Senior Financial Analyst

Overall Job Summary

The finance team at Tractor Supply Company is a strategic partner of the executive and functional leadership teams. We influence decisions and strategy through data with the goal of benefiting our customers and shareholders. The Sr. Financial Analyst will develop models and reporting mechanisms that provide financial insights to executive and finance leadership as well as support budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A consolidations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)

• Provide analytical support to leadership in various groups including Operations, Marketing, Merchandising, Supply Chain and/or Real Estate. This could include the preparation and reporting of various Marketing event lift analyses, the design and presentation of analyses on performance variances and drivers, the creation of forecasts, examination of customer behavior such as market basket and cross-shopping, and the preparation and presentation of store performance analyses and store lease vs buy scenario recommendations.
• Perform more complex economic and financial research and analyze internal and external issues related to sales, gross margin, rate of return, working capital, investment, financial performance, share repurchase, and other financial metrics.
• Provide and present analytical support to senior management for quarterly investor conference calls and preparation of the financial package for the Board of Directors
• Prepare more complex financial analyses utilizing cash flow/ROI spreadsheet models as well as other analytical tools (including DCF, NPV and IRR) to support significant (>$10M) business and investment decisions.
• Prepare and present period-ending analyses and reporting on key business initiatives, such as Big Ticket, Private Label, Inventory Valuation, and Direct Imports.
• Support the annual strategic planning and budgeting process as needed.
• Conduct, perform, report, and present, special financial and statistical studies as directed in coordination with other departments.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 4 -6 years of related business or retail experience.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an appropriate business-related field of study. Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered.

Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities

• Strong communication, analytical and presentation skills
• Detail-oriented approach to work
• Proficient in interpreting financial data
• Strong technology skills to build budget/forecast models, as well as reporting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly an Excel Power user
• Proficient with software such as Business Objects, Cognos Planning, and SAP FICO

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements

Disclaimer

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/ her supervisor.