Finance Manager

Dôen•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$130,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our team and play a key role in financial planning, forecasting, and business performance analysis. This position will report to the CFO and partner closely with cross-functional business leaders and Accounting to provide financial insight, improve visibility into performance, and support thoughtful decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate has strong apparel industry experience, including an understanding of store-level economics, operating expenses, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance analysis. This is a hands-on role for someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable moving between company-level financial planning and detailed store and expense analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
5+ years of relevant finance, FP&A, or financial analysis experience, preferably within the retail, apparel, fashion, consumer, or specialty retail industry.
Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
Experience partnering with Accounting during the month-end close process.
Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills and comfort working with large data sets.
Experience with ERP, financial planning, and/or business intelligence systems.
Ability to communicate financial information clearly to business partners and senior leadership.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting a multi-location retail store portfolio.
Familiarity with retail KPIs such as comparable sales, sales per square foot, payroll as a percentage of sales, occupancy costs, four-wall profitability, and store contribution.
Experience analyzing new store economics, including pre-opening costs, capital investment, and store-level profitability.
Experience in an omnichannel retail environment with both stores and e-commerce.
Experience supporting wholesale FP&A, including sales and margin forecasting, seasonal planning, order book analysis, and tracking actual performance against budget and forecast.
Experience building scalable financial reporting and planning processes in a growing organization.

Responsibilities

Lead and support the annual budgeting process and ongoing financial forecasts.
Develop and maintain financial models for revenue, operating expenses, and other key business drivers.
Partner with department leaders to develop budgets, understand spending needs, and maintain accurate forecasts.
Analyze actual performance against budget and forecast, identify key variances, and communicate drivers and risks.
Support long-range financial planning and scenario analysis.
Analyze financial performance across the retail store portfolio, including sales, payroll, occupancy, operating expenses, and store-level profitability.
Develop and maintain store P&Ls and performance reporting.
Evaluate store performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and relevant operating metrics.
Partner with Retail leadership to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve store productivity and profitability.
Support financial analysis for new stores, relocations, remodels, and other retail investments.
Develop business cases and post-opening analyses to evaluate store performance and investment returns.
Partner closely with the Accounting team throughout the month-end close process and lead the accrual process for key expense areas.
Review monthly financial results for completeness and accuracy and investigate unusual trends or variances.
Provide variance analysis and commentary on actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
Support management reporting and monthly financial performance reviews.
Help ensure Finance and Accounting maintain consistent views of actual results and forward-looking expectations.
Perform detailed operating expense analysis across departments and cost centers.
Identify spending trends, efficiencies, risks, and opportunities for cost management.
Partner with functional leaders to understand expense drivers and improve financial accountability.
Develop recurring and ad hoc financial analyses to support business decisions.
Translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for both financial and non-financial stakeholders.