Sr Financial Analyst - Store Allocation & Workload

Target • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Sr. Financial Analyst in Stores Finance – Store Allocation & Workload, you will lead governance, allocation, and financial management processes for Target Stores’ sales, payroll, and workload plans. You will provide analysis and insights to leaders across FP&A, Stores (Field & Store Operations), and other headquarters partners.

You will own the planning, forecasting, governance, allocation, and performance management of monthly and annual store sales, payroll, and workload plans, translating enterprise financial goals into actionable store-level plans. You will partner with headquarters and field teams—including Store Operations, HR P&D, and broader FP&A—to shape strategies and establish financial goals and forecasts for store workload and payroll. The role drives financial results and accountability through effective reporting, tools, and actionable insights, while monitoring performance and elevating financial risks and opportunities to senior leadership.

The position calls for curiosity, initiative, and collaboration to solve complex business challenges and identify opportunities that support store success while maintaining financial discipline. You will drive monthly store sales and payroll planning, using workload trends and business insights to allocate resources to the right stores. The role provides direct knowledge of the people, processes, and technology involved in delivering more than $100 billion in annual sales through Target stores while supporting an exceptional guest experience. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

This position operates in a hybrid/flex arrangement based on Target’s needs. The role is performed both onsite at Target HQ in Minnesota on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and virtually, depending on the role, team, and daily tasks. Work duties cannot be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

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, and other financial modeling and visualization tools.
• Excellent 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; comfortable partnering with a diverse set of business partners; highly organized and accountable; naturally curious about process opportunities and expense savings.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, allocation, and financial management processes for Target Stores’ sales, payroll, and workload plans.
• Own the planning, forecasting, governance, allocation, and performance management of monthly and annual store sales, payroll, and workload plans.
• Translate enterprise financial goals into actionable store-level plans.
• Partner with headquarters and field teams, including Store Operations, HR P&D, and broader FP&A, to shape strategies and establish financial goals and forecasts for store workload and payroll.
• Drive financial results and accountability across partner teams through reporting, tools, and actionable insights.
• Monitor business performance, respond to emerging needs, and elevate financial risks and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Apply curiosity, initiative, and collaboration to solve business challenges and pursue opportunities while maintaining financial discipline.
• Drive monthly store sales and payroll planning, leveraging workload trends and business insights to allocate resources to the right stores.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance, among other health benefits and programs.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• 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