Financial Analyst - Commercial FP&A

Job Description

Join our Support Center and be a pivotal resource to our field and distribution teams - where innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and career growth come together in an exciting environment!

As the Financial Planning Analyst you will join the Commercial FP&A team and support the growth and profitability of our travel retail operations. This position will work directly with leadership of the Commercial team and be responsible for a wide array of financial, strategic, and operational analysis, with a particular focus on budgeting and planning merchandise sales and gross margin. This position will also play a key role in creating financial projections and developing business cases for new commercial initiatives.

Location: Support Center, 6600 S Bermuda Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Schedule: Monday – Friday, Weekends as needed, 40 - 50 hours per week

Pay: $75,000

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Employee Discount
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Flex Time Off
• Disability Insurance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with commercial leaders to develop and maintain financial models for revenue and margin forecasting across multiple business segments.
• Support the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic goals.
• Prepare and analyze weekly sales performance reports, providing commercial leadership with insights into key drivers to variances vs plan.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and decision support on key initiatives.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs that measure commercial effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in the identifying and measuring of initiatives to help drive top line growth and/or margin expansion.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field. MBA a plus
• 3+ years’ work experience including financial and/or operational analysis, preferably in a retail company
• Experience with financial budgeting
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Advanced understanding and working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and analysis
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strong Excel skills and experience with EPM tools
• Must be a self-starter and willing to work in a fast paced, high growth environment
• Must be comfortable interacting with and presenting to executives and senior leadership

Additional Requirements

• Frequent sitting
• Limited standing, walking, climbing, crouching, bending, pushing, or pulling
• Limited travel or overnight
• Occasional travel or overnight
• Frequent travel or overnight; including international
• Normal or corrected vision and hearing
• Can distinguish varying or specific colors, patterns, or materials
• Fluency in English is required for training, customer interactions, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Typically, indoors
• Typically, in a consistent temperature
• Lift 0-25 lbs.
• Use of fine motor hand functions

About Us

WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

EEO/ADA/DFWP

WHSmith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.