Financial Analyst, Global Digital eCommerce

Timex Group•Shelton, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Analyst, Global Digital eCommerce serves as a key finance partner to the Buying and Merchandising functions, supporting a multi-brand, multi-country digital portfolio. This role is responsible for delivering data-driven insights that inform assortment decisions, pricing strategies, and inventory investments across diverse international markets. Operating within a fast-paced, matrixed environment, the role connects financial performance to commercial outcomes, ensuring alignment between revenue growth, margin optimization, and customer experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
3–5 years of financial analysis experience, preferably within e-commerce, retail, or consumer goods.
Experience supporting multi-brand and multi-country operations strongly preferred.
Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas).
Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau).
Familiarity with ERP and planning systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion).
Working knowledge of SQL or similar data querying tools is a plus.
Analytical Rigor: Ability to synthesize large, complex datasets into meaningful insights.
Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of digital commerce drivers, including pricing, assortment, and inventory dynamics.
Communication: Clear, concise presentation of financial insights to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
Collaboration: Effective in cross-functional, global team environments.
Execution Focus: Proactive, detail-oriented, and solution-driven.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain robust financial models to forecast sales, gross margin, and inventory across multiple brands and regions.
Support annual operating plans, monthly forecasts, and long-range planning cycles for global e-commerce channels.
Incorporate regional market dynamics, currency impacts, and channel-specific trends into financial projections.
Analyze sales, margin, and inventory performance against plan, prior year, and forecast.
Identify key business drivers across brands and geographies, highlighting risks and opportunities.
Translate analytical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for commercial teams.
Partner with Buying, Planning, and Allocation teams to align inventory strategies with financial targets.
Monitor stock positions across markets to balance availability, working capital efficiency, and sell-through performance.
Support open-to-buy management and inventory investment decisions at a global and regional level.
Evaluate financial impact of pricing strategies, markdown cadence, and promotional activity across different markets.
Provide recommendations to optimize margin, conversion, and inventory productivity.
Assess elasticity and regional pricing differences to support localized strategies.
Deliver standardized and ad hoc reporting packages, dashboards, and executive summaries.
Present financial insights to cross-functional stakeholders, translating complex data into clear business implications.
Ensure consistency and accuracy of reporting across brands and regions.
Act as a financial liaison across Digital, Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
Support alignment of financial goals with commercial execution across multiple brands and international markets.
Contribute to global initiatives, including platform expansion, channel optimization, and go-to-market strategies.
Support financial evaluation of new product launches, market entries, and brand expansion initiatives.
Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and analytical capabilities.
Leverage tools and automation to enhance data quality and decision-making speed.