The ideal Finance Analyst is a highly motivated individual with financial planning and accounting experience. This person will be responsible for supporting the Legal department with financial reporting, journal entries, accounting, bank reconciliation and more. Additionally, this person will have opportunities to partner with legal professionals on requests to support ad-hoc work outside of Finance.
A day in the life…
- Accurately prepare financial reporting and perform monthly reconciliations and accruals
- Provide financial planning and analysis for all aspects of Nordstrom’s Legal department, including expense management and budgeting
- Understand the key drivers of Legal financial performance including workers’ compensation, general liability and litigation spend
- Manage actuarial claim projections, liability projections and accruals including self-administered claims, third party administrated claims and insured programs
- Partner with key internal stakeholders including Financial Planning and Analysis and Corporate Accounting
You own this if you have…
- Minimum 5 years of combined finance and/or corporate accounting experience
- Excellent financial and analytical skills
- Ability to work and communicate with team members who have a range of financial acumen
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Experience in legal or risk management (preferred)
- Experience using Oracle and Anaplan (preferred)
We’ve got you covered…
Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
A few more important points...
The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.
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