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Job Title: Sr. Director, Retail Finance

(Hybrid - Bellevue office at least 2 days per week)

Pay Range: $176,455 – $264,683

Savers Benefits

Geographic & job eligibility rules may apply

Healthcare Plans

+ Comprehensive coverage (medical/dental/vision) at a reasonable cost

+ Specialized health programs – Improve wellness (quit smoking, counseling, diabetes management, chronic joint pain)

Paid Time Off

+ Sick Pay

+ Vacation Pay - Approximately 2 weeks

+ 6 paid holidays plus 1 to 2 additional floating holidays

Team member discounts

+ Up to 50% off store merchandise

Flexible spending accounts

+ Use pre-tax dollars for eligible health and day care expenses

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ A whole suite of free tools and resources to manage life’s challenges and maintain a healthy work-life balance

Retirement Plan

+ A 401k plan with generous company matching contributions to assist you in saving for a secure financial future.

Life insurance

+ Company provided peace of mind and the option to purchase a supplemental plan

Additional Benefits

+ Annual Bonus

+ Performance Merit Increases

+ Disability Insurance

+ Parental Leave

Who we are:

As one of the largest for-profit thrift operators in the United States, Canada and Australia for value priced pre-owned clothing, accessories and household goods, our mission is to champion reuse and inspire a future where secondhand is second nature. We supply our stores with gently-used, one-of-a-kind items that have been donated by the community to local nonprofit organizations. We purchase these items directly from our nonprofit partners, redirecting billions of pounds of used items away from landfills and on to our store racks and shelves for reuse, and providing our partners with valuable funding for their community-based programs and services. You’ll often hear us say that we are “Thrift Proud.” It’s the millions of loyal customers who visit our 300+ stores and our more than 22,000 team members that make it possible. Learn more about the Savers® family of thrift stores, our impact, and the #ThriftProud movement at savers.com.

Our brands are Savers (in the U.S.), 2nd Ave (in the U.S.), Value Village (in the U.S. and Canada), Unique (in the U.S.), Village des Valeurs (in Quebec) and Savers Australia.

What you can expect:

+ The opportunity to celebrate uniqueness. We are made up of people from many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, all with something special to contribute.

+ To work in a purpose-driven company, with a business model that people love for our impact on both the planet and local communities.

+ An investment in the career path interests of our people. With our aggressive store expansion plans, we recognize the importance of the continued growth and development of our team members.

What you get:

Comprehensive onboarding and training from day one. In-house expertise! Our training department / Savers University develops and delivers robust training to every team member across our organization — from new hires to senior executives. We develop around 90% of our training internally, and partner with a variety of renowned providers to supplement our offerings.

What you’ll be working on:

The Senior Director of Finance – Retail will serve as the senior-most finance leader for the retail business unit, acting as a strategic partner to the segment’s executive leadership. The retail segment consists of store operations across the US, Canada, and Australia. This role is responsible for providing financial leadership, analytical insight, and end-to-end P&L management to drive performance and support decision-making across the retail organization. The ideal candidate will bring deep financial expertise, strong business acumen, strategic thought leadership, and a collaborative solution-focused approach to guiding and partnering with the business. This position reports to the VP Operations Finance.

+ Finance leader of Financial Planning and Analysis across Savers’ largest and most complex retail organization.

+ Lead country annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts and store-related components of the strategic plan

+ Partner regularly with Country VP’s, Regional Directors (RDs) and senior management to provide insight and direction on business trends and opportunities

+ Identify business trends and work with RDs to help maximize the use of labor and material

+ Drive innovation and pilot execution in the areas of category performance, pricing strategies, operational cost management and integration of sourcing and recycling functions within store operation processes

+ Store operations liaison on Savers strategic retail initiatives

+ Lead period financial review calls

+ Collaborates with controllership functions to continually improve analysis and financial processes

+ Prepare presentation materials, up to and including materials for Savers’ Board of Directors

+ Provide commentary and recommendations to store operations groups based upon results of detailed analysis

+ Manage and guide the work of and the retail finance team, including training, hiring, coaching and mentoring

+ Oversee pricing analytical direction using statistical software and analysis

+ Analyze and build plan of action for underperforming stores

+ Identify expense opportunities and trends and address with functional teams and store operations

+ Some travel is required to visit markets and work with field leadership to gain insights into the operating environment, as well as providing sales and operating direction. Expect travel quarterly at minimum.

+ Identify process improvement opportunity and recommend solutions, including reporting streamlining and production efficiency steps

What you have:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

+ Strong experience with financial statements and general ledgers

+ Demonstrated supervisory, management and leaderships skills

+ Ability to connect complex operational metrics to financial results and recommend actions to positively impact results

+ Working knowledge of accounting practices

+ Demonstrated planning and organization skills

+ Advanced knowledge of Excel

+ Excellent communication both orally and in writing

+ Ability to make or influence decisions using data and effectively present conclusions/recommendations

+ Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions

+ Ability to interact with all levels of the organization

+ Ability to be detail-oriented and to see the “Big Picture”

+ Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision

+ Ability to think and act as a business owner in the thrift industry

+ Ability to maintain confidentiality of all information

Minimum Required Education, Training and Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field

+ 10+ years’ experience in Finance or a combination of education and experience that yields the required Finance knowledge, skills & abilities

+ 5+ years’ experience leading finance teams

+ 3+ years’ experience in retail

FLSA: Exempt

Travel: 15% or less

Work Type/Location: Hybrid — Bellevue office at least 2 days per week

Savers is an E-Verify employer