Sr Financial Analyst

Ulta Beauty, Inc. • Bolingbrook, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Experience something categorically different. With over 1,200 stores throughout the U.S., a thriving digital ecosystem and a growth trajectory that’s put Wall Street on notice; Ulta Beauty provides dynamic challenges for those who want to apply their financial acumen to ever-increasing levels of complexity. Professional ownership. Diverse and ever-evolving projects. Greater levels of impact. The ability to influence decisions and organizational direction. It’s all part of the daily experience of our Finance & Accounting associates.
If you want a collaborative environment where continual learning, career self-determination and trust are prioritized, where an engaged leadership provides deep levels of support and guidance, Ulta Beauty is uniquely positioned to deliver greater levels of career satisfaction. Are you up for the challenge?
As a member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team, the Senior Financial Analyst will be a key strategic partner to business leaders, providing financial guidance to drive data-backed decisions and delivering insights that promote accountability and results. This role owns core forecasting and budgeting workstreams, leads cross-functional collaboration, and proactively identifies opportunities to improve performance and efficiency.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree (Accounting/Finance/Statistics/Math)
• 5 + yrs. relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• Highly analytical with strong technical and strategic thinking skills.
• Background in compiling data, creating queries, and replicable reports. Power BI experience is a plus.
• Solid problem analysis skills to assess, research, interpret, and analyze complex data.
• Intellectual curiosity and out-of-the-box thinking to deliver analysis and creative solutions.
• Organized and detail-oriented with the ability to multitask.
• High proficiency and ability to compile data, develop canned reports, and create and analyze spreadsheets.
• Effectively prioritize and manage assignments with time-sensitive deadlines.
• Extremely strong skill set in Excel.
• PowerPoint experience with the ability to present financial data to internal business partners.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior budgeting and forecasting experience preferred.
• Experience in Finance in the retail industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Accounting and cross-functional business leaders to manage the close process, ensuring accuracy and clarity in variance analysis between forecasted and actual results.
• Lead the development of financial forecasts in collaboration with internal stakeholders and business partners. Evaluate key drivers, risks, and opportunities to deliver accurate, insightful projections that inform strategic decisions.
• Own and evolve key reporting processes and reporting to deliver timely, relevant, and actionable insight on Key Performance Indicators to predict future performance and trends.
• Developing and communicating recommendations to business leaders to drive profitability.
• Support various strategic initiatives by analyzing profitability and financial hurdles throughout the business.
• Ensuring investment and capital allocation decisions are optimized to drive profitable enterprise return.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, improve reporting efficiency, and enhance modeling tools.
• Lead ad hoc analyses that support business case development and investment decisions

Benefits

• Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.
• Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

What This Job Offers

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