Senior Financial Analyst FP&A – Lifestyle Brands
About The Position
Catalyst Brands is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis for its Lifestyle Brands, including Aéropostale, Lucky Brand, and Nautica. This hybrid position is based in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, with three days onsite and two days remote each week. The role partners with Finance, Accounting, and Brand business leaders to evaluate performance across retail, e-commerce, and wholesale channels. The analyst examines business drivers, explains financial variances, and provides actionable insights to inform strategic business decisions. The role calls for strong FP&A skills and a corporate accounting foundation, along with curiosity and the ability to translate operational activities into clear financial narratives. The position supports budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, variance analysis, general ledger review, month-end close, and commercial analysis. It also works cross-functionally to prepare and present financial results, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership. The stated pay range is USD $62,700 to USD $97,700 per year.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related quantitative field.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a combination of accounting and financial analysis.
- Advanced Excel capabilities, including complex formulas, lookups, index/match, pivot tables, and driver-based modeling, with an ability to self-audit work.
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build cross-functional relationships.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of retail and/or wholesale business models, including their unique financial drivers.
- Prior finance or accounting experience in apparel, footwear, retail, or consumer packaged goods (CPG).
- Experience with enterprise systems and reporting tools such as Oracle, OneStream, or MicroStrategy.
Responsibilities
- Drive and support annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning across retail, e-commerce, wholesale, and corporate operations for Aéropostale, Lucky Brand, and Nautica.
- Develop and maintain financial models with clearly documented reasonable assumptions.
- Analyze sales, gross margin, SG&A, and overall profitability against budget, forecast, and prior periods, and diagnose the underlying causes of variances.
- Analyze general ledger accounts and transaction-level details to validate monthly financial results and investigate unexpected variances.
- Partner with Accounting during month-end close to assess accrual needs and resolve discrepancies.
- Analyze the effects of pricing strategies, product volume, category mix, and product costs on sales and gross margin across brand channels.
- Partner cross-functionally to prepare and present financial results, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, if eligible.
- Dental insurance, if eligible.
- Vision insurance, if eligible.
- Term life insurance, if eligible.
- Paid vacation, subject to eligibility.
- Paid holidays for associates eligible for paid vacation (MTO), including eight paid holidays during the calendar year.
- Additional compensation for store hourly associates scheduled to work on a designated holiday.
- 401(k) with Company match, if eligible.
- Associate discount on Catalyst Brands merchandise.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
