Financial Planning Analyst

Based in Chesapeake, VA, Dollar Tree, Inc. operates more than 16,000 stores across the 48 contiguous states and five Canadian provinces, supported by a coast-to-coast logistics network and more than 200,000 associates. With two iconic brands, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, and a history of opening hundreds of stores each year, the company has grown its store formats to serve customers in all types of geographic markets. Come help us grow!

THE OPPORTUNITY
In this role, you will support the financial planning & analysis team within Supply Chain, supporting Distribution, Transportation, and Capital Management. You will prepare and develop reporting and analysis of financial performance, operational analytics, financial modeling, and ad-hoc analysis supporting strategic initiatives. Your work will be in support of driving profitability improvement in supply chain, increasing financial discipline and making recommendations for actions that will drive long-term profitable growth. This position will offer a modern and thoughtful approach to data analysis utilizing the latest technologies with the goal of accelerating the company’s growth agenda, advancing Dollar Tree’s business objectives, and contributing to EBITDA and operating income improvements.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Be a key member of the FP&A team responsible for the financial and operational analytics, partnering with functional and department heads to ensure we are delivering on monthly, quarterly, annual and long-range plans for Supply Chain initiatives (including DC payroll, DC Supplies, Freight Cost, and other SG&A).
• Prepare and compile monthly financial summaries, scorecards, and analysis for presentation to Senior Management. This will include partnering with the forecasting/budgeting teams within Supply Chain to understand the drivers of financial performance versus budget, forecast, and last year, calling out risks and opportunities, and making recommendations for course correction when needed.
• Support Distribution Center’s with period close through: Accrual reviews and submissions, cost driver analysis, commentary for key drivers to the executive leadership team.
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve reporting processes that support the Distribution, Freight and FP&A teams.
• Develop innovative financial and operational analytics and reporting for the department that provide strategic insight to department leaders that assist in optimal decision making.
• Assist management and other team members with ad-hoc analysis, modeling and data gathering projects as needed.
• Support preparation of materials to be presented to Board of Directors or Investor Relations
• Present findings to management

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, economics, or related quantitative field
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning, financial analysis, and/or financial reporting
• Excellent written/oral communication and data presentation skills
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills
• Proactive, self-starter

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master’s degree in related field
• Retail experience
• Supply Chain experience
• Experience with financial modeling
• Experience with SQL Developer
• Experience with IBM Planning Analytics
• Experience with dashboarding tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• Experience with Lawson GL system