Financial Analyst - Procurement & Facilities

Charming Shoppes, one of the country’s largest multi-brand, multi-channel specialty retailers with over 28,000 employees nationwide, needs smart, strategic thinkers who are driven to excel. Founded in 1940 in Philadelphia, Charming Shoppes operates more than 2,300 stores under the names Fashion Bug, Catherines, and Lane Bryant.

This key financial analyst position will provide financial planning, analysis and support to the Strategic Procurement and Facilities areas within our shared services department for the $600m+ of non-merchandise spending.

The selected individual wil help ensure financial control and accounting compliance for all purchase orders, invoicing, and inventory management activity by:

• Supporting the procurement and facilities organization with both routine monthly and project specific financial analysis.

• Budgeting annual operational expenses and conducting monthly budget vs. actual analyses

• Handling monthly close responsibilities for the procurement and facilities groups (reconciliations, analyses, journal entries, etc.)

• Analyzing spend data to identify strategic sourcing and cost saving opportunities

• Assisting in the development of automated store-level expense reporting and establishing financial/management reporting for store level expenses (utilities, telecom, consumables, R&M) utilizing existing software and data extraction tools. This includes key performance indicators and other metrics.

• Managing the distribution of store level expense reporting to the various operating stakeholdersJob Requirements
Job Requirements:
• 5+ years experience of finance/accounting experience
• BA Accounting or Business Admin
• Big 4 and/or experience in publicly-traded company a plus
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Preferred: Lawson Financial Systems experience
• Retail or multi site industry experience preferred.

Do you share our values?
Deliver superior performance
Be innovative
Collaborate through teamwork
Act with integrity
Support the community

If so, and if you have a strong worth ethic, a positive attitude, a confident self-image and an interest in the retail industry, you should consider putting your talents to work at Charming Shoppes. We value and reward commitment and excellence through our competitive Total Rewards program, opportunities for advancement, and a work environment that fosters work/life balance and community support. At our corporate headquarters, we offer business casual dress, on-site child care, cafeterias, fitness center, Flex-Time and Summer Hours (compressed work week, early closing on Fridays @ 1:00 pm from June to September).
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