Sr. Director, Corporate FP&A

Caleres•Clayton, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1878, Caleres, originally known as Brown Shoe Company, is a global footwear company comprised of some of the world’s most loved brands including Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, and Allen Edmonds and many more. Caleres' legacy includes 145+ years of craftsmanship, a passion for fit with a mission to inspire people to feel great…feet first. What We Do – Accountabilities Assures alignment between company-wide financial plans and business partner strategic and operations goals to drive the company toward its short and long-term objectives Assures all financial implications of potential decisions are considered in helping direct the thought process and actions of key business leaders/partners Assures the development of company operating plans, forecasts, and budgets, connecting the dots between investments and future returns and aligned with company capital allocation objectives Assures the evolution of the consolidated FP&A function of the company, including a) providing proactive analyses of business issues and opportunities, b) developing corporate level dashboards incorporating operational metrics, c) incorporating external market data into financial processes, d) among others Essential Functions Develop, implement, and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company’s businesses. Increase forecast accuracy within the organization by analysis of internal practices compared to analyst expectations and provide insight into potential discrepancies. Routinely communicate business, financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications. Develop processes, metrics, etc. to manage all aspects of financial support for the marketing team company-wide, including cost management, ensuring financial return on investment, etc. Lead scenario modeling efforts for the development and growth of the company. Develop and execute processes to allow for routine analytical reviews of company financial and operational performance, leveraging analytical resources and tools. Monitor performance and competitive dynamics of companies that are strategic partners & competitors. Analyze internal forecasts and estimates compared to analyst expectations and provide insight into potential discrepancies. Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance Partner with corporate executives in the development and management of department budgets Provide critical support for Board of Directors and senior management meetings. Administer and maintain management reporting instance in SAP Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis

Requirements

7+ years of experience in financial planning, consulting, strategy
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work with a variety of business functions and levels
Strong business and financial acumen with corporate FP&A experience
Superior strategic, financial modeling, valuation and problem solving skills
Ability to influence and build credibility while clearly presenting ideas and gaining others’ perspective.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Assures alignment between company-wide financial plans and business partner strategic and operations goals to drive the company toward its short and long-term objectives
Assures all financial implications of potential decisions are considered in helping direct the thought process and actions of key business leaders/partners
Assures the development of company operating plans, forecasts, and budgets, connecting the dots between investments and future returns and aligned with company capital allocation objectives
Assures the evolution of the consolidated FP&A function of the company, including a) providing proactive analyses of business issues and opportunities, b) developing corporate level dashboards incorporating operational metrics, c) incorporating external market data into financial processes, d) among others
Develop, implement, and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company’s businesses.
Increase forecast accuracy within the organization by analysis of internal practices compared to analyst expectations and provide insight into potential discrepancies.
Routinely communicate business, financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications.
Develop processes, metrics, etc. to manage all aspects of financial support for the marketing team company-wide, including cost management, ensuring financial return on investment, etc.
Lead scenario modeling efforts for the development and growth of the company.
Develop and execute processes to allow for routine analytical reviews of company financial and operational performance, leveraging analytical resources and tools.
Monitor performance and competitive dynamics of companies that are strategic partners & competitors.
Analyze internal forecasts and estimates compared to analyst expectations and provide insight into potential discrepancies.
Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
Partner with corporate executives in the development and management of department budgets
Provide critical support for Board of Directors and senior management meetings.
Administer and maintain management reporting instance in SAP
Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis