Financial Analyst - Continuous Improvement Team

If you're someone who has a genuine desire to help people live better and healthier lives, join us as we work to be a trusted resource in our communities, offering real people, real food at real affordable prices across the Midwest. If you are ready to immerse yourself in an environment, that helps shoppers naturally, intuitively, and enjoyably find real, honest, affordable goodness to meet them wherever they are on their wellness journey, we'd like to hear from you. Join us to begin YOUR journey and be a part of the Fresh Thyme Market Team!

Fresh Thyme Rewards

• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Team member discount

• Career growth opportunities

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as the finance and data analysis expert functions, departments, projects one supports.
• Develops partnerships across the organization as a key Finance business partner and representative of the function.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify areas for process improvement and develop key metrics to measure with the goal of enhancing efficiencies.
• Conduct data analysis to identify trends, areas of opportunity and support improvement projects.
• Creates and evaluates performance scorecards of different business activities
• Creates new processes and leads system improvements on large scale cross functional projects
• Creates and evaluates strategic financial models of proposed business solutions (ROI's, BVA's, Proforma's), including period-end reporting of contribution for areas of impact.
• Represents the department and actively participates in various cross functional planning, training and financial meetings to provide input, share updates, and contribute to decision-making processes. Understand and articulate the impact projects could have on cost accounting and project recommendations and ultimately the impact on the financial statements.
• Establishes, interprets and analyzes complex accounting and financial processes
• Regularly communicates the status of work, any challenges or roadblocks, and potential risks or issues that may impact the project.
• Ability to flex to adapt to changes in project scope, requirements, or priorities, and adjust work accordingly to meet the evolving needs of the projects.
• Participate in the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes
• Participate in the period end close process
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 3-5+ years of Financial Analyst experience and 1+ year project based ROI analysis or CI supportive role experience
• Experience with data analysis and performance metrics
• Experience with programming languages and data warehouse infrastructure, is a plus

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Flexible self-motivated employee
• Strong Excel skills required, as well as proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and process mapping tools
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ability to adapt to an ever-changing, high-volume retail environment while working in a cross-functional team.
• Strong communication: written & verbal,
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and planning skills
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles, including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Strong focus on improving processes and implementing technology enhancements
• Demonstrated experience in reducing costs while maintaining/ improving quality.
• Customer and results oriented
• Travel up to 25% (depending on functional, project support)