Finance Manager - Retail Merchandising Job Atlanta area,Georgia USA,Finance & Banking

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 KPI’s.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

POSITION

QUALIFICATIONS:

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
Creative, self-motivated
High standards of accuracy; detail-oriented
Strong organizational and analytical skills

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