Finance Manager - Retail Merchandising

The Finance Manager - Retail Merchandise will be responsible for all Financial Planning & Analysis and analytical functions for the Retail Merchandising function. The role reports to the Director of Finance Retail but has a strong dotted line to the Sr. VP of Merchandising. Accordingly, a significant amount of the day-to-day activities will be spent interfacing with the Retail Merchandising team providing financial support and analytics.

The annual and inter year planning/forecasting activities will be handled by this role, as well as production and analytical analysis of daily, weekly and monthly KPIs.

• Key role in the development of financial/operational annual budgets, as well as interim reforecasts.
• Interfacing with the Accounting Team in the monthly close process; ensuring accuracy to the financials and understanding key drivers of variances
• Analysis of weekly/monthly results of operations; interfacing with Retail Merchandising & Operations team to resolve issues and gaps in performance.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Improves financial performance of the business by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Track business improvement plans and measure progress against defined targets.
• Visible partner to Retail Merchandising Management with a bias to operational execution support
• Perform ad hoc analysis and generate reports upon request from management
• Monthly KPI reporting
• Financial analytics in support of Special Projects (e.g. Product Line reviews/RFP's) and Brands support

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics required
• MBA, CPA or similar professional designation preferred
• 5-10 years experience in Finance/Accounting with specific FP&A background
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-unit business with specific Retail operations
• Accounting/GAAP knowledge
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication skills
• Creative, self-motivated
• High standards of accuracy; detail-oriented
• Strong organizational and analytical skills