Sr Analyst, FP&A - Merchandising

Five Below•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Five Below, one of the fastest growing retailers in the US, is seeking a highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst to join its world-class FP&A team. The FP&A team collaborates with partners across the organization to provide critical financial resources, analysis, critical thinking, guidance, and overall value to the business. The primary responsibilities of this financial analyst role include working with the business to make recommendations on efficiency-driving initiatives, supporting business partners to achieve financial targets, managing various forecasting and annual budgeting processes, and preparing management and board-level reporting and analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Analytics/Accounting/Econ
3-6 years progressive financial planning and analysis experience
Strong ability to turn complex data into clear insights, including building intuitive dashboards and visualizations that drive decision-making
Solid business acumen with the ability to communicate clearly and influence partners across functions
Must be self-motivated and have ability to multi-task
Excellent Analytical skills, working with data to uncover business trend drivers & provide recommendations
Must be able to work within a dynamic, fast-paced culture
Strong internal customer service orientation
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to interact with team members and management, team player
Must be a problem-solver intent on offering process improvement solutions
Skilled at financial & data analysis, recognizing trends, and communicating results
Ability to take large data sets and create meaningful value-driven analysis
Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with extreme proficiency in Excel

Nice To Haves

FP&A experience in corporate retail preferred
Experience working with granular datasets, manipulating and slicing data
Experience developing and working with financial models, budgeting tools, multi locations or stores, merchandising, distribution are all pluses
Experience with Power BI & Microsoft Access a plus

Responsibilities

Produce various analyses of merchandise sales and margin performance
Prepare and analyze business metrics including but not limited to: merchandise sales mix, store sales mix, spacial productivity, merchandise margin contribution
Partner with Merchandising team and Buying team to plan & analyze performance of seasonal merchandise sets
Influence cross-functional partners by translating financial results into clear, actionable recommendations that inform merchandising strategy decisions
Proactively identify risks and opportunities, bringing forward-looking insights and actions to improve sales, margin, and productivity
Assist with monthly & quarterly financial packages for analyst calls and board of directors meetings
On-going cross-functional communication with key members of the Merchandising departments
Perform special finance related projects cross functionally with merchandising teams