Manager Finance- HR & Corporate Services (Hybrid- Seattle, WA)

Position Overview

We are looking for a customer obsessed, results-oriented Finance leader to join our HR & Corporate Services Finance team at Nordstrom. In this role, you will lead a team focused on reporting, analyzing, modeling, and communicating the financial impacts across our HR and Corporate Services support functions. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills, comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments. Location: Hybrid – downtown Seattle, WA (in-office 4 days per week). Salary: $103,500.00 - $175,000.00 Annual. Schedule: Hybrid (4 days in-office).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team supporting the financial planning process through month end close, forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning while analyzing results to ensure execution and accountability across the business.
• Analyze P&L results, provide recommendations on shifts in investments, and proactively communicate insights to ensure a positive ROI.
• Support incentive design, including metric definitions, milestones, payout curves, and tracking, while preparing clear, executive-ready materials for Board-level communication.
• Collaborate with business unit leaders and cross-functional partners to manage all aspects of the HR business aligned with company objectives and promote best practice sharing across HR and Corporate functions.
• Track and communicate performance through weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Support report automation and process improvement to enhance the finance team’s capabilities.
• Build and develop a team of individual contributors through clear vision, prioritization, and support to achieve financial and business objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree (finance or economics preferred)
• Experience Required: 8+ years of experience in finance or economics with scope and accountability progression
• Qualifications: Experienced team leader with a passion for teaching early and mid-career professionals
• Experience with corporate metrics and analytical methods
• Proven expertise in driver-based model building that is scalable and flexible
• Superior MS Excel abilities, including formulas, functions, and pivot tables; SQL and Power BI experience preferred

Benefits & Perks

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
• 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more