provide data for leadership to recommend efficiencies and improve productivity
Maintain and calculate monthly and quarterly bonuses based on performance on several metrics
Assist in support of the automated labor scheduling tool
Assist in the annual budgeting process for store labor
Ad hoc analysis as needed to support the store leadership and URBN workforce management team