Finance Manager - Retail Merchandising
Paradies Lagardère•Atlanta, GA
•Hybrid
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics required
- 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
Nice To Haves
- MBA, CPA or similar professional designation preferred
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
