Senior Financial Analyst

PCC Community Markets • Seattle, WA

8d • $105,000 - $120,000

About The Position

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you’ll operate at the crossroads of business strategy and commercial performance. You will own the sales and margin outlook for PCC, while playing a pivotal role in planning, performance insights, and executive decision support. Through strong partnerships with Merchandising, Promotions, Marketing, and Accounting, you’ll deliver forward‑looking analysis and recommendations that sharpen strategic choices and elevate financial performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a closely related analytical discipline.
• 3-5+ years in FP&A, Merch Finance, Category Finance, or Data Analytics—retail/grocery/CPG strongly preferred.
• Proven sales forecasting and margin analytics experience (rate/mix/volume decomposition).
• Advanced Excel modeling to build and audit complex models using advanced formulas (INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS), dynamic arrays, pivot tables, scenario analysis, and automation techniques, ensuring fast, accurate, and scalable financial insights.
• Experience with data visualization (Power BI/Tableau/Looker) and building repeatable dashboards.
• Clear, concise executive communication—storytelling with data and a bias to action.
• Comfort in fast-cycle environments (weekly business reviews, promo calendars, in-Quarter pivots).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with promo science (uplift modeling, test vs. control, price elasticity).
• Exposure to labor/scheduling, shrink, or vendor funding mechanics.
• Background in grocery, natural/organic, or co-op retail environments.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning cycles (monthly forecast, annual operating plan, long‑range plan) for sales, margin, and enterprise‑level KPIs.
• Consolidate cross‑functional inputs to create aligned, data‑driven financial plans across key business units.
• Own monthly performance reporting: actuals vs. plan/LY, financial commentary, and variance analysis.
• Partner with Accounting during close to reconcile sales, margin, and COGS.
• Improve forecast accuracy through continuous refinement of assumptions, data inputs, and analytical methods.
• Lead store‑level and enterprise sales forecasting, ensuring projections reflect real‑time trends and market dynamics.
• Build and maintain a driver-based forecasting model (membership, traffic, conversion, basket size, price/mix, seasonality, weather/holidays, promo calendars).
• Deliver monthly sales flash and executive‑ready reporting highlighting risks, opportunities, and actionable insights.
• Build and maintain PCC’s gross margin model, including price, mix, promo discounts, vendor funding, shrink, and sourcing effects.
• Partner with Merchandising to analyze category profitability, mix shifts, and item velocity—recommending actions to expand margin dollars while supporting value perception.
• Monitor margin leakage (markdowns, shrink, unplanned discounts) and partner with Loss Prevention/Store Ops to reduce waste and loss.
• Provide rate/mix/volume decompositions during monthly close.
• Serve as the primary finance partner to Merchandising, Promotions, Marketing, and other stakeholders—bringing financial clarity and strategic insight to discussions.
• Translate complex data into clear recommendations on pricing, promotions, product mix, assortment, and funding negotiations.
• Build self‑serve dashboards and automate recurring analyses using Power BI.
• Drive cross‑departmental understanding of P&L impacts and financial implications of operational decisions.
• Provide ad‑hoc financial analysis and strategic support for emerging business questions, special initiatives, and leadership requests.

Benefits

• Keep yourself and your family healthy. Medical, dental, and vision plan
• Care for yourself and loved ones. Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program.
• Take time off. Paid time off starting at 0.08 hours per hour worked, plus 6 paid holidays per year, and bereavement leave.
• Save for your future. 401(k) profit sharing contribution
• Save on expenses. Discounted ORCA bus pass, PCC cooking classes discount, staff discount on in-store purchases, free PCC co-op membership, Flexible Spending Account with pre-tax savings on eligible health and child care expenses.
• Learn more at https://www.pccmarkets.com/about/jobs/benefits/

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees