FP&A Manager, Merchandising/Category

Motion; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion is seeking an FP&A Manager, Merchandising/Category, to join our Atlanta HQ. The role blends budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis across product categories in a hybrid setting (4 days in-office near The Battery).

You will drive bottom-up models, monitor margins and PVM, and partner with merchants and supply chain to optimize profitability. Requires 4–7+ years in FP&A or retail analytics, TM1/SQL, and BI tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 4 to 7+ years in corporate finance, FP&A, or retail merchandising analytics.
• Advanced financial modeling experience in Excel and TM1.
• Hands-on SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau for automated reporting.
• Familiarity with AI-driven forecasting and predictive modeling.

Responsibilities

• Own bottom-up budgeting, forecasting, and rolling sales/inventory forecasts.
• Identify drivers of financial performance and analyze variance across product lines.
• Evaluate promotions, pricing strategies, and regional markdowns.
• Collaborate with merchants and supply chain; mentor FP&A team.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Variance analysis

PVM analysis

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

TM1

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

## FP&A Manager, Merchandising/CategoryApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Atlanta, GA, USAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R26\_0000020969**Location: based in Atlanta Headquarters Office (near The Battery) - 4 days a week.****Position Mission:** The successful Manager will provide direct support to the finance team and work with field and HQ leaders on financial analysis to facilitate decision making. The Manager will also be responsible for enhancing the design and assist the budgeting and forecasting processes for the US APG. This includes working with all levels of management to ensure budgeting and forecasting is conducted via a uniform process. **Key Responsibilities** **1. Budgeting, Forecasting & Modeling*** **Financial Modeling:** Own bottom-up financial modeling, annual budgets, and rolling sales and inventory forecasts for specific product categories.* **Process Design:** Ensure budgeting and forecasting are conducted via a uniform process across all corporate and field management levels.* **Technical Integration:** Act as a subject-matter-expert on TM1/planning platforms while developing its capabilities to integrate with broader financial models.**2. Margin, Profit & Trend Analysis*** **Performance Drivers:** Identify and summarize key drivers of financial performance, volume, COGS, gross profit margins, and price-volume-mix (PVM) variance across product lines.* **Strategic Monitoring:** Actively monitor expense levers, cost controls, and risk mitigation strategies required to maintain profitability and achieve budgeted targets.**3. Promotional, Pricing & Strategic Strategy*** **Commercial Evaluation:** Evaluate the financial effectiveness of retail promotions, markdown cadences, and regional pricing structures.* **Reporting Architecture:** Assist in creating monthly/quarterly reporting packs, executing ad-hoc analysis, and providing peer review support to ensure data accuracy.**4. Cross-Functional Leadership & Team Development*** **Stakeholder Collaboration:** Partner with merchant, supply chain, and business leaders to evaluate vendor terms, assortment planning, and new product initiatives.* **Team Growth:** Help design future-state department structures and actively mentor and develop FP&A team members.**Core Qualifications*** **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field.* **Experience:** 4 to 7+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), or retail merchandising analytics.* **Technical & Data Skills:** + Advanced proficiency in financial modeling (Excel) and enterprise planning systems (TM1). + Hands-on expertise utilizing **SQL** to extract and manipulate large datasets. + Proven experience leveraging data visualization tools (**Power BI** or Tableau) to build automated, scalable reporting solutions. + Demonstrated ability to evaluate and implement **AI-driven tools** or predictive modeling workflows to optimize forecasting and automate repetitive tasks.