Store Operations Financial Analyst

About Our Company

Lids Sports Group is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. Operating out of Indianapolis, IN, our retail stores offer officially licensed headwear and apparel from collegiate and professional sports teams, plus top brands like Nike, New Era, Adidas, and Mitchell & Ness.

We currently operate 1,200 locations domestically and 50 internationally, including specialty concept stores for the NBA, NHL, Paris Saint-Germain, and numerous MLB teams. In recent years, Lids has built partnerships with iconic global brands including Marvel, Playboy, and the Harlem Globetrotters, and gained ambassadors like Justin Jefferson, Quavo, and Josephine Skriver – creating a community for both sports fans and fashion lovers.

The company is currently expanding with the goal of becoming the largest licensed brick-and-mortar sports retailer across the globe.

General Position Summary

The Store Operations Financial Analyst is a member of the Operations team and is tasked with the analysis of past and present financial and operational data of the organization along with forecasting future revenues and expenditures by applying principles of finance/accounting. The analyst is involved in the preparation of the Store KPI and traffic reporting, and forward-looking statements for the executive-level reporting package.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the Lids field operations team through involvement in operational finance activities relating to Key Performance Indicators (Store traffic data, Sales budgets, and Store conversion).
• Develop daily reporting on key business performance metrics to track, evaluate performance, forecast opportunities and results.
• Develop ad-hoc reports on an as-need basis and communicate key takeaways to senior leadership, District Sales Managers, including identifying opportunities or risks.
• Partner closely with Lids District Sales Managers on performance results to find areas of opportunities to increase store performance.
• Assists in identifying, developing, and analyzing new KPIs and key operational initiatives and makes recommendations to management for improvement in any aspects relating to increase store performance.
• Aid in the development and maintenance of the long-range strategic forecast to provide the business with financial insight into current growth plans.
• Create, analyze, and provide actionable data to answer business questions, while ultimately providing data-driven stories to improve results for Lids Retail Functions.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Required Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 0-2 years of experience in accounting and/or financial analysis
• Retail experience or understanding the retail environment
• Excellent proficiency in excel (can perform complex functions)
• Proficient in MS Office and general ledger packages
• Exceptionally proficient in cross-functional data sets and identifying trends/anomalies against expectations
• An excellent communicator and a great team player
• Intellectually curious and interested in understanding the impact and the “why” relating to different aspects of the role
• Excited about working in a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to drive change

Reports To

• Director of Store Operations

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