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Work Where You Matter: At Dollar General, our mission is Serving Others! We value each and every one of our employees. Whether you are looking to launch a new career in one of our many convenient Store locations, Distribution Centers, Store Support Center or with our Private Fleet Team, we are proud to provide a wide range of career opportunities. We are not just a retail company; we are a company that values the unique strengths and perspectives that each individual brings. Your difference truly makes a difference at Dollar General. How would you like to Serve? Join the Dollar General Journey and see how your career can thrive. Company Overview:
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day.® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com/about-us.html.
Responsible for managing the budgeting and forecasting process, variance analysis, and supporting activities related to Sales and Gross Margin. Manages complex processes and systems used for forecasting cost of goods sold. Ability to connect enterprise KPI's, operational forecasts and financial results. Manages consolidation of financial statements and leads major ad hoc analyses and various projects. Knowledge of excel modeling best practices and exhibited experience building complex financial models.
Job Details:Duties & Responsibilities:
- Oversee the gross margin variance analysis process and ensure effective and accurate communication to senior management. Track significant drivers to measure impact on future forecasts and budgets 30%
- Manage the gross margin/COGS budgeting and forecasting process. Coordinate the distribution of assumptions, gathering of inputs, validation, etc. with senior management of all areas of the business and ensure accurate forecast/budget data is loaded into Anaplan for financial reporting 30%
- Continuous improvement/streamlining of Gross Margin, forecasting, and budgeting processes 10%
- Support Executive Management reporting, Board and external audit material preparation 10%
- Tracking and reporting of key company initiatives in collaboration with functional owners 10%
- Assist with ad hoc analyses and projects involving cross-functional fact-gathering, documentation of assumptions, development of complex models, and reporting of results to senior management 10%
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): What KSAs are required to perform this job?
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and to be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment
- Creative ability to access information from different sources and pull it together for analyses and presentations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work effectively with multifunctional stakeholders
- Ability to thoroughly understand how decisions affect other areas of the company
- People management and development
- Detail-oriented – must be able to detect errors and identify trends
- Knowledge of GAAP
- Intermediate to advanced word processing and database applications skills
- Advanced excel skills
- Prior Oracle experience not required but encouraged
- 4-8 years relevant experience in financial analysis and management of budget/forecast processes with exhibited history of progression in career.
- Bachelor's degree required and MBA, CFA, or CPA encouraged.
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