Store Design & Construction Financial Analyst

As the largest jewellery brand in the world, we a give a voice to millions of people’s loves every day. Our beautiful products empower people all around the world to express themselves. We are proud to be part of their stories and the most important moments in their lives. 

Where original thinking is welcomed, and can turn into positive impact in a heartbeat, we can dream big, dare to act, and deliver with care and passion. At Pandora where you can each craft far more than just an incredible career. 

About the Team:

As the North America’s Store Design & Construction Financial Analyst, you will set and implement controlling routines and strategies for all Construction & Store Design functions in the US and Canada. This role will perform trend analysis and prognosis, financial reporting, and drive risk management for the Store Design & Construction functions in the US and Canada.

The Store Design & Construction Financial Analyst will foster and support the collaboration between the Store Design & Construction function and the other departments (Leasing, Store Operations, HR, Marketing, Finance, etc.)
 

Your Role as a Store Design & Construction Financial Analyst:

• Support all local Construction / Store Design functions in setting clear processes, strategies and goals.
• Ownership of all relevant Cluster data, securing accuracy and relevance
• Perform and support key analysis on major KPIs (Investment forecast accuracy, costs per square foot, net investment, Tenant Allowance, etc.)
• Monitor and review CapEx for your Cluster.
• Create, utilize and continuously update benchmark data for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
• Review contract award documents to ascertain if the proposed bid is the lowest or lowest acceptable, consistent with the invitation for bids and bid package and an in amount consistent with the construction budget.
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis and business cases to evaluate current and future business opportunities.
• Analyze trends and deviations versus budget/targets and draw conclusions on how to improve the results.
• Ownership of all project budgets and annual Construction/ Store Design budget
• Secure monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements to local and global function for CapEx
• Own forecasting process and data gathering for Leasing, Construction-Store Design
• Work according to the general guidelines to ensure routines and drive improvements/actions in processes, methods and tools to minimize business risks.
• Secure financial transparency at the highest level and that each team member is aware of its responsibilities and approval rights.
• Work in close collaboration with the Leasing, Finance, Facility and Store Operations functions.
• Support the North Americas Leasing Team with analysis and case preparation (budget forecast follow-up)

Craft your career with us if you have:
 

• 3-5 years of relevant working experience in a Controlling, Finance or Business Analyst role
• Education within Data engineering, Finance, Banking or Business Administration
• Prior experience working in auditing, accounting and/or controlling, preferably within the retail sector.
• Experience preparing and presenting financial reporting to Senior Management and other stakeholders.
• Good understanding of accounting principles and support systems
• Advanced level in Power BI, MS Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint
• Have a structured way of working, good at conceptualizing ideas and defining conclusions with supporting arguments.
• Enjoys teamwork and effectively collaborates with a group of diverse people in order to achieve set goals and targets.
• Strong business mindset, communicates well and comfortable in making decisions.
• You succeed in your work and make others succeed.
• High energy and willingness to drive a global agenda.
• Understand strategic development and business priorities.
• Stakeholder management, business partnering and influencing.
• Strong and effective communication – verbally and written.
• Required domestic travel up to 20%

Our Benefits:

• We Dare! We offer robust compensation package including base and bonus, a 401K plan to help you secure your financial future. 
• We Care! Pandora offers extensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D, anniversary gift cards, recognition program and product discounts! 
• We Dream! Pandora is fostering growth and crafting opportunities to support the business needs which learning and development programs, continuous feedback, LinkedIn learning, tuition reimbursement and more. 
• We Deliver! PTO Package including: Vacation, Personal, Sick, Birthday, Celebration days and Paid Holidays

Baltimore Salary: $80,000 - $95,000 commensurate with experience

About Pandora:  

Pandora designs, manufactures, and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.    

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 27,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED certified facilities in Thailand using mainly recycled silver and gold. The company plans to be carbon neutral by 2025 and has joined the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce emissions across its full value chain. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated a revenue of DKK 23.4 billion in 2021.    

Pandora’s recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status, and age.  

About Pandora NAM: 

The Pandora North America team in the USA & Canada consists of more than 115 employees working at our offices in New York & Baltimore, more than 80 in our Logistics Center in Columbia, Maryland, an additional 100 in field positions, and more than 3,900 in our owned and operated stores.  

Today, the USA is Pandora’s single largest market. The Pandora North American region as a whole encompasses over 1,400 points of sale, including over 420 concept stores, with more than 300 being owned and operated by Pandora.