Manager, Financial Planning

Dollar Tree•Chesapeake, VA

13d•$125,000 - $137,000

About The Position

The Manager, Financial Planning supports Dollar Tree’s Real Estate division across financial planning and analysis, including annual budget development, monthly forecasting, and strategic financial planning. The department manages more than a billion dollars in annual capital and operating expense spending. The role advances financial and operational analytics for real estate, store construction, and property and facilities management, supporting store growth and renovation objectives and related strategic initiatives. The position uses modern data-analysis approaches and technologies to support company growth, business objectives, and improvements to EBITDA and operating income. It leads financial and operational analysis, reporting, dashboard development, business-case modeling, and strategic projects in partnership with department leaders and business units across the enterprise.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
At least 5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis.
At least 2 years of supervisory experience.
Excellent written and oral communication and data-presentation skills.
Ability to communicate with all organizational levels, including senior executives.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Experience with data exploration, cleaning, analysis, visualization, or mining.
Experience with statistical and general-purpose programming languages for data analysis.
Experience developing predictive data models, quantitative analyses, and visualizations of targeted data sources.
Experience with dashboarding tools such as Power BI.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills.
Independent thinker able to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects and tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

MBA, a master’s degree in a related field, or a professional certification.
Retail experience, preferably with a high-growth company.
Knowledge of the retail industry, particularly real estate, construction, and facilities operations.
Experience with Alteryx and IBM Planning Analytics.
Knowledge of statistical programming languages such as R, Python, and SQL, and familiarity with Scala, Java, or C++.
Experience handling large datasets using big-data technologies such as Apache, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka.
AI and machine-learning expertise, including experience with algorithms such as k-nearest neighbors, Naive Bayes, SVM, and Decision Forests.
Ability to build predictive models and algorithms using frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn.
Proficient statistical-analysis skills, including tests, maximum likelihood estimators, regressions, and distributions.
Cloud-computing experience with Google, Azure, and Amazon.

Responsibilities

Lead financial and operational analytics for the Real Estate division, partnering with functional and department heads to develop SG&A and capital expenditure budgets and forecasts, track actuals against plan, and monitor spending against designated thresholds.
Prepare executive-ready presentations that connect business strategy, cost drivers, and operational KPIs to financial results and objectives.
Support the configuration, design, development, and management of a KPI dashboard.
Develop and prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting packages for executive management.
Report actual results against forecasts and budgets, including variance analyses, explanations, and actionable insights.
Recommend and implement benchmarks for measuring financial and operating performance.
Develop and deliver financial and operational reporting and analyses that communicate key performance drivers.
Lead regular reviews with department leaders to ensure financial commitments are realized.
Develop financial metrics and insights to identify expense savings opportunities and improve productivity.
Identify risks and opportunities for tighter controls and partner with business owners to implement improvements through standardized processes.
Develop business cases for key initiatives and major programs using advanced financial models.
Lead and execute projects supporting Real Estate strategic initiatives, partnering across business units to support understanding and successful implementation.