Director Financial Planning & Analysis

Step into a pivotal leadership role at Coborn's Inc. where your expertise will shape the financial future of our growing organization. As our Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will guide both the strategic vision and the day-to-day execution that fuels our company's performance. Partnering closely with the CFO and leaders, you will develop and execute, scalable growth strategies, while collaboratively driving productivity improvements. As a Director, you will lead a team of financial analysts and collaborate closely with Accounting, Merchandising, Operations, and senior leadership.

Additional Duties Include:

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Lead and coordinate overall FP&A activities with subject matter expertise of all company financial and economic drivers.
• Drive the organization's strategic financial planning framework, encompassing annual budgets, forecasts, and performance analyses, and ensure robust financial models, tools, and systems support data-driven decision-making.
• Provide financial insight and recommendations for key business decisions, capital investments, pricing strategies, and operational efficiencies.
• Lead modeling and analysis in evaluating new lines of business and acquisitions, including determination of fair value for potential targets.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Oversee preparation and delivery of timely, accurate, and insightful financial reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for leadership.
• Monitor actual performance against budget and forecast; identify trends, opportunities, and risk areas.
• Continuously analyze key performance trends and metrics that connect business operations to financial results, including sales, expenses, capital investments, and resource utilization. Identify variances, uncover root causes, and collaborate with business leaders to develop actionable improvement plans.
• Present complex financial information in a clear, concise manner to senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Continuously refine financial models and data visualization tools to enhance business intelligence.

Business Partnership & Collaboration

• Serve as a trusted advisor to company leaders, supporting decision-making through strong financial acumen and analytical insights.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Information Technology, HR, Merchandising, Operations, and other departments to gather assumptions, assess risks, and validate financial inputs to ensure alignment between operational strategies and financial plans.
• Support strategic projects such as cost optimization, capital allocation, pricing analysis, and acquisition due diligence.
• Partner with senior leaders to promote strong financial management practices and deliver meaningful insights that drive operational excellence. Lead ad hoc analyses and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial planning and reporting.

Team Leadership & Coaching:

• Lead, coach, and develop the financial analyst team.
• Use financial reporting and insights to influence business decisions across the organization.
• Establish performance goals, monitor KPIs, and conduct performance reviews to ensure accountability and development.
• Build a culture of collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement within the analyst team and the teams they support.

What's In It For Me?

Our remarkable employees are at the heart of everything we do. At Coborn's, we're committed to creating a supportive and rewarding workplace-one that offers a vibrant, team-oriented environment, ongoing career growth, and meaningful benefits. As an employee-owned company, we believe in investing in our people and their futures.

We're proud to offer a variety of benefits to both our full-time and part-time employees, including:

• 10% employee discount on grocery items, with additional franchise-specific discounts available at company owned Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert's, and Pet Supplies Plus locations.
• Get Paid Daily with DailyPay - for employees who would like access to their pay before payday, we offer this great benefit!
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Floating Holidays & time and a half (1 ) paid for hours worked on a company-recognized holiday!
• Sunday Premium Pay - an extra $1 per hour for hours worked on Sundays (some exclusions apply)
• Paid Military Leave
• Employee recognition programs with monetary rewards including in-store vouchers, years of service, and employee of the month
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources - to assist our team members in living a life of wellbeing!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services and up to five free in-person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year
• Access to a national discount marketplace for travel, electronics, auto/home insurance , entertainment and more!
• Tools, resources and opportunities for career growth and development
• 401(k) plan options - we also match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) - yes, we're employee-owned! Our team members benefit from the success of the company through this company-sponsored benefit!
• Education benefits including tuition discount and scholarship programs
• Additional Voluntary Benefits - such as vision, accident and critical illness insurances

If you're hired or promoted into a full-time position with our company, you will also be eligible for: Medical & Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Reimbursement, Paid Family Caregiver Leave, as well as company-sponsored Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance!

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or relevant business field; Master's degree preferred; minimum of eight to ten years related experience.
• Must have strong management and communication skills
• Must have strong background and understanding of accounting concepts and familiarity with concepts, practices, and procedures of financial planning & analysis.

We believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities. We are an EEO/AA Employer - All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Are you friendly, dependable, and passionate about working with people? At Coborn's, Inc., we love serving our guests, supporting our communities, and helping our team members grow their careers. If you're looking for a place where you can build a future while making a positive impact every day, we'd love to talk to you about joining our team!

Coborn's, Inc. is a fast-growing, employee-owned grocery retailer proudly serving communities across the Midwest. Our family of grocery stores includes Coborn's, Cash Wise Foods, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's, Tadych's Marketplace Foods, Sullivan's Foods, and Kessler's. We offer our guests an elevated shopping experience-both in-store and online-focused on freshness, value, and convenience. Guided by our company vision to inspire happiness, healthy living, and simplicity, this principle has fueled our growth for more than 100 years and is at the heart of everything we do.

Coborn's, Inc. also owns and operates liquor stores under the Coborn's Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor, Andy's Liquor, and Captain Jack's brands. In addition, we operate fuel kiosks and convenience store locations under the Little Dukes and Coborn's Express names. Many of our grocery stores also feature full-service pharmacies to support the health and wellness of our guests. We manage a variety of other retail businesses in markets where the fit is right, including Ace Hardware, Country Floral Gifts & Greenhouse, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert's, Godfather's Pizza, and Pet Supplies Plus. To support our diverse retail operations, we operate our own central bakery, fresh foods commissary, and grocery warehouse and distribution center.