Finance Manager – FP&A (Supply Chain & Operations) - Hybrid OR Remote Job Listing at Bob's Discount Furniture in Boston, MA (Job ID R-26421-Boston-MA)

Description

Bob's Discount Furniture, a fast-growing furniture retailer located in Manchester, CT, is seeking an FP&A Manager with a focus on the Supply Chain including DC operations, Line Haul, Last Mile Delivery, and Inbound Logistics.  The successful candidate will assist in a cross functional capacity to align strategic goals with operational performance – helping to shape both long term strategy and bridge the path towards realization.  The candidate will summarize current achievements ensuring all stakeholders understand results, variances, and trends.  In addition, the candidate will develop and manage an annual budget and accurate monthly forecasts that will result in operational excellence while being fiscally responsible.   The candidate must be detailed oriented, be able to think critically, have strong communication skills, be able to work on tight deadlines, and be proficient in Microsoft Excel. While the Company's current processes are well established, improvement opportunities do exist. Accordingly, we are seeking individuals who are eager to identify process improvement opportunities and who have demonstrated leadership skills to spearhead implementation of identified improvement opportunities.
 

Who We Are

At Bob's, we have fun, we love what we do, and it shows in our expansive growth! Bob's Discount Furniture is more than just a furniture store. We are one of the fastest growing omni-channel furniture retailers in the country with over 180 stores!

How We Will Support You

At Bob's we understand there are many companies you can choose to work for, so, along with exceptional opportunities for career growth we offer a fun team-oriented work environment and great benefits! Let us tell you more.

Benefits & Perks- We've got you covered! We believe in supporting our employees and their families in the best ways possible is a top priority. We focus on three core wellness pillars: Emotional, Physical and Financial. Below are just some of the benefits that we offer:

• Feeling under the weather, we've got you covered! We offer Nationally provided Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Personal Days, Sick Days, Holidays, work anniversary and your Birthday! After all, your birthday should be a holiday
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan with a Generous Company match!
• Pet Insurance to help keep your furry friends happy and healthy
• Life insurance – Employer-paid basic Life Insurance, with the option to add Voluntary Life Insurance as well!
• Financial Planning, Voluntary Legal Benefits and Wellness Plans
• We already offer value priced furniture, but on top of that we offer a Generous Employee Discount starting on your 1st day!
• Additional Employee Discounts through the “Hays Perks discount program” offering hundreds of online discounts from your favorite merchants.
• And so much more!

Culture and Core Values- At Bob's we have a set of core values that shape the decisions we make every day and help define our company culture. These values comprise what we call "The Bob's Way." Honesty, Integrity, Transparency, Community, Safety, Diversity, Accountability and Fun.

DIVERSITY IS A CORE VALUE AT BOB'S

At Bob's Discount Furniture, we want you to feel at home. Whether you're shopping with us or a part of the Bob's team, we want you to know that you are valued, appreciated, and free to be who you are.

We are committed to creating a place as diverse as the communities we serve.

Learn and Grow- We believe in developing our team members and helping them grow both personally and professionally! We promote Professional Development: In-person, virtually and offer an infinite library of on-demand classes in Workday Learning. We also offer Tuition Reimbursement as well as the BDF Education Foundation Scholarship Program open to employees and their dependents. Want to grow at Bob's professionally? We look to promote from within our organization by having robust succession planning in place to ensure that our team members have the opportunity to advance their careers.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead weekly analysis, preparation and presentation of strategic plans, annual operating budget, and monthly forecast updates for the Supply Chain area of the business  
• Build proforma models and fulfillment strategies, both long and short term, in support of new store and market expansions in partnership with the Real Estate and Operational leaders 

• Partner with senior management in data gathering and analysis for short and long-term action plans as well as various financial analyses on profit improvement opportunities and initiatives

• Work directly with cross functional department leads, including those in distribution centers, delivery, last mile, line haul, transportation, inbound logistics, and freight, to understand requirements for analytical support
• Interpret and summarize results of financial analysis and propose recommended solutions
• Improve and streamline existing reporting and analysis, and assume additional reporting and analysis as needed to enhance supply chain reporting capabilities and insights
• Be aware of geopolitical, macro, and competitive trends which may affect supply chain in the furniture industry 
• Respond to miscellaneous ad hoc requests
• Variance analysis as needed
• Provide recommendations for process improvements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Business or related areas required
• 5+ years of proven progressive FP&A experience
• Ability to establish credibility with senior leaders and functional expert
• Thrive in a high performance, fast‐paced, entrepreneurial environment often in ambiguous circumstances while prioritizing business needs  
• Balance multiple projects and meet necessary deadlines with limited supervision. Proven thought leadership skills, including the ability to be innovative and be able to drive results both as an individual and team environment
• Proven quantitative and analytical skills with a high emphasis on quality of work – including accuracy, connection to business drivers, and clarity to end customers
• Balance between helping to shape strategic long-range planning and the budget / tactical execution steps to achieve
• Demonstrate high level of intellectual curiosity that translates into new approaches to business issues
• Strong understanding of Operations including Logistics and Distribution Operations
• Experience at a Retail or ecommerce business
• Exceptional and advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills and proficiency in working with different systems to retrieve and analyze data
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting financial documents and financial modeling
• Ability to work with massive amounts of data and summarize and convey findings
• Ability to use historical trends to develop dynamic forecasting models.
• Ability to leverage data in disparate systems and determine/confirm the accuracy of such data
• Experience preparing reports/presentations for Senior Leadership
• Experience partnering with leaders across the Enterprise to analyze their results of operations and guide them to adjust as necessary
• Extensive hands-on experience and willingness to dive into large/complex data sets, ability to abstract and identify pattern, perform data validation, clean up and transformation needed for business analysis
• Expertise in business analytics and tools including advanced Excel
• Highly adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity with the ability to problem solve
• Ability to articulate complex data to all business partners
• Proficiency in creating or improving business processes
• Must be detail oriented, with the ability to handle multiple assignments promptly and effectively
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly in a fast-paced team environment while effectively managing multiple tasks
• Strong level of personal organization
• Energetic and positive contributor to the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Business or 7+ years in finance
• Experience supporting or working in a multi-functional supply chain operation
• Public company experience a plus

Expected Base Pay Not Including Potential Commissions, Incentive, Bonus, etc. Opportunities:

It is policy of Bob's Discount Furniture, Inc., to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. No person shall be discriminated against or harassed because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, veteran or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state or local law.

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