WHSmith North America is hiring: Senior Financial Analyst in Las Vegas

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our 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.

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 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

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flex Time Off Policy
• 401k with company match
• Huge Employee Discount at all our stores, so check us out
• Amazing training & career path
• Competitive pay!
• And more!