Financial Analyst

7-Eleven is seeking a Financial Analyst for an onsite role in Irving, TX. In this FP&A position, you will support store operations through forecasting, budgeting, performance management, and actionable financial analysis that helps leadership improve profitability and operational efficiency.

You will partner closely with Field Operations and collaborate with multiple functional departments to analyze performance, explain variances, and build the financial inputs that drive business planning cycles.

What You’ll Do

• Partner regularly with Field Operations to provide financial support, verify results, and maintain reporting.
• Research key Income Statement P&L lines to determine drivers of budget variance and forecast variance.
• Analyze trends and other relevant information to develop operating assumptions for Business Plans, Budgets, Mid-Year Plan, and Bi-Monthly Forecasts.
• Build a strong understanding of key business drivers and communicate analysis to support the review of Under Performing Stores.
• Serve as a primary financial liaison by addressing or escalating Field Operations inquiries, ensuring timely action, resolution, and clear interpretation of the financial implications of business activities.
• Contribute to department initiatives to build and implement new tools for forecasting and budgeting.
• Work across numerous functional departments to develop inputs used in forecasts and budgets.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors/4 year Degree in Business or Finance.
• Experience: 2+ years with extensive knowledge of financial modeling and reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and financial modeling; experience with IBM Planning Analytics and BI tools such as SAP, Oracle, and Power BI is preferred.
• Ability to draft clear, concise correspondence that accompanies requests for information.
• Understanding of mathematical concepts required for growth projections and net present value calculations.
• Must understand and apply multi-spreadsheet linking capabilities, with the ability to quickly learn systems for implementation and development.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently.
• Highly organized and able to adjust task timing to align with business needs.
• Demonstrates a habit of questioning results and finding accurate answers without bias.

Tools and Technologies

• Excel
• IBM Planning Analytics
• SAP
• Oracle
• Power BI