Job Description

Type: Contract

Start Date: ASAP

Length: 5 Months

Reason for Position: Covering a maternity leave

Location: Mason, OH (Hybrid; in-office 2 to 3 times per week)

Compensation: $45 to $50 per hour

Overview:

Responsible for developing financial plans and forecasts by leveraging a combination of relationships with key business partners, strong knowledge of cost drivers, assumptions and accounting processes. Evaluate actuals/variances and provide insights into performance trends. Develop/improve processes to deliver accuracy and efficiency gains.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for development and review of financial plans, forecasts and estimates

• Develops the forecast for Depreciation and Occupancy across 5 brands, prepares/maintains supporting documentation and tracks key assumptions, contingencies, etc.

• Financial partner with brand/shared leaders to capture key inputs for planning process, identifying risks/opportunities

• Proposes methodology changes and improvement opportunities to forecasts and aligns with brand/shared partners on changes

• Manages the Real Estate Pro Forma model and supports key steps of the capital allocation approval process

• Ad Hoc analysis to support the central Real Estate Leadership team and their strategic objectives

• Responsibility for monthly results analysis and reporting

• Coordinates month-end closing process by preparing journal entries/accruals and working with accounting to address inconsistencies or errors

• Complete detailed review/analysis of actual results on a monthly basis

• Coordinates obtaining variance explanations and reviews for reasonableness

• Understanding of variances vs plan/forecast/estimate, timing, etc.

• Understand and analyze the cost drivers for actual results on a monthly basis

• Prepare monthly variance commentary

• Prepare and assess analyses, providing actionable business insights to brand/shared partners regarding financial trends/performance

• Participate in special projects and create ad hoc analysis as assigned

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance and/or Accounting

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence outcomes

• Solid organizational and multi-tasking skills

• Systems – advanced Excel skills, experience with Business Objects, ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and Hyperion Essbase/Planning

• Retail financial planning experience (preferred)

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