Analyst, Store Finance

Store Finance Analyst

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As part of our team, you will experience :

Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving

Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow

Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

General Purpose :

The Store Finance Analyst will support core G&A financial processes and lead critical financial analysis for the Store Finance team. The Finance Analyst will report to the Director of Store Finance. This position will manage critical financial processes like month-end close, forecast, budget, 5-year plan and perform ad-hoc requests. This position will be required to regularly partner and interact with Store Finance Leadership.

Essential Functions :

Support G&A Accounts for Stores Corporate and Field teams

Review offers from the compensation team to include salary, bonus, corporate car, and relocation recommendations; align with business partners on offset options if applicable, compose executive level summary of offer details and make updates to payroll tracking material. Review changes with Store Finance Leadership.

Facilitate month-end close by reviewing actual activity relative to what is budgeted or forecasted, developing back-up that supports booking required reclass and accrual journal entries in PeopleSoft to ensure financial integrity of financial statements; maintain month-end Excel files designed to inform risks / opportunities and forecast changes that are submitted to Hyperion each month.

Support the development of the G&A budget and 5-year plan to include existing associate total compensation, attrition assumptions, business case rationale for new hires, severance agreements and capitalized labor assumptions. Create materials for Leadership / Executives to facilitate discussions and submit final plans into Hyperion.

Maintain Field and Corporate workload / complexity models to help Stores Leadership make informed organization structure decisions.

Maintain Contractor / Staffing and Capitalized G&A Labor models to ensure accurate and appropriate allocation of resources to capital projects.

Assist in creating standard documentation of financial processes and templates that will increase efficiency of the Store Finance department.

Lead and provide support for other analysis and reporting as needed.

Proactively engage with ad-hoc analysis, scenario analysis, and reporting requests as needed.

Coordinate workplans with manager and Store Finance Leadership to ensure alignment on expectations, deliverable effectiveness, and accuracy of material before distributing to business partners

Competencies :

Communicates Effectively

Ensures Accountability & Execution

Manages Work Processes

Organizational Agility

Collaboration

Analysis and Judgement

Leading by Example

Plans, Aligns & Prioritizes

Qualifications and Special Skills Required :

Bachelor's degree required (preferably in an analytical field)

Minimum 2-4 years of relevant work experience, with planning and forecasting experience desirable

A clear understanding of basic financial concepts

Detail oriented, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.

Strong analytical ability - must be able to synthesize data, be able to error check and reconcile own work and be able to design analysis to answer specific questions.

Ability to cope with pressure, multiple tasks, deadlines and rapidly changing priorities.

Build relationships with a wide variety of internal contacts. Ability to effectively communicate and partner with multiple levels from peer to Senior Leaders.

Expertise with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP's, pivot tables, etc.); Access Database experience desired but not required

Must be trustworthy with confidential data and other information

Physical Requirements / ADA :

Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer.

Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper / files, etc.

Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.

Vision requirements : Ability to see information in print and / or electronically.

This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and / or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

None

Disclaimer :

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.

Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.