MANAGER FINANCE, Merchandising Finance

POSITION PURPOSE

The Merchandising Finance Manager has responsibility for all aspects of the P&L for a $5B Merchandising portfolio. The Finance Manager works closely with the Merchandising Vice President to set the financial and strategic business goals that will drive the business. The ideal candidate should feel comfortable presenting and defending their analyses to senior leadership. The Finance Manager splits his or her time equally between the following three activities: strategy development and implementation; planning and forecasting; and analysis/reporting. Some key examples of responsibilities include: leading the Strategic Planning Process by working with Merchandising VPs to develop strategic and operational plans, serving as the financial leader in Product Line Reviews to select balanced assortments and vendor selection, developing 3 year financial plans to support the Merchandising strategy including sales and profitability, investment decisions, capital allocation, scenario analysis, reporting and analyzing financial results weekly, monthly, and quarterly.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Strategic Analysis/Problem Solving - Works to fully understand business; identify and implement process and organizational improvements. Plans and ensures execution of department objectives. Participates in preparation of the annual budget, reviews monthly expenditures and ensures that budgetary goals are met. Reviews monthly metrics to ensure goals are met.
Conduct financial planning for function and make appropriate recommendations.
Leads, plans, and coordinates work teams in an efficient manner to effectively perform any financial function and activity; utilizes metrics to track performance and manage workload. Ensures operational processes and procedures are compliant and consist with established policies.
Drive key functional financial metrics.
Project Management- Develops and supports a strategic alliance with business partners. Participates in cross-functional activities focused on solving business issues and enhancing our competitive advantage. Facilitates cross-functional communication with other areas of the business including but not limited to Finance, Human Resources, Real Estate, Operations, and Information Systems.

NATURE AND SCOPE
Typically reports to a Director level
This position has no direct reports.

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
Environment:
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Travel:
Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.


Education Required:
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Years of Relevant Work Experience: 5 years

Physical Requirements:
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.


Preferred Qualifications:

MBA

Financial analysis, strategic thinking, and presentation skills

Technically proficient in Microsoft Office suite with emphasis on Excel and Power Point

Ability to understand Merchandising/Retail Strategy

Strong ability to build relationships with all levels of the organization

Ability to influence without authority

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

Ability to integrate the assortment optimization process into SOP for Merchandising

Create partners with all levels of organization, including EVP, SVP's, MVP's, GPMs, Visual Merchants, Plan-o-gramming, and Senior Executives

Acts with urgency; is decisive and action-oriented; sets aggressive goals and achieves them; creates accountability

Has a passion for excellence; provides the highest quality results to meet customers' need.

Effectively prioritizes multiple demands; adjust to change quickly; works constructively under stress

Works across organizational boundaries; shares information; build effective partnerships throughout the business