Sr Financial Analyst, National Brand Finance

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

A role in Financial Planning & Analysis means belonging to a great team of genuine, diverse, courageous and versatile people who put integrity and ethics at the heart of everything they do. Together, you’ll drive outstanding financial results by enabling and accelerating Target’s strategic execution. You’ll nurture influential partnerships with leaders who value your credibility, thanks to the quality and reliability of your insights. To teams across Target, you’ll bring your skills for analytical rigor, creative problem-solving and sound decision-making. You’ll be an active contributor to cross-functional teams. You’ll rise to the challenge of the dynamic retail industry, bringing innovative solutions that have a direct impact on financial and operational direction-setting, merchandising and capital investments and how to best use our resources. All of your good work will help elevate and maintain Target as one of the world’s most recognized and best-loved retail brands.

As a Sr Financial Analyst, you will develop robust analytics to support merchandising vendor negotiations. You will partner with the merchandise, planning and business partner & negotiations teams to provide vendor and category-level insights to your supported business function influencing annual vendor negotiations and in-season vendor performance. As needed, you will provide ad hoc decision-making support for strategic initiatives and special projects.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• Four-year degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Finance
• Four or more years of financial planning & analysis, business analytics, or planning experience
• Curiosity and desire to leverage datasets to identify insights and tell compelling business narratives
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, project management, and organization skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and partner teams with high level of autonomy, motivation, and self-direction
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills
• Critical thinking to help strategical plan negotiations
• Detail oriented with the ability to work on multiple tasks and deliver outcomes 
• Willingness to make financial recommendations with a progress over perfection mindset
• Proficient in excel, SSAS, Power BI

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location (Tues, Wed, & Thurs) the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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