Lead Financial Analyst

At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging and creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome—both here and Outside. We value individual differences and are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring the best of their experience and talents and truly thrive.

L.L.Bean is looking for a Lead Financial Analyst to join our Finance Team. This role is a hybrid schedule, based at the corporate headquarters in Freeport, Maine.

Position Purpose: To ensure that maximum profitability and productivity is attained by providing meaningful financial information, reporting and analysis to senior leadership. Provide strategic level guidance and problem resolution on high level, complex financial issues. Ensure that Finance's point-of-view is considered when assessing corporate level strategies, initiatives, projects and decisions.  

Responsibilities:

• Perform complex financial analyses, develop recommendations and present to management.
• Ensure consistent practices and delivery of high quality, timely analysis, projections and monitoring of the company's financial position.
• Support quarterly Board meetings, through development of Executive presentation materials & stewardship of Board preparation process.
• Support strategic planning processes & analysis.
• Assist management in the evaluation of business operations, opportunities and options.
• Provide strategic level financial direction for corporate projects, initiatives and decision making.
• Leverage best practices from the industry in analysis and decision making.
• Ensure consistent budget implementation and corporate financial perspective. Provide direction and resolution of high level budget issues as needed.
• May lead and manage assigned employee(s). Provide guidance and feedback to assigned employees and the leadership necessary to translate the Planning and Analysis department's vision into day-to-day practices and management expectations.
• Provide project leadership to financial and operational projects as assigned.

Health and Safety Requirement: Every employee is responsible for contributing to a safe and healthy workplace. Employees are expected to be active participants in health and safety by following all safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors to leadership, and conducting work in a safe manner. Those in a leadership role are also expected to model safe behaviors, evaluate risk, and ensure that risks are reduced to acceptable levels.

Education Level: 4-Year Bachelors Degree
Years of Experience: 6+ years

Skills and Qualifications:

• 6+ years of progressive accounting and/or finance experience and demonstrated proficiency with financial analysis, techniques and tools.
• Bachelors in Finance or Accounting
• MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Strategic, innovative thinker
• High production and results oriented
• Strong communication skills, oral and written, with ability to negotiate and influence
• Conflict management ability
• Business Acumen
• Agent for Change
• Demonstrated leadership skills

If you care about the outdoors, joining L.L.Bean is a great way to feel good about what you do. Our benefits package makes a good thing even better, with programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals. Plus, maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan.

If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you'd be great at this role, we'd love to learn more about you!   At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us.  We strive to reflect this every day in our commitments to employees and partners and in our efforts to promote belonging.