WHO WE ARE:
For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That’s why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here. Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark’s second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!

When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team, even in a remote/hybrid work environment. In the day-to-day, we’ll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We’ll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

Our culture of care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the things we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive, equitable approach is also our best path to future success. We’re seeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives–like yours.

WHAT YOUR ROLE ENTAILS AND HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:
This position is a key financial partner for Hallmark’s Core IT and Information Security organizations, which are vital to helping Hallmark win in the marketplace by developing new capabilities, building reliable solutions, efficiently managing the corporation’s investment in technology and end-to-end processes and keeping Hallmark’s data and networks secure. 

The Financial Analyst provides day-to-day financial and accounting support and analysis and plays a key role in the development of financial plans and forecasts and understanding the drivers of variances against those plans and forecasts.

This position is expected to establish strong working relationships and regularly interact and collaborate with a wide range of leaders across the IT and InfoSec organizations, Global Procurement and within the Hallmark Finance organization and reports directly to the Senior Director, Corporate Finance. 

Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

Financial Planning and Analysis

Be a trusted and credible business partner with a clear understanding of budget details, key drivers of costs and sensitivity of key inputs on cost models. Partner with tech teams to identify opportunities to drive efficiency in support of cost transformation efforts. Collaborate with key business partners in IT and InfoSec on the development of annual bottom-up plans and forecasts (expense and cash flow), as well as longer term strategic plans. Provide robust analysis of variances between actual results and planned, forecasted, and prior year results on a monthly basis. Provide financial and analytical support on ad-hoc projects as appropriate.

Financial and Accounting Support

Communicate financial and accounting processes, policies and key dates/deadlines to business partners. Play a leadership role in monthly and annual financial and accounting processes. Work with business leaders to identify and resolve accounting issues.

Business Partnership, Leadership and Influence

Demonstrate thought and personal leadership in day-to-day and project work, both within the finance team and with tech business partners. Proactively identify and champion ways to simplify and improve efficiency of current processes and workflows.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance Minimum 2 years of experience in a finance or accounting role

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA preferred 3-5 years of experience in a finance or accounting role Strong communication and interpersonal skills including ability to summarize detailed data and clearly and concisely explain conclusions/implications Knowledge of and ability to navigate SAP and Essbase Strong Excel and Word skills

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
This is a progressive role and will be filled at the level based on the skills and experience of the selected candidate. This is a hybrid role with a mix of both on-site and work-from-home time. The role is based in Hallmark’s headquarters in Kansas City, MO.

Now’s your chance to embrace a future with Hallmark—just follow the instructions below to apply. 

You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields. Accepted file types are DOCX and PDF.  
 
In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment. 
 
Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks. 
 
Hallmark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally-protected status. Principals only please. 
 
Good for You, Good for your Family, Good for the Community 
We offer competitive healthcare and PTO, remote work options, flexible schedules, parental leave, support for professional development, and employee assistance programs to care for your total well-being. You can learn more about our benefits here. But we also know the idea of benefits is bigger than that. From volunteering for relevant-skills-based projects to helping children and families and others in need, from partnering with nonprofit groups to inspiring a new generation, Hallmark provides many simple and rewarding ways for you to give back to your community. We applaud and fully support all our employees’ efforts to make their communities better. Whether you’re living near the KC HQ or somewhere else, Hallmarkers have a number of ways to bring our values out into the world every day. We can help you direct your energies and passions toward the things that make life better for all, whether that’s volunteering, project-coordinating, donating, public-art-creating, or otherwise contributing to the neighborhoods that we call home. You can find out more about our approach to community involvement and corporate social responsibility here.