Retail Finance Business Partner

Lawn Squad; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brothers Lawn Squad LLC seeks a finance partner to support Operations and Marketing across Trades & Outdoor stores, translating performance into clear action. This role sits between FP&A and Operations, owning store-level P&Ls, updating forecasts, and monitoring KPIs to spot trends.

A high-visibility individual contributor role blending analysis, operations context, and strategic support. You will communicate insights to leaders, drive cross-functional profitability initiatives, and help

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive finance experience in a multi-unit environment.
• Experience owning or supporting a P&L at the unit or regional level.
• Background in financial planning and analysis, business partnering, or operational finance.
• Experience with incentive or commission plan administration.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel.
• Ability to translate financial complexity into clear, actionable communication for non-finance audiences.
• Ability to travel to retail locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a finance partner to Operations and Marketing leadership across Trades & Outdoor stores, providing financial insight to support decision-making.
• Develop and maintain deep expertise in store-level and portfolio P&Ls, understanding revenue drivers, labor dynamics, margins, and cost levers.
• Partner with FP&A on budget, forecast, and monthly performance reviews, translating trends into financial updates.
• Bridge Finance and Operations by linking financial outcomes to day-to-day activity and guiding leadership decisions.
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs across the Retail portfolio and communicate findings to Operations leaders.
• Analyze performance at store, market, and brand levels; provide narratives and actionable recommendations.
• Support General Managers in understanding drivers, costs, and margins to improve decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify initiatives that improve profitability and operational effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to standardize workflows and enhance financial and operational auditability.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel proficiency

P&L ownership experience

Non-finance communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Operational Finance, this role serves as a dedicated business partner to Operations and Marketing leaders across Trades & Outdoor brand company-owned stores, with a particular focus on translating financial performance into clear business action. The role is designed to sit between FP&A and Operations: owning a deep understanding of the underlying P&Ls, partnering with FP&A to update forecasts, monitoring daily and weekly KPIs to identify trends, and communicating insights in a way that enables leaders to respond quickly and effectively. This is a high-visibility individual contributor role for a finance professional who can move fluidly between analysis, operational context, and strategic decision support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Finance Partnership

• Serve as a finance partner to Operations and Marketing leadership across Trades & Outdoor company-owned stores, providing financial insight to support decision-making and performance management
• Develop and maintain deep expertise in the underlying store-level and portfolio P&Ls, with a clear understanding of revenue drivers, labor dynamics, margin performance, and key cost levers
• Partner closely with FP&A on the budget, forecast, and monthly performance review processes by translating operating trends and field intelligence into meaningful financial updates
• Act as a bridge between Finance and Operations by connecting financial outcomes to day-to-day business activity and helping leaders understand the implications of performance trends

Performance Insights and Operational Support

• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs across the Retail portfolio to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and communicate findings clearly to Operations leadership
• Analyze business performance at the store, market, and brand levels, synthesizing results into clear narratives and actionable recommendations for senior leaders
• Support General Managers and field leaders in understanding performance drivers, cost structure, and margin dynamics to improve decision-making and accountability
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, HR, Procurement, and other stakeholders to identify and execute initiatives that improve profitability, consistency, and operational effectiveness
• Identify opportunities to standardize and scale workflows across the Retail portfolio, improving the quality, consistency, and auditability of financial and operational processes

Reporting and Decision Support

• Partner with FP&A, Business Intelligence, and Operations stakeholders to shape recurring reporting, dashboards, and performance views that support faster and better decision-making
• Use reporting and analysis to highlight emerging trends, isolate root causes, and ensure leaders have timely, actionable insight into business performance

Incentive Compensation Administration and Oversight

• Assist in the administration and oversight of incentive and bonus plans across the portfolio of locations
• Ensure plan mechanics are accurately calculated, consistently applied, and clearly communicated to stakeholders; identify and elevate structural issues or anomalies .

QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant exposure to a multi-unit operating environment (home services or similar)
• Direct experience owning or supporting a P&L at the unit or regional level
• Background in financial planning and analysis, business partnering, or operational finance
• Experience with incentive or commission plan administration
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel
• Ability to translate financial complexity into clear, actionable communication for non-finance audiences
• Ability to travel to retail locations as needed.