Sr Financial Analyst, Stores Finance - Stores Non-Payroll & New Stores, Remodels

Target • Minneapolis, MN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Financial Analyst works in Target’s Financial Planning & Analysis organization, supporting Stores Finance with a focus on non-payroll expenses and financial planning routines. The role plans, forecasts, analyzes, and influences more than $500 million in Stores non-payroll expense, identifies spending drivers and savings opportunities, and partners with headquarters and field teams to shape strategies, goals, and forecasts. The analyst also supports reporting and budget accountability for Stores field teams and helps deliver a strong guest experience across Target’s stores.

The role drives core Stores financial planning routines, including quarterly forecasts, annual goals, the long-range plan, and monthly actuals reviews. It develops and streamlines consolidation models and reporting, leads the annual headquarters budgeting process for the Stores organization, and serves as a resource planning expert. The analyst monitors business results, escalates risks and opportunities to senior leadership, and helps teams understand Stores data, meet deliverable deadlines, troubleshoot questions, and solve problems.

The position is Hybrid/Flex for Your Day, with work performed both onsite at the assigned Target HQ location in Minnesota and virtually according to role, team, and task needs. Work duties may not be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Job duties may change due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Finance.
• Four or more years of Finance/Accounting or related Operations experience.
• Experience working with spreadsheet applications, including Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, project management, planning, and organization skills.
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, strong initiative, and willingness to take risks.
• Strong data and analytics background.
• Comfort working with a diverse set of business partners.
• High degree of organization and accountability.
• Natural curiosity to identify process improvements and expense savings.

Responsibilities

• Plan, forecast, analyze, and influence more than $500 million in Stores non-payroll expense.
• Understand spending drivers and identify savings opportunities.
• Partner with headquarters and field teams, including Store Operations, Accounting, and Procurement, to influence strategies and set goals and forecasts.
• Influence results and drive budget accountability with Stores field teams through reporting, tools, and insights.
• Drive core financial planning routines for Stores.
• Support quarterly forecasts, annual goals, the long-range plan, and monthly actuals reviews by developing and streamlining consolidation models and reporting.
• Lead the annual headquarters budgeting process for the Stores organization and serve as the team’s resource planning expert.
• Monitor business results and escalate risks and opportunities to senior leadership as needs arise.
• Serve as a team resource on Stores data, financial planning deliverables, and deadlines; help troubleshoot questions, find experts, and solve problems.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Financial, education, and well-being benefits.

What This Job Offers

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