Lead Financial Analyst

Belk • Charlotte, NC

3d • $91,200 - $115,000

About The Position

Lead the end-to-end financial consolidation process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant reporting across the organization. This role is responsible for developing high-quality financial reporting and consolidation packages while driving process improvements and solutions to support evolving business needs. The position plays a key role in financial planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, with ownership of the P&L and capital portfolio. Additionally, the role delivers actionable financial insights, performance analysis, and strategic recommendations by leveraging a deep understanding of historical results, forecast implications, and business initiatives to support executive decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience
• 4-6 years of financial analysis experience with a proven track record of career growth, preferably in FP&A (retail experience preferred)
• Experience with ERP tools (Workday experience a plus)
• Excellent analytical, communication, problem solving, and reasoning skills
• A leader with an opinion to share and an ear to listen
• Team player that can bring people together but can work independently as the situation demands
• Proven strong business partner relationships built on trust & transparency.
• Hard working, results oriented, has high standards
• Agile - willingness to learn and embrace change
• Creative – ability to take complex / unprecedented problem and propose solutions
• Exhibits high sense of urgency
• Highly organized, strong attention to detail
• Ability to produce high quality results in an ever changing, demanding environment
• Ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities, without sacrificing quality of results

Nice To Haves

• retail experience preferred
• Workday experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead the weekly and monthly forecast processes, ensuring accurate consolidation of financial updates across all business areas and preparation of executive reporting packages for the Leadership Team and Board of Directors.
• Prepare and consolidate the annual budget, long-range strategic plan, and monthly financial outlooks, identifying opportunities and risks across revenue, expenses, and key business drivers to improve overall financial performance.
• Analyze monthly financial results by partnering with business leaders to evaluate performance, identify trends and risks, and deliver insightful commentary and recommendations to leadership.
• Lead the annual Capital Budget and forecast process, including consolidation of enterprise-wide submissions, financial analysis, prioritization support, and facilitation of monthly portfolio reviews with senior leadership.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for capital governance, ensuring compliance with company capital approval policies, processes, and reporting requirements.
• Act as the subject matter expert for financial systems, ERP platform Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, driving process efficiency and reporting accuracy.
• Responsible for the coaching, mentoring and professional development of team members.
• As key member of most strategic initiatives, responsible for providing financial support related to feasibility analysis, ROI, NPV, and business case development.

Benefits

• We set trends through our merchandise and, more importantly, through the way we work. At Belk you will find a positive, inclusive, vibrant and fast-paced environment where you have access to all the tools and resources necessary to be effective in your job.
• Furthermore, we know access to senior leadership is critical to making company-wide initiatives a reality and getting great ideas to the forefront of our business. Time and time again, our associates are grateful for the opportunities they have to meet with Belk´s senior most leaders.
• Diversity is about embracing our differences and realizing they are what makes us stronger. We believe in an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and welcomed to bring their whole selves to work or to shop.
• We are on a mission to break down inequality and leverage our influence to make a position impact against racism every day.
• Above all else, here you’ll find opportunities to make huge impact. It's the result of dynamic initiatives, financial and structural support, and strong investments in the areas that are taking Belk to new heights.

What This Job Offers

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