Sr. Portfolio Analyst
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Job Location:
Richfield, MN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Senior Portfolio Analyst is a key member of the Portfolio Planning Team responsible for planning operating and optimizing the Digital Analytics and Technology (DAT) organizations technology investments. This role plays a central part in transforming our planning processes and tools to support the Integrated Tech Model improving collaboration between business and technology.
The ideal candidate will combine analytical rigor with strong interpersonal and communication skills to translate data into actionable insights support planning operations and continuously enhance portfolio management practices.
This role is hybrid which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What youll do
Portfolio Planning Insights & Analytics
Planning Processes & Data Governance
Portfolio Operations & Execution
Basic qualifications
Preferred qualifications
Whats in it for you
Were committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
About us
As part of the Best Buy team youll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. Were committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.
Best Buy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The ideal candidate will combine analytical rigor with strong interpersonal and communication skills to translate data into actionable insights support planning operations and continuously enhance portfolio management practices.
This role is hybrid which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What youll do
Portfolio Planning Insights & Analytics
- Drive data informed decision making by transforming complex data into strategic and compelling visual narratives.
- Design and optimize planning tools and dashboards using tools (Excel Power BI PowerPoint etc.) that empower leadership with real time insight to support decision making.
- Advance operational excellence through automation streamlined analytics and continuous process improvement.
- Enable proactive initiative management by modeling scenarios identifying capacity constraints and highlighting growth opportunities.
- Strengthen financial stewardship by monitoring priorities alignment budget utilization and spend performance across initiatives.
Planning Processes & Data Governance
- Champion integrity of portfolio planning processes and data models by creating and maintaining clear documentation and communication (guides templates FAQs and instructions).
- Build stakeholder confidence in planning data through consistent validation auditing and process standardization.
- Lead cross functional alignment between planning finance and operations to ensure unified trusted reporting.
- Foster a data driven culture by equipping teams with knowledge tools and processes to leverage insights effectively.
Portfolio Operations & Execution
- Partner with product managers portfolio leads and hiring managers to ensure accurate labor and resource allocations.
- Administer and update the resource time reporting system as needed.
- Prepare and present Ad-hoc resource and portfolio analyses to leadership teams.
- Participate in monthly business reviews with VPs and Portfolio Group Leads in collaboration with Portfolio Leads and key partners (e.g. Finance Controllership)
- Support quarterly and annual planning cycles and participate in monthly business reviews.
Basic qualifications
- 2 years experience in IT Finance Procurement or a business-related role
- 1.5 years building pivot tables using complex formulas creating charts and graphs in Microsoft Excel
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong communication skills both orally and in writing
- Ability to use critical and strategic thinking and strong reasoning skills to solve problems
- Ability to work independently while being a strong team player
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment and drive results
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Finance Business IT Computer Science Engineering Communications or related field
- 1 years managing complex IT program portfolio financials resource allocations and/or P&L or budget management experience
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Exposure to Planview Power BI Confluence/Wiki or Sharepoint Jira
Whats in it for you
Were committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Generous employee discount
- Physical and mental well-being support
About us
As part of the Best Buy team youll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. Were committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.
Best Buy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Analysis
- Banking
- Pricing
- Analysis Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Property Management
- Contracts
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