Finance Analytics Manager
Company Summary:
Zoro offers millions and millions of products - an endless aisle with everything you need to run your business. We offer fast and free shipping, no-hassle returns, and exceptional customer service. We've grown quickly in a short time and are continuing to do so while aggressively growing our revenue. We are excited to be a part of an award-winning culture - we have been named a Great Place to Work for multiple years in a row, among other local and national accolades. We think Zoro is a pretty amazing place to work and grow, and think you will too!
Primary Function:
Exciting and unique opportunity to join the organization as a Finance Analytics Manager. The ideal candidate has experience in both Finance and Analytics, paired with a strong desire to uncover actionable insights through in-depth analysis. As the manager of Zoro's Finance team, the primary responsibility will be to support and elevate sales, margin, and discount forecasts and reporting, as well as understanding the key drivers of each. Strong relationship building with cross functional teams will be paramount.
Employee will have the autonomy to operate in alignment with Zoro's core values:
Aspire to be Customer Obsessed
Win & Lose Together
Taking Ownership
We are Transparent
This is an individual contributor role and reports to the Sr. Manager of Finance, Zoro US.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build weekly and monthly reporting focusing on customer & sales trends, and effectively communicate output to finance leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Monitor performance against daily/ monthly forecasts, and identify areas of opportunity/ risk.
- Gain a deep understanding of Zoro's transaction flow.
- Build and maintain promotions reporting to support marketing in identifying trends and opportunities.
- Support and maintain promotional forecasting.
- Support Finance Leadership in the evolution of Zoro's reporting suite.
- Define opportunities to streamline reporting through utilization of Looker (BI Tool) and automation.
- Support team(s) with various ad-hoc analysis and projects as they arise
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Analytical Discipline
- 5-7 years of related finance or analytics experience
- Strong technical finance skills (modeling, forecasting)
- 3+ years of SQL experience
- 2+ years of BI experience, leveraging tools such as Looker or Tableau
- Inquisitive and resourceful, desire to navigate outside of comfort zone
- Strong communicator and able to present info at the right level of detail
- Background in Ecommerce strongly preferred
Zoro Values and Inclusive Culture: Zoro is dedicated to fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and beliefs are represented, and all team members can be confident that their experiences and perspectives are valued. Zoro aims to empower all employees to learn about, raise awareness, and promote diversity and inclusion through all of our workplace interactions. Zoro is a place where everyone can learn, grow and thrive.
We recognize the courage and effort it takes to apply for your next opportunity. We also recognize that there is rarely such a thing as a perfect candidate. Even if you do not meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply -- we do not want to miss out on meeting the next person who could emerge as a key contributor to our business and culture.
Zoro is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.