As a key member of the Journeys Finance team, Manager, Divisional Finance, you will analyze financial data to support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting for the Journeys division. This role will report directly to the Chief Finance Officer, Journeys. How You Will Make an Impact Performs various month and quarter end closing activities to support business goals and objectives Participates in various planning processes such as monthly projections, one year and long-range plans Drive efficiencies in store operating expenses, including selling salaries and other store costs Conduct in-depth sales and margin analysis to enhance sales and margin forecasting Perform inventory productivity analysis Plan and manage capital expenditures and commitments, including those related to black jackets · Analyze and interpret financial data to provide operational reporting Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting processes Determine specific drivers of business performance, analysis of revenue growth, variance, margin mix, period over period Partner with operational heads to present and explain the financial implications of operational results Conduct trend analysis and leverage insights during forward-looking planning Produce monthly actuals-to-forecast variance analysis on P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow and identify impactful opportunities that would increase the accuracy of our forecast models Financial modeling and ad hoc reporting as directed by senior leadership Effectively communicate key information pertaining to the actuals and forecasts to management Appropriately adjust divisional forecasts based on economic research and effectively manage guidance model Integrate economic research and prevailing economic conditions into analysis, forecasts and models Experience and Skills You'll Need to Have Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting 7+ years of experience in financial modeling and reporting preferred Advanced user of Microsoft Excel with a demonstrated ability to aggregate, manipulate, and interpret large data sets An ability to work in other Microsoft Office disciplines, such as Access and PowerPoint Proficiency in business intelligence tools, particularly Peoplesoft (a plus but not required); an ability to demonstrate proficiency across multiple accounting software tools and the ability to learn new software platforms quickly Detail oriented with an ability to think analytically and creatively An ability to work with various levels of management throughout the organization Excellent verbal and written communication skills #J-18808-Ljbffr