Financial Analyst II (Remote)

Summary

Lands' End is seeking a Financial Analyst II to support business operations through financial analysis, forecasting, reporting, and decision support. The role partners with business leaders and cross-functional teams on budgeting, financial modeling, process improvement, and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain, and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly financial reporting
• Analyze financial performance, variances, trends, and key business drivers
• Create dashboards and visualizations that effectively communicate financial results and operational performance
• Support month-end close activities, including variance analysis, accrual support, and commentary preparation
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses to support business and leadership requests
• Partner with business leaders to develop and maintain departmental budgets and forecasts
• Own portions of the monthly forecast process and recommend updates based on changing business conditions
• Consolidate financial information and provide meaningful insights to support planning activities
• Monitor budget performance and proactively identify opportunities and risks
• Support annual budget preparation and long-range planning activities
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to evaluate business initiatives, investments, and operational performance
• Develop financial models to support decision making, scenario planning, and cost-benefit analysis
• Provide recommendations based on financial analysis and business trends
• Assist leaders in understanding financial results and implications of business decisions
• Support strategic projects by evaluating financial impacts and risks
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, forecasting accuracy, and financial efficiency
• Assist in the development and enhancement of dashboards, reporting tools, and financial systems
• Support continuous improvement efforts across Finance, Accounting, and business operations
• Maintain data integrity and ensure consistency across financial reporting platforms
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Operations, IT, and other business teams to gather information and support decision making
• Build strong working relationships across the organization to improve financial transparency and business performance
• May provide guidance and knowledge sharing to entry-level analysts and new team members

Skills

• 2-4 years in a related financial analyst role
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or Business
• Demonstrated financial experience including budgeting, forecasting, planning, analysis, and building financial models
• Demonstrated strong financial analysis skills
• Self-motivated team player with strong ability work autonomously
• Good organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; comfortable communicating with and helping to influence various levels of management
• Excellent drive for results and complex problems solving skills coupled with the ability to build strong working relationships
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Advanced Excel skills (including: Subtotaling, Filtering, Data Sort, LookUp Tables, Pivot Tables, Charting) and other MS office applications; ability to model business requirements and prepare "what-if" analysis

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 2-4 years in a related financial analyst role
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or Business
• Demonstrated financial experience including budgeting, forecasting, planning, analysis, and building financial models
• Demonstrated strong financial analysis skills
• Self-motivated team player with strong ability work autonomously
• Good organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; comfortable communicating with and helping to influence various levels of management
• Excellent drive for results and complex problems solving skills coupled with the ability to build strong working relationships
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Advanced Excel skills (including: Subtotaling, Filtering, Data Sort, LookUp Tables, Pivot Tables, Charting) and other MS office applications; ability to model business requirements and prepare "what-if" analysis

Benefits

• This role is eligible to be performed remotely; however, if you reside within 60 miles of Lands’ End’s office in Dodgeville, WI or New York City, you will be expected to collaborate onsite in a hybrid fashion for up to 12 days per month.