Sr. Financial Analyst – DC Operations (East)

Advance Auto Parts • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

The Sr. Financial Analyst provides decision support by collecting, analyzing and interpreting data, as well as forecasting business trends to support the overall strategic and operating plans of Advance Auto Parts. These include Customer Acceleration/Transformation, Availability Excellence and Superior Experience by driving profitable growth through rigorous analysis and insight.

Requirements

• Strong Microsoft Excel experience
• SQL experience a plus
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts to practical situations such as probability and statistical inference
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals or technical procedures
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from groups of senior management, department heads, managers, and peers.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Experience working in retail environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the periodic financial forecast process for multiple distribution center locations, including meeting with business partners, documenting drivers of change, and uploading changes to the financial system
• Provide driver-based P&L variance analysis on periodic, quarterly, and annual financial results for the DC operations department
• Monitor and review site-level KPIs with business partners on a weekly basis; diving into lower-level details to provide complete understanding of results
• Track capital expenses and performance of related assets; ensure capitalization occurs in correct period and depreciation flows to the P&L as expected
• Participate in the development of long-range financial forecasts and related budgets, considering alternative scenarios and economic prospects as appropriate
• Provide fact-based financial analysis, economic modeling and ad-hoc analysis that supports the business case for proposed investment
• Provide insights to business partners to increase organizational financial acumen, and allow for fully informed decision making to drive financial performance

What This Job Offers

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