Senior Analyst

Description:

Wayfair is looking for a highly analytical, strategically-minded leader to join and help build the newly-created Commercial Enablement team within Commercial Finance. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the direction of a new team at Wayfair. The right candidate has a passion for breaking down complex business problems into discrete analyses and using data to make informed business decisions. As a key thought partner to Commercial and Finance leadership, you will provide financial visibility and guidance for making better strategic and operational decisions.

With Wayfair’s aggressive growth comes the need for strong financial partnership, planning, and support. Wayfair’s Commercial Enablement Finance team collaborates with business partners in Finance, Category Management and other Commercial functions to improve our ability to monitor, communicate, and influence the financial health of the business. Our purpose is to enable our business to grow and operate more efficiently and profitably.

What You’ll Do:

• Influence and drive the roadmap of a newly-created finance team within the Commercial Finance group
• Collaborate with teams throughout Finance and in the Commercial organization to provide financial insights and guide strategic business decisions
• Establish dashboards and reporting to communicate financial and operational results to leadership and drive decision-making
• Translate high-level business problems into more specific questions that can be answered through data analyses; leverage analytical findings to identify actionable business recommendations

What You'll Need:

• 2+ years of work experience in strategic or corporate finance, financial planning and analysis, investment banking, consulting, private equity or in an analytical role within Category Management or Merchandising
• Expertise with Excel, including creating pivot tables, VLOOKUPS, Index/Match, SUMIFS, visualizations, and other advanced formulas
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to stay organized, prioritize effectively and deliver in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to drive complex projects to completion using effective project management, communication, and influence; strong ownership of tasks, deadlines, and projects
• Persuasive communication skills to summarize and clearly articulate complex concepts, including effectively convey insights from analyses to senior leaders
• Proven strategic, creative and critical thinking skills