Sr. Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Are you looking for an opportunity to turn your ambition and your people skills into a rewarding career with an industry leader? Join our team at American Tire Distributors! As the nation's premier tire distributor, ATD's coast-to-coast distribution network provides approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada with rapid and frequent delivery of high quality tires, custom wheels and shop supplies.

Position Description:

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst is responsible for enterprise-wide and business unit financial analysis to support the corporation's key finance activities, with significant interaction, partnering, and engagement with senior management and functional leaders across ATD. This role supports annual financial planning and rolling financial forecasting across the entire organization, while tracking and benchmarking corporate performance metrics, with active engagement with company leadership, ownership and investors. Key Responsibilities Analyze operating performance, evaluate pricing strategies, sales and merchandising strategies based on product/customer profitability, operational cost efficiencies, working capital management, competitive analysis, benchmarking, and market dynamics. Contribute to M&A activities, venturing initiatives, capital investment analysis, real estate investment analysis, and decision support. Create presentations and provide decision support in communications with the executive leadership team, Board of Directors, private equity sponsors, and trading partners. Develop and deliver in-depth reporting and analysis, from routine to ad hoc financial reporting (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually), multi-dimensional scorecards, complex dynamic models, and executive presentations for senior management, product teams, and regional managers. Participate in special corporate finance projects, including financial strategy development, capital structure analysis, and financing transactions. Provide analytical support to key field business units and market-facing corporate functional units (e.g., E-Commerce, Marketing, B2B, and B2C ventures). Review and analyze operating unit profitability, margin trends, monthly budget-to-actual, operating and overhead variance analysis, financial metric sensitivity analysis, ad-hoc analysis, and reporting (e.g., ROA, ROI, EVA). Competencies Action Planning

• The ability to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required. Action-Oriented
• Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Analytical Processes
• The ability and skill to apply appropriate analytical processes and procedures to support research schedules including the proficient use of analysis software required in role. Analyze Alternatives & Recommend Solutions
• Ability to analyze potential solutions and create recommendations based on the expected benefits, costs, and overall value of the solution for key stakeholders; Business capability analysis, Business model canvas, Business rules analysis, Concept modeling, Prototyping Balances Stakeholders
• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. Business Insights
• Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Communicates Effectively
• Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Costing and Budgeting
• Awareness of costing, budgeting and finance concepts and the ability and skill to apply to related processes and procedures. Courage
• Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. Customer & Market Analysis
• The ability and skill to analyze and research customer and market conditions and facts in order to develop a full and comprehensive understanding of the customer and its market to enable maximum returns. Data Collection and Analysis
• The ability and skill to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making including proficient use of aligned software (e.g., Tableau, etc) Decision Quality
• Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Develops Talent
• Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals. Drives Results
• Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. Financial Accounting
• The ability and skill to apply financial accounting principles, classifying, measuring and recording company financial transactions including proficiency in related software Instills Trust
• Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. Manages Ambiguity
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. Nimble Learning
• Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Plans & Aligns
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Presentation skills
• The ability to communicate and deliver information verbally in a clear, concise and compelling manner to other people. Review and Reporting
• The ability and skill to create reports, and review reports created by others, for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports.

Qualifications Bachelor's degree 5 years of related experience preferred

Skills Analyze Alternatives & Recommend Solutions Communicates Effectively Customer & Market Analysis Decision Quality Costing and Budgeting Data Collection and Analysis Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Nimble Learning Plans & Aligns Presentation Skills Review and Reporting Situational Adaptability Self-Development Tech Savvy Analytical Processes Action Planning Financial Acumen Resourcefulness Financial Accounting Collaboration Physical Demands/Working Conditions Physical Demands Category:

Office Physical Demands/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: As required by the position.

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you. Build a challenging and rewarding career with us! American Tire Distributors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace To review our Privacy Policy, click here. Not Ready to Apply? Joining our Talent Network will enhance your job search and application process. Whether you choose to apply or just leave your information, we look forward to staying connected with you! ATD exists because of, and for, each of us. From the front line associates helping customers to the people working behind the scenes, ATD's people are driving us toward a brighter future. You're knee deep in updating your resume, searching the open job market and surveying where your next move will be in your career. Now you have stumbled across us and we're in your consideration set for a job opening. Click the link to find out more! The event calendar has been full. At American Tire Distributors (ATD) our associates are valued and work in a fun while productive hybrid atmosphere. We celebrate and come together throughout the year to celebrate many occasions. Your wellbeing is among ATD's highest priorities, and that is reflected in the benefits we offer to empower our associates and enrich their lives. We regularly sponsor events and initiatives, held at our Huntersville Field Support Center along with in our 120 Distribution Centers, Mixing Centers and Regional Distribution Center locations, to support our mental health and physical wellness to keep you feeling your best. We have hosted over 15 different events, with the added fellowship and social benefit for our associates. Click the link to find out more! The automotive industry at large is evolving rapidly as we see the introduction of new technology, business models and services offerings. ATD sits in the middle of this exciting evolution and is positioned well to help define the future of mobility and distribution. Our organization is home to more than 4,000 associates who enjoy challenging themselves every day to advance their careers and contribute to the future of the automotive industry. In addition to finding individuals that are passionate about growth within our industry, we are also seeking team members that align with our values as an organization. Be Innovative Be Collaborative Be Accountable Be Respectful Be Excellent Through decades of steady growth, American Tire Distributors has emerged as the nation's premier tire distributor. Working to create a culture that fosters innovation, leadership, and growth in each valued member of our organization. ATD is home to hundreds of hardworking associates who enjoy the rewards of a job well done. From truck driving, business administration to logistics, we are always looking for top talent to join our professional family. To learn more about our company, visit www.atd.com.