Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, Finance

About the Role

As part of reshaping the future of Finance, Gap Inc. is embarking on a digital and process transformation within the Finance organization. In this role, you will support the overall Finance function for a large, multi-brand retailer in a
fast-paced, complex environment.
Gap Inc.’s headquarters Finance team provides financial reporting and analytics support to various business units and the Executive Leadership teams.

The Senior Analyst - Business Intelligence Finance, is responsible for building, analyzing, enhancing, and supporting best in class, business focused reporting and analytics. The teams are responsible for leading several key financial performance management activities for Gap Inc., including the annual budget / operating plan, long-range plan, and monthly forecast. Using these activities as a foundation, they provide the executive leaders and other relevant stakeholders with forward-looking financial projections, performance perspective, and foundations for optimal decision-making.

What You'll Do

• Prepare monthly financial reports to Gap Inc. management and ensuring reports are accurate and distributed in a timely manner
• Deliver financials for the company, whether related to financial close, internal or external reporting, or analysis for key stakeholders in Finance
• Engage in prototyping, designing, developing and publishing Power BI Reports
• Develop Power BI data models, recommend best practices for visualizations and implement security in dashboards.
• Creating complex DAX calculations and measures to support data analysis
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to gather business requirements for Analytics and Reporting
• Stay up to date with advancements in Power BI and related technologies, recommending and implementing new features and functionalities to enhance data analytics capabilities
• Develop Narrative reporting dashboards to streamline and improve financial reporting processes.
• Leveraging Oracle Narrative Reporting platform and partnering with the Controllership, use best practices to lead the automation of financial report generation and distribution.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and support to the finance team on Power BI usage, troubleshooting, and optimization
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and data security protocols in financial reporting automation efforts.
• Assist in preparation of presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made
• Deliver accurate financial results, including comprehensive analysis of key expenses during the budget, forecast and close processes
• Identify and research variances to forecast, budget and prior year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and collaborating with others on a solution
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross functional teams at all levels of the organization

Who You Are

• Excellent verbal and written and communication skills
• Strategic thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Personal presence and ability to clearly communicate compelling messages
• Strong execution ability and a sense of urgency
• Collaborative and resilient
• Ability to lead through complex design solutions
• Minimum 7 years of experience in finance or accounting, with at least 3 years leading Power BI projects or teams
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, MIS/CIS or related field.
• Expertise in Power BI development, data modeling, and visualization techniques
• 4+ years in reporting and analytics using Power BI and Oracle reporting
• Excellent proficiency with SQL, Excel, and other data manipulation and analysis tools
• Strong expertise in Oracle Narrative Reporting platform.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills