The Business Analyst/Project Manager is responsible for driving financial optimization and operational efficiency through strategic analysis and innovative solutions to overarching business questions. With a focus on finance, data visualization, statistical analysis, and project management, you diagnose stakeholder pain points and implement tailored strategies to enhance decision-making and drive sustainable business growth.

This position is not eligible for remote or hybrid work. The position will be located onsite at our corporate headquarters in Temple, Texas.

This position is not eligible for any type of sponsorship, now or in the future.

CEFCO VISION STATEMENT: "To be a consumer-driven convenience retailer with engaged employees, who sells great food and provides great service in an exceptionally clean environment."

Analyst Duties:

• Conduct in-depth financial analysis to provide insights into the organization's performance, analyzing financial statements, conducting variance analysis, and identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and monitor.
• Develops reports, dashboards and visualizations that represent large, complex sets of data and performs statistical analysis to advise department leaders and other stakeholders on key business initiatives.
• Performs financial analysis of operating results including analysis of monthly financial results, both from a top line and bottom-line perspective.
• Drive enhancements to CEFCO budgeting methodologies, ensuring greater accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Establish robust tracking mechanisms for operational initiatives, monitoring progress and advising on company performance.
• Provides accurate market feedback and competitive intelligence, including price input, to accelerate profitability and growth forecasts.
• Assists stakeholders with the definition and documentation of existing business processes and assists with the definition of future state.

Project Management:

• At the direction of the VP, Regional Operations creates projects plans, monitors progress, and reports results.
• Observes team dynamics, project progress and identifies gaps based on day-to-day interaction with the team to propose solutions to ongoing project problems.
• Acts as Project Manager for new store openings within the assigned region, coordinating with internal and external providers to ensure store opens as scheduled.

Qualifications:

3 years’ data analytics experience; 1 years’ project management experience; must have experience with reporting, data management, or data analysis, data visualization software and ad hoc reporting; advanced skills in MS Office Suite – must have strong aptitude with Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, data mining, analysis, power query), must be able to adapt to a fast-paced environment, accept new responsibilities and achieve results; must possess the ability to draw conclusions from extensive data and present it in an understandable format; must have strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent organizational, prioritizing and problem-solving skills, and be able to interact with all levels in an organization.

The Fikes Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

By applying to this position, you agree to be contacted via phone, text message, or email. You may opt out at any time.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Data analytics: 3 years (Preferred)
• Project management: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Temple, TX 76504: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person