Financial Operations Analyst, Sales Audit

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Retail Finance Operations Analyst is a member of the UK Sales audit team performing tasks for allocated Ralph Lauren stores and Ecommerce activities in Europe and responsible for ensuring that Sales, Cash/Credit card settlements and Accounts receivable are completely and accurately accounted for and reported in the financial reporting. In this context the Analyst partners with other team members to ensure that Sales and Cash/Credit card settlements are reconciled, and differences are investigated and resolved in a timely manner.

The Analyst performs the accounting of Retail accounts receivables and is thus in charge of the completeness and accuracy of the financial reporting for that area, under both US GAAP and local EU statutory requirements. The Analyst takes part into multiple projects as the Retail environment evolves constantly and as new stores open-up, new payment methods are developed, new partnerships with payment providers are signed, etc.

Given the nature of his/her role he/she partners with numerous and diverse partners both internally (store managers, retail operations, IT, accounting, FP&A, P&D, etc.) and externally (banks, payment providers, cash handling companies, etc.) and is thus a key actor of the Retail / Ecommerce activities in Europe.

• Perform & be primary support to team members on month‑end close activities for the areas of responsibilities: journal entries, balance sheet accounts reconciliations, analytical reviews, research etc.
• Coordinate the collection of documents and responses for both external and internal auditors.
• Perform/Support investigation & resolve issues between retail systems to ensure completeness and accuracy of Sales data recorded in the Financial.
• Utilize Trintech's Recon Net software to reconcile cash & credit cards between the POS, PSP Settlement, and Bank.
• Ensure daily Sales, credit card, PSP & Bank data is loaded into Recon Net, perform data integrity/completeness check, and resolve any differences.
• Review daily cash and credit card activity and research any variances.
• Investigate and resolve differences, Escalate, and partner with UK team when needed.
• Report regularly to Manager and UK team regarding potential write‑offs and partner with UK team members to resolve aged differences.

• Bachelor’s degree or equal experience in Finance/Accounting/Business
• Pursuing or completed CWA, CPA, CA, CMA, ACCA or similar qualification a plus
• Minimum 2 full strategic cycles of related experience in Finance and/or audit/assurance
• Experience with Trintech Recon Net, SAP and Island Pacific a strong plus
• Fluency in English is mandatory.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and Analytical skills
• Ability to work well both independently as well as within a team environment.
• Ability to adhere to tight deadlines and elevate issues timely.
• Must be able to maintain an exemplary degree of professionalism in all situations.