Finance Manager – Merchandising

Jobtailor; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to shape strategies, monitor performance, and ensure data integrity across monthly and quarterly analyses.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in finance with scope and accountability progression
• Proven experience in analysis, modeling, and reporting financial performance
• Ability to build strong relationships with peers, business partners, and senior leadership
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint abilities
• Storytelling experience with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities and timelines
• Attention to detail, data integrity and accuracy
• Experience with Tableau and SQL a plus
• Retail industry experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Own financial support for brand partnerships strategy and operations
• Build financial modeling to support emerging business ventures and partnerships
• Develop reporting on operations and monthly/quarterly results
• Build and maintain brand and business partner relationships
• Collaborate with business leaders and cross-functional partners on business case objectives and financial modeling for brand negotiations
• Discuss tradeoffs, benefits, and prioritization of approaches with leaders
• Identify metrics and build reports to measure performance against objectives
• Partner with senior leaders to anticipate business challenges and opportunities
• Develop financial models for evolving long-term strategies
• Participate in strategic merchandising and financial plans
• Perform ad hoc analyses and special projects
• Synthesize and clearly communicate findings to support executive-level decisions
• Complete individual assignments and support team responsibilities and goals

Skills

Financial Modeling

Analysis & Reporting

Relationship Management

MS Excel & PowerPoint

Retail Industry Experience

Tableau

SQL

Tools

Tableau

SQL

Job description

• Own financial support for Nordstrom Merchandising Group’s brand partnerships strategy and operations
• Build financial modeling to support emerging business ventures and partnerships
• Develop reporting on operations and monthly/quarterly results
• Build and maintain brand and business partner relationships
• Collaborate with business leaders and cross-functional partners on business case objectives and financial modeling for brand negotiations
• Discuss tradeoffs, benefits, and prioritization of approaches with leaders
• Identify metrics and build reports to measure performance against objectives
• Partner with senior leaders to anticipate business challenges and opportunities
• Develop financial models for evolving long-term strategies
• Participate in strategic merchandising and financial plans
• Perform ad hoc analyses and special projects
• Synthesize and clearly communicate findings to support executive-level decisions
• Complete individual assignments and support team responsibilities and goals

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in finance with scope and accountability progression
• Proven experience in analysis, modeling, and reporting financial performance
• Ability to build strong relationships with peers, business partners, and senior leadership
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint abilities
• Storytelling experience with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage priorities and timelines
• Attention to detail, data integrity and accuracy
• Experience with Tableau and SQL a plus
• Retail industry experience a plus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial modeling, analysis, and reporting to support brand partnerships and strategic operations. Strong ability to build relationships and communicate findings effectively to senior leadership while managing priorities and ensuring data integrity.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Modeling
• Analysis and Reporting
• Relationship Management
• MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Retail Industry Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Modeling
• Data Integrity
• Performance Metrics

Soft Skills

• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Prioritization
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Retail Industry
• Brand Partnerships
• Business Ventures
• Strategic Merchandising
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

• Tableau
• SQL