Questions and Answers
This post is part of our “Faces of JCPenney” monthly series, which highlights associates’ personal journeys while celebrating their unique approach to living with JCPenney’s purpose of celebrating and serving America’s diverse, working families.
Name: Mona Arien
Position: Senior Financial Planning Analyst
Role Overview: Financial Planning with a focus on Admin Financials. Producing Adhoc reporting via Hyperion; Designing, maintaining, and enhancing reporting that is distributed to others throughout the organization; Monthly accounting analysis and reporting on the forecast.
Years at JCP: 9 Months
- What is your favorite part about working for JCPenney? I absolutely love the culture of JCPenney’s management and how flexible they are with work-life balance. This flexibility has created a unique work experience for me which is quite different from what I had in my previous employers. JCPenney’s management has given me the tools and training that I need to succeed in my position. Another aspect of JCPenney that is different than others is the great morale that the company has amongst its employees. I am very proud to say that I am part of the JCPenney family!
- What can you tell us about the break you took away from the workforce and your transition back? After working for eight years, I had an overwhelming desire to take some time off to be there for my kids in their early stages of life. I spent all my time cultivating their little minds and once they were both of school age, I knew it was time for me to get back to what I loved to do. I started by checking the market to see what kinds of roles were offered with my experience. I was contacted by JCPenney and was extremely overjoyed at how willing they were to work with me as a returning mother. I started as a Senior Financial Planning Analyst and have been in my position for ten months, and I am loving every minute of it.
- How does your work support our purpose – to celebrate and serve America’s diverse, working families? JCPenney welcomed me with open arms when I was returning to work with my unique situation, and I know others with different backgrounds getting hired into the company had a similar experience. I feel that our company is very welcoming and is ultimately looking to create a truly diverse and creative workforce to better the culture of America’s working families.
