Financial Analyst at Hot Topic in City of Industry, CA

Does a fresh Excel spreadsheet hold endless possibilities for you? If so, this role may just be the prefect fit! We’re looking for a Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. This role will support budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and financial analysis across different areas of the business.

You’ll work closely with the FP&A team, Accounting, and business partners to understand financial results, identify key trends, and support business decisions. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, wants to learn the business, and is interested in finding better and more efficient ways to work.

This role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA three days a week.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Support the annual budget, forecasts, and monthly financial planning and reporting. • Prepare and maintain financial models, reports, and supporting schedules. • Analyze monthly results and explain key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year. • Work with Accounting during month-end close to review actuals, accruals, reclasses, and other financial activity. • Prepare monthly reporting and presentations for management. • Work with business partners to understand spending, business trends, risks, and opportunities. • Help maintain recurring reports and ensure financial information is accurate and complete. • Work with financial and operational data from different systems to support analysis and reporting. • Look for opportunities to simplify, improve, and automate existing reports and processes. • Support ad hoc financial analysis and other projects as needed.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field preferred. • 2–3 years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis. • Strong Excel skills and experience building and maintaining financial models. • Solid understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. • Experience in retail or another multi-location business. • Experience with enterprise planning/reporting systems such as Oracle. • Interest in leveraging AI and automation to improve financial analysis, reporting and processes. • Experience working with BI and data visualization tools.