Store Financial Analyst

About the Role

This role is based at our Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You'll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

In this role, you are responsible for analyzing key functions within the store environment. This position makes recommendations for improving business operations to ultimately result in operational efficiencies and improved customer experience..

What You'll Do

• Compile financial or operational information - prepare and summarize data, comparing actual or expected results to prior period or plan
• Identify trends and outliers to inform partners
• Ensure accuracy and reconciliation of information prior to communication

• Draw conclusions and make recommendations to improve Kohl's operational efficiencies and customer experience
• Cultivate cross functional relationships with corporate and field partners, to identify areas of opportunity
• Communicate to and serve as liaison for internal business partners
• Maintain a working knowledge of information resources and partners

• Assist in the development and reporting of Store sales plans and Store payroll budgets
• Analyze and forecast actual variances of stores sales and store payroll to prior periods and plan
• Communicate with internal partners to ensure Store payroll budgets reflect all current processes
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations to create store payroll budget efficiencies

• Additional tasks may be assigned

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable area:
• Finance: Finance, Statistics, Accounting or other relevant degree
• Operations: Operations, Statistics, Accounting or other relevant degree
• Reporting: Finance, Statistics, IT or other relevant degree
• Strong analytical, planning and organization skills
• Strong knowledge of Excel/PC spreadsheet functionality

• 1-3 years experience in operational or financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting or reporting
• Advanced decision-making, leadership or communication skills
• Advanced degrees a plus (CPA, MBA, etc)
• Retail experience (particularly for operations role)