Analyst, Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Blue Nile is a luxury jewelry company expanding its omnichannel digital and showroom experience. The Analyst of Strategic Finance (FP&A) will support strategic and financial planning, partner with Operations and Merchandising, analyze performance, develop financial models, and provide insights for business decisions. The role also supports scenario modeling, data transformation, reporting improvements, and automation initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Analyze financial performance against plans and forecasts, identifying gaps and providing actionable insights
• Develop and enhance financial models, processes, and reporting to support evolving planning requirements
• Oversee key aspects of various functional budgets, including Operations, Merchandising, and Technology tracking actual costs versus forecasts and proactively flagging deviations, presenting findings to key stakeholders
• Assess both quantitative and qualitative performance metrics for key leadership teams, delivering streamlined reports with actionable commentary
• Drive topline growth initiatives to help drive commercial capabilities, alongside cost efficiency initiatives by identifying opportunities for savings and monitoring the impact of cost optimization efforts
• Prepare and deliver presentations to key stakeholders, including the Blue Nile Leadership Team, providing in-depth performance analysis
• Support data transformation initiatives, including data management, reporting improvements, and detailed report generation for analysis
• Support ad hoc projects as needed

What they're looking for:

• * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business, or any Technical Field
• * 1-3 years of experience in advisory/consulting, or investment banking, FP&A, strategy, or a technical field (i.e engineering, analytics, etc) with a strong analytical and data-driven approach
• * Proficiency in analysis, systems and data tools for organizing and deploying financial insights
• * Strong financial and business acumen with the ability to interpret complex data and provide meaningful recommendations
• * Experience working with large datasets, ensuring accuracy and insightful analysis
• * Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, with strong skills in MS Word and PowerPoint
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization
• * Experience with SAP, PowerBI, or Tableau
• * Knowledge of SQL/Python is a plus
• * Background in Retail/CPG Industry
• * Experience supporting finance functions

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Competitive Employee Discount
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Hybrid work arrangement