Pep Boys Looking for Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A at Bala Cynwyd, PA  Full Time

Overview

Pep Boys is driven by its customer promise, “We go further to help you go farther.” Founded 100 years ago by military veterans, generations of drivers have counted on Pep Boys ASE-certified Pros to service their vehicles. With a national network of over 900 locations in 35 states and Puerto Rico, and 20+ distribution centers, Pep Boys employs over 8,000 people. Over 7 million vehicles pass through Pep Boys bays each year, and our commitment to being the ONE our communities count on is demonstrated through our exceptional customer experience and support of the critical technical training initiatives needed to close America’s skills gap. For more information, visit .

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A to provide financial analysis, modeling and planning & forecasting for our Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors. This position will analyze, communicate, identify, and advise management on the key metrics and drivers of our business. S/he will create ad hoc financial models and schedules, sourcing data from multiple systems, support the financial planning activities, and provide clear understanding and insight for all planning activities including strategic plans, budget, and forecasts.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate in the financial development of annual plans and forecasting during the year.
• Support the Vice President – FP&A with various recurring and ad hoc analysis to assist the business in decision making.
• Support the Board of Directors with standard reporting and analysis on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Partner with functional leadership and support functional expense annual planning, reporting, and creation/implementation of cost efficiencies.
• Partner with the Treasury function to analyze and drive Working Capital opportunities.
• Use deep understanding of objectives, issues, and root cause analysis to provide insightful, fact-based data analysis to help solve complex problems. Provide financial and strategic decision support to senior leadership to ensure achievement of short- and long-term financial goals.
• Assist management in understanding the business dynamics that impact the financial position of the Company by developing financial models and creating and monitoring leading indicators and business statistics.
• Partner with business leadership to develop strategies and initiatives to drive growth and margin improvements. Execute strategic initiatives such as location strategy and process improvement efforts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or equivalent training required.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in corporate finance or FP&A.
• CPA, CFA or other professional credentials preferred.
• Experience with SAP preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other desktop skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, organizational and project management skills.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing independently.
• Strong ability to drive change in a status quo environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Customer service oriented, recognizing the importance of high-quality customer service.
• Exercises excellent professional judgment.
• Ability to manage large, complex projects in parallel.
• Ability to work under tight time constraints, handle sensitive data, and multi-task in order to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing work accordingly.
• Adaptable to change in the organizational environment.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Repetitive movement of hands and fingers, typing or writing.
• Regular standing and walking.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Frequent travel.
• Talk and hear.
• High organized and able to prioritize and manage time efficiently with the ability to handle stress in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The characteristics described above are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Pep Boys is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants without regard to their race, color, sex, age, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or inclusion in any other category protected by law.