Senior Analyst of FP&A, Store Operations and Customer Service Focus ( Open to Remote OR Hybrid)

Bob’s Discount Furniture, a fast-growing furniture retailer located in Manchester, CT, is seeking a Senior Analyst of FP&A with a focus on Store and Customer Service Operational Optimization.  The successful candidate will play a vital role in analyzing the performance of operations and identifying areas of opportunity to drive operational excellence.  The candidate will summarize current achievements ensuring all stakeholders understand results, variances, and trends.  In addition, the candidate will develop and manage an annual budget and accurate monthly forecasts that will result in operational excellence while being fiscally responsible.  The candidate must be detailed oriented, be able to think critically, have strong communication skills, be able to work on tight deadlines, and be proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Who We Are

At Bob’s, we have fun, we love what we do, and it shows in our expansive growth! Bob’s Discount Furniture is more than just a furniture store. We are one of the fastest growing omni-channel furniture retailers in the country with 165 stores in 24 states.

How We Will Support You

At Bob’s we understand there are many companies you can choose to work for, so, along with exceptional opportunities for career growth we offer a fun team-oriented work environment and great benefits! Let us tell you more.

Benefits & Perks- We’ve got you covered! We believe in supporting our employees and their families in the best ways possible is a top priority. We focus on three core wellness pillars: Emotional, Physical and Financial. Below are just some of the benefits that we offer:

• Feeling under the weather, we’ve got you covered! We offer Nationally provided Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Personal Days, Sick Days, Holidays, work anniversary and your Birthday! After all, your birthday should be a holiday
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan with a Generous Company match!
• Pet Insurance to help keep your furry friends happy and healthy
• Life insurance – Employer-paid basic Life Insurance, with the option to add Voluntary Life Insurance as well!
• Financial Planning, Voluntary Legal Benefits and Wellness Plans
• We already offer value priced furniture, but on top of that we offer a Generous Employee Discount starting on your 1st day!
• Additional Employee Discounts through the “Hays Perks discount program” offering hundreds of online discounts from your favorite merchants.
• And so much more!

Culture and Core Values- At Bob's we have a set of core values that shape the decisions we make every day and help define our company culture. These values comprise what we call "The Bob's Way." Honesty, Integrity, Transparency, Community, Safety, Diversity, Accountability and Fun.

DIVERSITY IS A CORE VALUE AT BOB’S

At Bob’s Discount Furniture, we want you to feel at home. Whether you’re shopping with us or a part of the Bob’s team, we want you to know that you are valued, appreciated, and free to be who you are.

We are committed to creating a place as diverse as the communities we serve.

Learn and Grow- We believe in developing our team members and helping them grow both personally and professionally! We promote Professional Development: In-person, virtually and offer an infinite library of on-demand classes in Workday Learning. We also offer Tuition Reimbursement as well as the BDF Education Foundation Scholarship Program open to employees and their dependents. Want to grow at Bob’s professionally? We look to promote from within our organization by having robust succession planning in place to ensure that our team members have the opportunity to advance their careers.

Job Responsibilities

• Review monthly P&L detail prior to close ensuring that financial statements accurately reflect results
• Analyze and interpret monthly financial results for stores, customer service and related departments
• Summarize and present monthly P&L results to the stores and customer service leadership teams
• Build an annual budget and monthly forecasts in collaboration with store and customer service leaders for all general and administrative expenses
• Analyze expense trends and identify any risks or opportunities anticipated in future periods
• Understand expense changes needed to meet the needs of the business and identify mitigation strategies to avoid budget or forecast impacts

• Respond to miscellaneous ad hoc requests
• Variance analysis as needed

Required Competencies

• Managing cross departmental communication
• 3+ years of FP&A experience
• Exceptional and advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills and proficiency in working with different systems to retrieve and analyze data
• Proficiency in complex financial modeling
• Ability to work with massive amounts of data and summarize and convey findings
• Thrive in a high performance, fast‐paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Balance multiple projects and meet necessary deadlines
• Ability to leverage data in disparate systems and determine/confirm the accuracy of such data
• Must be an analytical thinker with the ability to problem solve

Preferred Competencies

• Retail FP&A experience
• History of supporting growing teams within a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Effective and persuasive in leading change, applying business acumen, company values, while demonstrating the emotional intelligence that inspires others
• Builds collaborative relationships across various business partners

Supervisory Responsibility

• Reports to the Operations Director of FP&A.

Work Environment

This work environment includes working in a corporate, business environment or working remotely from a home residence. This may include working in an office, consulting with organization partners and vendors. This position is primarily remote but may require occasional travel. This is typically a normal

M-F work week. 

Physical Demands

• Physical ability to sit for extended periods and work at a computer
• Must be able to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Must be able to identify, assess and observe detail
• Ability to see, hear, and speak regularly
• Ability to squat, kneel, bend and twist occasionally

Expected Hours of Work and Travel

• Normal work week hours at an executive level.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business or related areas required
• 3+ years of FP&A experience
• Extensive hands-on experience and willingness to dive into large/complex data sets, ability to abstract and identify pattern, perform data validation, clean up and transformation needed for business analysis
• Expertise in business analytics and tools including advanced Excel
• Highly adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity with the ability to problem solve
• Ability to articulate complex data to all business partners
• Must be detail oriented, with the ability to handle multiple assignments promptly and effectively
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly in a fast-paced team environment while effectively managing multiple tasks
• Strong level of personal organization
• Energetic and positive contributor to the team

Expected Base Pay Not Including Potential Commissions, Incentive, Bonus, etc. Opportunities:

It is policy of Bob’s Discount Furniture, Inc., to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. No person shall be discriminated against or harassed because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, veteran or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state or local law.

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