Williams Sonoma

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Overview of the Senior Financial Analyst

As a member of the Corporate Finance Team, you will take an active role in key financial processes, including month-end close activities, reporting of key performance indicators, forecast planning, and financial decision support for executive leadership and key stakeholders. You will work in close partnership with business partners providing full financial support and applying business and analytical skills to ensure sound financial decisions are made.

Responsibilities

• Supporting month-end close process, financial forecasting, and budgeting for total company and corporate shared services through variance analysis, preparation of month-end accruals, and partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Analyzing current and past trends in key performance indicators including revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses, and capital expenditures. Providing strategic insights, hypotheses, and conclusions based upon this analysis.
• Developing insightful financial presentations for Executive Management to concisely summarize performance and highlight key business components.
• Investigating, analyzing, and presenting recommendations regarding various special projects related to business operations from a broader corporate scope.

Criteria

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or a related degree
• 2-4 years relevant work experience in a financial role;
• Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and PowerPoint; advanced financial modeling skills
• Self-motivated, flexible, positive attitude, and intellectually curious. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; innovative, organized, and thorough.
• Strong ability to turn data into actionable insights 
• Ability to perform work onsite in the San Francisco office full-time pending state, local, and Company return-to-work guidance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our Mission Around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We firmly believe that working in a culture focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion spurs innovation, creates healthy and high-performing teams, and delivers superior customer experiences. We will create and nurture a global company culture where we confidently bring our authentic selves to work every day: where the only criteria for advancement are the quality of our work, the contributions we make to our teams and the business, and our ability to lead; and where our individual differences—whatever they may be—are valued, explored and appreciated.

Benefits Just for You

Depending on your position and your location, here are a few highlights of what you might be eligible for: 

• A generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands 
• A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities 
• Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer 
• Health benefits, dental, and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
• Tax-free commuter benefits
• A wellness program that supports your physical, financial, and emotional health 

Your Journey in Continued Learning

• In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University 
• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities 
• Resources for self-development
• Advisor (Mentor) program
• Career development workshops and learning programs
• Speaker Series

WSI will not commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position at this time (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration).

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.

The expected starting pay rate for this position is $100,000 - $110,000. Applicable pay ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition to competitive pay, compensation may include a variety of other components like benefits, paid time off, merit, and bonus opportunities. 

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Our Company

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Our family of brands are Williams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn teen, pottery barn kids, Rejuvenation, Mark & Graham, west elm, or Outward. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room and even outdoor spaces. We've seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasn't changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. Today, we're a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas.