Financial Analyst - Thomas Edwards Group

The Financial Analyst will support the Merchandising organization analysis of financial results through variance analysis to budget / forecast, and annual Budget, Bi-Monthly Forecasts, and ad hoc research and reporting for the CFO, leadership in Merchandising and/or Planning.

• Regularly interact with Merchandising to provide financial support, verification of results and reporting around Sales and Gross Profit.
• Analyzes trends and other relevant information to develop operating assumptions necessary to complete Business Plans, Budgets, and Bi-Monthly Forecasts.
• Gain a thorough understanding of key business drivers and effective communication of analysis.
• Address or escalate Merchandising inquiries as a primary financial liaison to ensure timely, appropriate action/resolution and/or effective interpretation of the financial implications of business activities.
• Participate in department initiatives to build/implement new tools for forecasting and budgeting. 
• Work with numerous functional departments to build inputs into the forecasts/budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelors/4year Degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• 2+ years of experience with financial modeling and reporting.
• 1-2 years of experience supporting a sales organization.
• Requires advanced computer skills using spreadsheet software, familiarity with database applications, downloading data from mainframe systems and use of word processing software. 
• Requires ability to draft correspondence that accompanies requests for information in a clear and concise manner.
• Requires understanding of mathematical concepts necessary to make growth projections and net present value calculations.
• Must understand impact/use of multi-spreadsheet linking capabilities and must have ability to quickly learn systems for implementation/development.
• Analysis skills and the ability to solve problems independently is critical.