Financial Planning Analyst - Real Estate
ABOUT US
Based in Chesapeake, VA, Dollar Tree, Inc.
operates more than 16,000 stores across the 48 contiguous states and five Canadian provinces, supported by a coast-to-coast logistics network and more than 200,000 associates.
With two iconic brands, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, and a history of opening hundreds of stores each year, the company has grown its store formats to serve customers in all types of geographic markets.
Come help us grow!
THE OPPORTUNITY
In this role, you will support the Real Estate division in all aspects of financial planning & analysis, including development of the annual budget, monthly forecasting, and strategic financial planning.
The department is responsible for over a billion dollars in annual capital and op ex spend.
You will advance not only financial, but also operational analytics for real estate, store construction, and property & facilities management.
Your work will be in support of Dollar Tree’s aggressive store growth and renovation objectives and in developing and executing the strategic initiatives to support them.
This position will offer a modern and thoughtful approach to data analysis utilizing the latest technologies with the goal of accelerating the company’s growth agenda, advancing Dollar Tree’s business objectives, and contributing to EBITDA and operating income improvements.
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Support the FP&A team responsible for the financial and operational analytics of the company’s Real Estate division by partnering with functional and department heads to develop and build respective SG&A and capex budgets and forecasts, track actuals vs.
plan and ensure spending remains within designated thresholds
Prepare and compile monthly detailed financial results and analysis for presentation to Senior Management.
This will include variance explanations versus forecast, prior year, and the annual budget.
Support the monthly forecast process, including gaining alignment with business partners in Real Estate, Construction, and Facilities on key assumptions, and preparing executive level summaries.
Support preparation and analysis of the annual budget.
Identify opportunities to automate and improve reporting processes
Develop innovative financial and operational analytics and reporting for the department that provide strategic insight to department leaders that assist in optimal decision making.
Support development of business cases and return on investment calculations for projects.
Build financial models to evaluate profitability, such as NPV, IRR and Payback Period measures.
Assist supervisor and other team members with ad-hoc analysis, modeling and data gathering projects as needed.
Present findings to management
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, economics, or related quantitative field
2+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis
Excellent written/oral communication and data presentation skills
Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA or Master’s degree in related field
CPA designation
Retail experience
Experienced with Alteryx
Experience with IBM planning analytics
Experience with dashboarding tools such as Tableau or Power BI
Experience with Lawson GL system
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