Financial Analyst – Financial Services

Job Description

Sr Financial Analyst | Signet Jewelers

The Tone:
This is a mid-career role at Signet Jewelers. Signet Jewelers is recognized as the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, operating more than 2,800 stores globally under iconic brands such as Kay Jewelers, Zales, and Jared. This position is integral to the Financial Planning department, offering essential analytical, forecasting, and reporting support specifically focused on Financial Services across multiple Signet Brands. The role’s contributions are critical for providing accurate financial insights, identifying key trends, and supporting the strategic decision-making of senior management regarding revenue, profitability, and operational efficiency.

The TL;DR
• Role: Sr Financial Analyst
• Location: Not specified
• Team: Financial Planning department, supporting Financial Services.
• Mission: Owns providing financial forecasting, reporting, and analysis across multiple Signet Brands, specifically for Financial Services, to support the FP&A function and guide senior management.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Execute, maintain, and enhance financial forecasting and reporting models to ensure accurate and timely budgeting throughout the year.
• Prepare and analyze financial results against budget, forecast, and prior year performance, delivering multiple scenario analyses to leadership.
• Support the validation of partner reporting and payments, including profit-share calculations, contractual revenue streams, and forecast-to-actual reconciliations.
• Perform detailed variance and trend analysis on profit models and key performance indicators, clearly communicating findings, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
• Identify, develop, and implement continuous process improvements across financial reporting and forecasting activities to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and align with business operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Career level not explicitly stated but implied to be beyond entry-level due to ‘Sr’ in the title; requires core domain knowledge in financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and in-depth financial analysis. This includes understanding operating/department expenses, balance sheets, cash flow, and financial services specific metrics.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience working with complex data and financial modeling processes. Proven ability to create, analyze, and interpret complex monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, identifying key trends and reporting findings to senior management. Experience in design, enhancement, and implementation of ongoing process improvements for financial reporting or forecasting tools.
• Skills: Strong capabilities in financial forecasting, comprehensive financial reporting, advanced financial analysis, detailed variance and trend analysis, financial modeling, and the ability to drive continuous process improvements. Requires the ability to deliver insights and actionable recommendations to management effectively.