Finance Specialist

Job Description
ABOUT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS:
Founded in Roanoke, VA in 1932, Advance Auto Parts is a leading automotive aftermarket retail parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself Customers. As of July 13, 2019, Advance operated 4,912 stores and 150 Worldpac branches in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company also serves 1,250 independently owned CARQUEST branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico, the Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos and the British Virgin Islands. The company has a workforce of over 70,000 knowledgeable and experienced Team Members who are proud to provide outstanding service to their Customers, Communities, and each other every day.
SUMMARY:
Team Member with experience in FP&A, Planning, forecasting, variance analysis, providing insights etc. The Team Member will be working with finance team on Regular reports, adhocs and Project based reporting. The person can help the team in retrieving the data from database and Reporting for Merchandizing & Marketing Business.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES may include, but are not limited to the following: (other duties may be assigned)
* Planning & Forecasting of Product. wise numbers
* Analyze the actuals and perform variance analysis with respect to forecasts
* Preparation of weekly reports, doing deep Analysis and providing Insights
* Retrieving of Plan, Actual, forecast numbers from SQL or Snowflake
REQUIREMENTS:
* Strong acumen for numbers, this role is highly analytical
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel , PowerPoint , etc.
* Knowledge of any Power Bi, SQL, Snow Flake tools
* Good communication skills.
* Appetite for knowledge, and ability to present findings in a neat format
* Problem solving & Analytical skills
BENEFITS:
* Practical experience with a wide variety of FP&A tasks
* Collaborating closely with skilled teams of FP&A Team members
* Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with seasoned professionals
* Flexible schedule for students
Responsible for assisting in preparation, coordination, and documentation of financial analysis projects. Provides analytical support for forward-looking financial and business-related projects. Assists in the preparation of forecasts and analysis of trends in manufacturing, sales, finance, general business conditions, and other related areas. Assists in financial forecasting and reconciliation of internal accounts.
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