Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis - National Vision

At National Vision we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible. National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,200 stores. We operate four retail brands: America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Optical inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality.

We are hiring for a Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis to join our team!

The position plays a critical part in the FP&A Revenue team which supports our Retail Stores, Regions, and Divisions. This role interacts with both Operational leaders as well as Corporate leaders. They provide business analysis and process improvement ideas across the operations of our Retail segments. In addition to recurring forecasting and planning activities, this role is expected to lead modeling efforts for certain key initiatives in our stores, and across brands. This person will be a key business partner to build forward-looking business plans; they must understand the "why" of business performance, as well as have a deep understanding and caring about the drivers / levers of the business and how that translates to financial success. This role will report to the VP, FP&A and work side by side with other members of the FP&A team.

What Would You Do? The Specifics.

• Preparation of financial reports and analyses, including: • Monthly reporting and financial reviews with leadership team, including preparation of management discussion and analysis, recurring financial reporting and business review presentations • Analysis of weekly, monthly and quarterly results, trends and variance to plans • Revenue cycle analysis, particularly around same-store sales drivers • Cost of sales reporting and analysis, including labor analysis
• Assists in building strategic plans and forecasting, including annual budgeting cycle, long-range plans
• Acts as a key business partner for the Head of Stores and Operations team
• Provides strategic insight and analytical support to help guide business decisions
• Understands and evaluates operational goals, such as Remote medicine
• Understands key drivers of the business and uses those to improve forward-looking views
• Develops and maintains forecasts for in-month updates
• Works with Data Analytics to understand KPIs, customer patterns and competitive factors
• Supports decision making with ad hoc reports
• Builds strong relationships across business as well as across Finance and other corporate functions in the organization
• Supervise/manage a team

Work Experience

• 8+ years of FP&A experience. ((Required))

Education

• Four year college degree or equivalent experience. (Required)
• Master's Degree MBA (Preferred)

Additional Skills

• Strong core FP&A skills, including business case modeling (Required)
• Multi-unit Retail experience desirable, or experience with multi-location business models (Preferred)
• Skill in gathering, transforming and reporting information in an insightful manner (Required)
• Professional, reliable and diligent with ability to develop strong cross-functional relationships (Required)
• Self-starter, strong team player and independent worker with excellent time-management (Required)
• Results oriented, strong sense of urgency, proactive and flexible (Required)
• Ability to meet deadlines in fast-paced environment (Required)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate with leaders at VP-level and above (Required)
• Action-oriented, able to deal with ambiguity and quickly adapt to changing priorities (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to accurately model the financial aspects and outcomes of business issues using spreadsheets and/or other applicable tools (Required)
• Keen analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to learn new systems and processes quickly (Required)
• Experience with multi-location Retail business models preferred (Preferred)
• Power user of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint (Required)
• Knowledge of planning technologies; Oracle EPM desirable (Preferred)

Taking Care of our People!

We understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that, we provide competitive compensation to all Associates. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401k retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount and much, much more. At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs, access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.

We value and respect the unique and individual differences that everyone brings. We embrace all differences in matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a place where people want to come, stay, and do their best work.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.