Senior Manager of Finance, Merchandising (Hybrid, Seattle)
Company websitenordstrom.com (Nordstrom, opens in new tab)
Base salary $131,500 to $210,500
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA
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- LocationSeattle, WA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (just now) · observed since
About this job
Job Description
As a Senior Manager of Finance supporting Nordstrom’s merchandising organization, you will partner directly with business teams to drive customer and financial outcomes. This role is critical to the continued success of Nordstrom’s private label business (Nordstrom Made), initiatives involving brand-owned inventory (e.g., concessions), and merchandising expense management. By providing finance partnership – advising the business with strategic planning, investment decision support, and performance insights – you will play an essential role in driving growth and maximizing profitability.
You will collaborate closely with stakeholders to translate financial analyses into clear, actionable insights that inform both strategic and operational decisions. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, demonstrates exceptional attention to detail, and can influence leaders to deliver results in a fast-moving retail environment. Success in this role requires balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, while fostering strong partnerships across merchandising and finance.
This is a Hybrid Seattle position in downtown Seattle, WA. You will be required to be in the office 4 days per week. We do not offer relocation for this position.
A day in the life…
- Create action plans with merchandising leadership for Nordstrom Made to drive growth and profitability as well as deliver efficiencies
- Partner on initiatives involving brand-owned inventory (e.g., concessions), deliver forecasting accuracy, actionable performance insights, and strategic recommendations that fuel profitability and growth
- Lead expense management across the merchandising function, focused both on advising the business on long-term expense strategy as well as on near-term forecasting, close, and reporting
- Partners with teams across Finance and Merchandising, providing financial support with a sharp focus on sales, margin, and inventory, while flexing styles for various audiences
- Support the development of financial models, analytical and reporting tools, and ad hoc analysis/special projects
- Drive process improvements and reporting standardization/simplification
- Provide support, leadership, and coaching for team members
You own this if you have…
- A bachelor’s degree in finance or a similar field
- 7+ years of progressive finance experience (retail finance preferred) with scope and accountability progression
- 3+ years prior management and/or supervision experience; a team leader with a passion for teaching and coaching early and mid-career professionals
- Ability to think strategically and communicate effectively with all levels of management, including the ability to coach others on the art of data-driven storytelling
- Skilled at collaborating, comfortable dealing with ambiguity, able to influence across finance and merchandising teams
- Demonstrated ability to effectively translate financial analysis and insights into meaningful and actionable business recommendations
- Tableau, SQL and/or Power BI experience desired and proficiency in MS Office Suite (including advanced MS Excel); Anaplan or similar tool experience nice to have
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills
Pay Range Details
The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
We’ve got you covered…
Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
- Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_17-19.pdf
A few more important points...
The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.
Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at www.nordstrom.com.
Please be mindful that there may be legal notices and requirements related to this job posting that are specific to your state. Review the Career Site FAQ’s for relevant information and guidelines.
Current Nordstrom employees: To apply, log into Workday, click the Careers button and then click Find Jobs.
Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date.
© 2026 Nordstrom, Inc
Source: Nordstrom on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
How this pay compares
Base floor $131,500, above 45% of the 84 Finance & Accounting roles in Washington on this site; the other 55% list the same floor or a higher one. The employer's range is $79,000 wide, 60% of the floor. Observed open for 16 days so far (since Oct 23, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 84 Finance & Accounting roles in Washington listed on this site, the median base floor is $137,100 and the middle half runs from $117,050 to $151,075. This role's floor ($131,500) is above 45% of them.
Base floors of 84 Finance & Accounting roles in Washington
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 39.3% | 33 |
| $125K to $150K | 32.1% | 27 |
| $150K to $175K | 14.3% | 12 |
| $175K to $200K | 7.1% | 6 |
| $200K to $225K | 2.4% | 2 |
| $225K to $250K | 0.0% | 0 |
| $250K to $275K | 3.6% | 3 |
| $275K and up | 1.2% | 1 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 84 open postings with this job family in Washington
- Sample size
- 84
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in Washington vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Accounting, Washington | $137,100 | 84 |
| Finance & Accounting, all states | $138K | 3,401 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $131,500 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 84 in Washington; 3401 nationwide
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in both cohorts
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How Nordstrom pays
17 of Nordstrom's 35 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 15 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $131,500; the middle half runs from $110,500 to $154,000.
Base floors of Nordstrom's 35 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 42.9% | 15 |
| $125K to $150K | 31.4% | 11 |
| $150K to $175K | 11.4% | 4 |
| $175K to $200K | 8.6% | 3 |
| $200K to $225K | 5.7% | 2 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 35 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 35
- Hidden when
- needs at least 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Finance & Accounting roles in Washington with the nearest published base floor to $131,500, one per employer.
- ERP Consolidations Architect, Accounting Transformation Group Amazon · base floor $131,300
- Senior Financial Planner Range · base floor $130,000
- Senior Financial Analyst F5 · base floor $129,400
- Tax Senior Manager - Corporations RSM US · base floor $126,100
- Credit Officer II - Covered JPMorgan Chase · base floor $125,000
This listingSenior Manager of Finance, Merchandising (Hybrid, Seattle)$131,500 to $210,500
Senior Manager, Social Strategy - Nordstrom & Beauty (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)$131,500 to $210,500
Senior Construction Project Manager, Supply Chain (Hybrid, Seattle)$131,500 to $210,500
Product Manager 2 - Inventory Movement$121,500 to $188,500
Compliance Analyst 2 - PCI (Hybrid - Seattle)$121,500 to $188,500
Strategy Manager, Enterprise Strategy (Hybrid,Seatte)$121K to $199K
Sr. Manager Source-to-Pay Strategy & Systems (Hybrid- Seattle, WA)$141,500 to $233,500
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Manager of Finance, Merchandising (Hybrid, Seattle) (this listing) | $131,500 - $210,500 |
| Senior Manager, Social Strategy - Nordstrom & Beauty (Hybrid - Seattle, WA) | $131,500 - $210,500 |
| Senior Construction Project Manager, Supply Chain (Hybrid, Seattle) | $131,500 - $210,500 |
| Product Manager 2 - Inventory Movement | $121,500 - $188,500 |
| Compliance Analyst 2 - PCI (Hybrid - Seattle) | $121,500 - $188,500 |
| Strategy Manager, Enterprise Strategy (Hybrid,Seatte) | $121K - $199K |
| Sr. Manager Source-to-Pay Strategy & Systems (Hybrid- Seattle, WA) | $141,500 - $233,500 |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Oct 23, 2026 (16 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-22
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Seattle, WA
$131,500.00 - $210,500.00 Annual
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.