Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Planning & Analysis (114478)

Sierra Trading Post is an off-price Internet retailer of brand name outdoor gear, family apparel and footwear, sporting goods and home fashions. We offer consumers an ever-changing selection of merchandise, at great value. Based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, we launched our e-commerce site, SierraTradingPost.com , in 1998. As of October 31, 2015, we also operate 7 retail stores. Sierra Trading Post, is part of The TJX Companies, Inc. the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide.

Title: Senior Financial Analyst, Merchandise Planning and Analysis

Description:

Our Sierra Trading Post Finance group has an immediate need for a Senior Financial Analyst in their growing Merchandise Planning & Analysis team. This Senior Analyst will work on projects that drive and support the Merchandise Planning and Buying organization at Sierra Trading Post.

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
• Markdown Analysis- be responsible for identifying liability, executing markdown strategies, and performing post analysis to adjust future MD implementations
• 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 Enhancements

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience working in an Analysis and/or Finance environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting preferred
• Proficient PC skills: Microsoft Office Excel (pivot tables, power pivot, function logic and lookup/reference formulas and charts); SQL
• 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
• Ability to provide strategic recommendations to the business on key Financial/Merchandise plans
• High level of curiosity to explore, learn and understand business information
• 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

The TJX Companies, Inc. ranks No. 103 in the 2015 Fortune 500 listings. As of January 31, 2015, the Company had $29 billion in revenues, more than 3,300 stores in 7 countries, 3 e-commerce sites, and approximately 198,000 Associates. We operate T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com , in the United States; Winners, HomeSense, and Marshalls (combined, TJX Canada) in Canada; T.K. Maxx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Austria, as well as HomeSense and tkmaxx.com in the U.K. (combined, TJX Europe); and Trade Secret in Australia.

TJX is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

Posting Notes: Fort Collins || Colorado