Senior Financial Analyst (CONTRACT)

L'OCCITANE Group (B Corp); New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

L'OCCITANE Group (B Corp) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with Retail, Construction and G&A teams, delivering insights on expenses, ROIs and performance trends. You will help shape budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes to support strategic decisions.

Responsibilities include monthly close support, CAPEX tracking, KPI monitoring with the COO and Retail Directors, and producing executive reports to drive cost control and financial discipline across stores.

Qualifications

• BS in Finance, Accounting, or related quantitative field.
• 3–5 years of financial planning, analysis, and modeling experience.
• Retail/Wholesale experience; Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI; SAP or ERP exposure.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Retail, Construction, and G&A teams to analyze expenses and ROIs.
• Monitor monthly Retail KPIs with the COO and Retail Directors.
• Track CAPEX spend and ROI; manage budget vs. forecast.
• Support monthly close, accruals, P&L review and variance analysis.
• Prepare weekly/monthly management reports and ad hoc analyses.
• Ensure controls over Purchase Requisitions and expense coding.
• Contribute to annual P&L budget and quarterly forecast.
• Develop and deliver reporting in TM1; manage ad hoc analyses.

Skills

Retail/Wholesale experience

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Power BI

SAP or ERP exposure

Education

BS in Finance, Accounting, or other quantitative field

Tools

SAP

ERP exposure

Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst will be key Business Partner to various stakeholders within the company responsible for preparing financial analyses, maintaining current financial reports, and providing context and insight around the data. Develop methodologies to determine the effectiveness of initiatives on Retail Stores and Expenses with a focus on G&A Expenses. Analyze and report on historical, current and future trends in performance. Prepare reports for executive review.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business partner to Retail, Construction, and G&A teams
  • Expense control, reporting, and analysis
  • Financial guidance with focus on Investment Optimization and maximizing ROIs of Retail Stores
  • Identify Risks and Opportunities within the business and provide Actionable analysis
• Monitor and control monthly Retail KPIs in collaboration with COO and Retail Directors
  • Provide Retail stores with monthly sales targets in accordance with budgets
  • Calculate monthly and quarterly sales bonus for Retail store teams
  • Communicate Labor hours budget and ensure productivity optimization in stores
• CAPEX Spend Tracking and Reporting
  • Develop and maintain trackers of CAPEX with a view on Spend vs. ROI and BUD
• Participate in monthly accounting close process:
  • Liaise with Accounting and provide accruals of incurred expenses not yet invoiced per Accounting rules
  • Review monthly and YTD P&L and address variances to Budget/Forecast and LY with an extensive GL research for accuracy
  • Generate reporting and hold month end meetings with key stakeholders to review results and address variances
• Financial Controls for Purchase Requisition process:
  • Approve Purchase Requisitions for relevant departments and thresholds and ensure accuracy vs. Budget/Forecast
  • Provide guidance on Expense coding and amount allocation as it relates to Accounting Rules
  • Generate Reporting and partner with stakeholders to address areas of risk and opportunities
• Assist in the annual P&L Budget and quarterly Forecast Preparation/Development
• Create and distribute weekly and monthly reports to various levels of management
• Analyzing business results for key takeaways to help achieve business objectives, build consensus across various teams to expedite cost control initiatives and build understanding
• Go to for Reporting and Analysis development on Financial Reporting tool TM1
• Manage and deliver all ad hoc analysis
• Work effectively in a team environment
• All other duties or projects as assigned

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Key contributor to Top-line and Bottom-line company results

REQUIREMENTS

• Education: BS in Finance, Accounting, or other quantitative field
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in financial planning, analysis and modeling
• Skills:
  • Retail/Wholesale experience
  • Proficient in Excel, Power Point, Power BI and Other MS applications
  • SAP or other comparable ERP system exposure