Finance Manager - Retail Merchandising

Paradies Lagardère; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Paradies Lagardère, a leading retailer and travel goods company, seeks a Finance Manager - Retail Merchandise to lead Financial Planning & Analysis for the Retail Merchandising function. You will partner with the Retail Merchandising team and report to the Director of Finance Retail, with dotted line to Sr.

VP of Merchandising, handling annual budgets, forecasts and KPI analytics. Responsibilities include close collaboration with Accounting, developing budgets, monitoring variances, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics required.
• MBA, CPA or similar professional designation preferred.
• 5–10 years of Finance/Accounting with FP&A background.
• Experience in fast-paced multi-unit retail; GAAP knowledge.
• Strong Excel skills and excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop the financial/operational annual budgets and interim reforecasts.
• Interface with Accounting during monthly close; analyze variances.
• Analyze weekly/monthly results with Retail Merchandising & Operations.
• Identify improvement opportunities by comparing actuals to forecasts.
• Deliver KPI reporting and ad hoc analyses for management.
• Support Special Projects with financial analytics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Strong organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Finance Manager - Retail Merchandise will be responsible for all Financial Planning & Analysis and analytical functions for the Retail Merchandising function. The role reports to the Director of Finance Retail but has a strong dotted line to the Sr. VP of Merchandising. Accordingly, a significant amount of the day-to-day activities will be spent interfacing with the Retail Merchandising team providing financial support and analytics. The annual and inter year planning/forecasting activities will be handled by this role, as well as production and analytical analysis of daily, weekly and monthly KPIs.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Key role in the development of financial/operational annual budgets, as well as interim reforecasts.
• Interfacing with the Accounting Team in the monthly close process; ensuring accuracy to the financials and understanding key drivers of variances
• Analysis of weekly/monthly results of operations; interfacing with Retail Merchandising & Operations team to resolve issues and gaps in performance.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• 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 Retail Merchandising Management with a bias to operational execution support
• Perform ad hoc analysis and generate reports upon request from management
• Monthly KPI reporting
• Financial analytics in support of Special Projects (e.g. Product Line reviews/RFP's) and Brands support

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics required
• MBA, CPA or similar professional designation preferred
• 5-10 years experience in Finance/Accounting with specific FP&A background
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-unit business with specific Retail operations
• 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