Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Position Summary

We’re currently looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, Retail Strategy to join our team in Nashville, TN.

This role will provide modeling and analytical support on a range of activities and high-profile projects for Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO). The role involves data gathering, model building and maintenance, as well as coordination across various stakeholders—requiring strong focus on accuracy, continuous improvement, and high-quality results.

Responsibilities

Oversee strategic initiative business cases, partnering with business unit leadership and senior finance team to develop metrics and KPIs to track project performance and value creation.

Develop test vs. control financial analysis of strategic initiatives to evaluate the profitability and effectiveness of various pilot ideas.

Oversee the financial controllership functions of a startup incubator organization going through an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and POS (Point of Sales) system transformation.

Continuously seek to simplify finance processes using technology and systems.

Perform detailed financial analysis though development of robust financial models, while ensuring complete data integrity.

Supports and/or leads highly visible special projects for the CFO/COO on an ad hoc basis.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field from an accredited university; Master’s Degree preferred.

3+ years of progressive Finance experience in a performance-oriented environment.

Prior experience presenting to leadership team.

Prior experience in developing finance systems/driving finance system improvements

Experience in financial modeling, FP&A, Controllership, audit, and internal control improvement is a plus

Self-starter with intellectual curiosity.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.