Finance Manager - Retail

Socket.dev; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev seeks a Finance Manager – Retail to own financial planning and analysis for the Retail Division. You will partner with Retail Management, Operations, and Accounting to ensure accurate reporting of budgeted and actual results, covering P&L components such as sales, payroll, rent, and other expenses.

You will drive budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting, delivering insights and dashboards to senior leadership with a bias toward operational execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics required.
• MBA or CPA or similar designation preferred.
• 5–10 years’ experience in financial reporting and analysis.
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-unit business (retail ideal).
• GAAP knowledge.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Creative, self-motivated with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial/operational annual budgets and interim reforecasts with cross-functional teams.
• Explain monthly P&L variances to Retail Operations.
• Support planning and reporting initiatives with Business Systems and data analysis.
• Analyze results, monitor variances, identify trends, and advise management.
• Prepare monthly financial reports and dashboards for senior management.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Finance Manager – Retail will be responsible for all Financial Planning & Analytical functions for the Retail Division. This role will have heavy interaction with the Retail Division executive and Field Operations teams to ensure results are properly captured and reported, both in the budget and actual results. This role will be responsible for all associated financial/operational analysis, as well as partnering with Accounting to ensure financial accuracy in the reporting of results. The role will have dedicated and specific line item focus on the P&L (e.g. Sales, Payroll, Rent, and other expenses) for the company’s largest business division, and will be the key point of contact for Retail Management for all financial matters.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Key role in the development of financial/operational annual budgets, as well as interim reforecasts working cross functionally with the Retail Operations, Supply Chain, Loss Prevention, and Accounting teams.
• Direct interaction with Retail Operations team explaining monthly P&L variances.
• Direct interaction with Business Systems teams in support of planning and reporting initiatives and general data analysis.
• Improves financial performance of the business by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Track business improvement plans and measure progress against defined targets.
• Visible partner to Division Management with a bias to operational execution support
• Supports the development of monthly financial reports and dashboards for senior management both in excel and in the reporting systems.
• Review monthly financial statements and participate in accounting close cycle to ensure accuracy of the financial statements.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and generate reports upon request from management.
• Monthly KPI reporting

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics required
• MBA, CPA or similar professional designation preferred.
• 5-10 years’ experience in reporting and/or financial analysis
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-unit business (restaurant or retail ideal).
• Accounting/GAAP knowledge
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication skills
• Creative, self-motivated
• High standards of accuracy; detail-oriented
• Strong organizational and analytical skills