Financial Planning Manager – Stores Finance

Catalyst Brands•Plano, TX

3d•$91,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Financial Planning Manager, Stores Finance will serve as the lead strategic finance partner to the national Stores organization across a multi-brand portfolio. This role is responsible for delivering critical financial planning, performance insights, and decision support to drive store sales, maximize profitability, and optimize operational productivity. Reporting to the Director of Stores Finance Operations, the manager will lead a team and partner with cross-functional leaders to shape the financial future of the company's physical retail footprint.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive finance, accounting, or retail operations management experience (retail, hospitality, or multi-unit brand experience is highly preferred).
Deep expertise in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and core corporate accounting processes (working knowledge of US GAAP).
Exceptional analytical skills and financial modeling capabilities.
Advanced proficiency in Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, modeling, and automation) and intermediate-to-advanced PowerPoint skills.
Proven capability to translate complex operational metrics into financial outcomes and business stories.
Excellent communication skills with a track record of influencing cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
High degree of self-motivation, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines in a dynamic retail environment.

Responsibilities

Develop proactive, data-driven financial analyses and actionable insights to improve store-level performance and support critical executive business decisions.
Spearhead store-level annual planning, forecasting, and in-season variance analysis to ensure robust fiscal management.
Build comprehensive business cases and detailed ROI models for proposed store investments, remodels, and strategic initiatives.
Architect, streamline, and scale reporting tools and KPI dashboards to increase leadership visibility into store performance and key operational drivers.
Support monthly close activities, including accruals, journal entries, variance analysis, and general ledger reviews.
Partner closely with Store Operations and cross-functional leadership to provide tactical financial guidance, act as a trusted advisor, and drive change through fact-based recommendations.
Manage, mentor, and develop finance professionals, establishing work priorities and ensuring the delivery of highly accurate and timely deliverables.
Formulate and deliver clear, "executive-ready" financial presentations, analyses, and recommendations to division leaders and executive staff.
Lead high-priority financial workstreams and special corporate projects supporting store performance and enterprise-wide priorities.