Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Planning & Analysis (100224)

Are you ready to explore the corporate side of retail? The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, operating four major divisions -- Marmaxx (T.J. Maxx and Marshalls) and HomeGoods in the United States; TJX Canada (Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls); and TJX Europe (T.K. Maxx and HomeSense). In late 2012, we acquired Sierra Trading Post, an off-price, Internet retailer of apparel and home fashions, bringing it into our family of businesses. With over $26 billion in revenues in 2012, more than 3,000 stores, and approximately 179,000 Associates, success is always in style at TJX. We at TJX understand that both our customers and the talent pool from which our Associates come are increasingly diverse. Our core values of respect, integrity and fairness are inherent in the relationships we build with each other, our vendors and our customers. We are committed to leveraging the differences among our Associates and customers to create both a diversified mix of talent within TJX and a diversified mix of merchandise within our stores. We consider the unique views and opinions of our Associates to be key to our growth and success in the future.

Location: Framingham, MA

Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Planning & Analysis

Our Marmaxx Finance group has an immediate need for a Sr. Analyst in the Merchandise Planning & Analysis Group within Financial Control. This Senior Analyst will work on projects that drive and support the Merchandise Planning and Buying organization at TJ Maxx and Marshalls.

Responsibilities

• Perform standard Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly reporting with excellent attention to detail
• Analyze Gross Margin and Inventory components to provide guidance on business performance and financial plans
• Provide accurate and timely Ad-hoc analysis to address existing and new business needs; investigate variances in merchandise reporting and analysis
• Deliver strategy and recommendations on various initiatives across all levels of Management
• Present on other various deliverables including day-to-day reporting and conceptual topics
• Partner with operational experts and build relationships within the business

Potential Projects

• Store Planning Initiatives – partner with Store Planning to evaluate various groups of stores
• Merchandising Initiatives – evaluate Inventory Management, Freshness, Receipts, Flow, etc. and seek improvement opportunities to existing reports
• Financial Performance – provide detailed financial analysis for special projects/stores of interest
• Merchant Financial Plans - maintain systemic feeds to various reports, incl. Shrink, Markdowns, Dollar Out and Open-to-Buy
• Strategic Reporting Enhancement – assist in the transition of existing reports to the new Cognos Reporting Platform

Qualifications

• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, and reporting on large amounts of data
• Strong communication skills with an ability to obtain information and devise business solutions
• Able to concisely and effectively deliver results to management
• Ability to provide strategic recommendations to the business on key Financial/Merchandise plans
• High level of curiosity to explore, learn and understand business information
• 3-5 years of experience working in an Analysis and/or Finance environment
• Bachelor’s degree required, in Finance/Economics/Accounting preferred
• Proficient PC skills: Microsoft Office Excel (pivot tables, power pivot, function logic and lookup/reference formulas and charts); Monarch; Mainframe; Cognos or other data applications
• Strong sense of urgency around delivery of reports and deadlines
• Self-starter with high level of time management skills and ability to prioritize individual workload

What's In It For You?

At the TJX Companies, Inc., conveniently located directly off both the Mass Pike and Route 9, you'll not
only enjoy the security of working for a stable and profitable industry leader, but you'll also enjoy the benefits
that go along with it, such as: Medical/Dental/Life insurance,
Associate Discounts and a Savings/Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan.

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TJX is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

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Posting Notes: Framingham || Massachusetts