Sr Operations Analyst

Target Target · Retail · NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park, MN

This role focuses on managing financial operations for Tech investments, including vendor spend, forecasting, and financial reporting. It requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder management, and process improvement capabilities within a corporate technology environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead vendor spend management across Target Tech, ensuring alignment to contract terms and providing financial oversight across a complex portfolio of investments.
  2. Oversee end-to-end financial operations, including purchase orders, invoicing, forecasting, accruals, amortization, reconciliations, variance analysis, and spend reporting.
  3. Provide strategic insights into portfolio financial and operational performance to support leadership decision-making and track progress against business goals.
  4. Facilitate and enhance routines that drive cross-functional alignment, while coaching stakeholders on processes, expectations, and responsibilities.
  5. Prepare and deliver leadership-ready materials and presentations for planning, business review, and governance forums.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Demonstrated financial acumen with relevant experience in Accounting, Finance, Operations, or related business functions
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
  • Proven ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage work with minimal oversight
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and facilitation skills
  • Ability to build strong partnerships, influence outcomes, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to develop clear, compelling business narratives and presentations for leadership audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional work, drive alignment, and support decision-making across teams
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with a high degree of discretion and professionalism
  • Working knowledge of contracts, technology, applications, and platforms
  • Experience identifying process improvement opportunities, implementing better ways of working, and driving continuous improvement

What the JD emphasized

  • Lead vendor spend management
  • financial operations
  • forecasting
  • variance analysis
  • process improvement opportunities