Financial Analyst

J.Jill is a premier omnichannel retailer and nationally recognized women’s apparel brand committed to delighting customers with great wear-now product. The brand represents an easy, thoughtful and inspired style that reflects the confidence of remarkable women who live life with joy, passion and purpose. J.Jill offers a guiding customer experience through more than 280 stores nationwide and a robust e-commerce platform. J.Jill is headquartered outside Boston.

The Financial Analyst is responsible for performing various financial activities including budgeting, modeling, forecasting, and reporting to support decision making by senior management. You will own complex processes and contribute positively to the team environment in Finance. This role will support the Ecommerce/OMNI fulfillment operations with future opportunities to learn and support other areas of the business.

• Create Supply Chain financial reporting to understand variances vs. budgets, forecasts and historical performance
• Provides recurring and ad hoc reporting to support the omnichannel business
• Develops, updates and monitors key performance indicators and dashboards, highlighting trends and analyzing variances, to understand and communicate results
• Perform deeper analyses on notable variances of monthly performance vs. forecast or prior year
• Applies strategic thinking to improve the effectiveness of financial planning activities
• Supports the development and preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts
• Works directly with accounting team during month end close to understand results

• Strong analytical skills necessary to synthesize large quantities of data, identify trends and drivers; use results to create insightful analyses and translate data and trends into clearly understandable messaging
• Strong attention to detail with a high focus on accuracy and data integrity
• Advanced Excel skills, with financial modeling experience
• Possesses excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to work independently and prioritize assignments to meet deadlines
• Creative thinker who can bring innovative ideas and approaches to solve issues
• Ability to build partnerships, influence decisions, work in a collaborative style

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required 

• 0-2+ years of applicable experience

• Experience with General Ledger and Financial Reporting systems

At J.Jill, our success is guided by a culture that values the intrinsic art of creativity and the data science required to drive our future growth. We are collaborative and data-centric, with every associate focused on creating our customer’s unique experience and delivering results through our omnichannel business model. We embrace each other’s differences and unique perspectives and consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.