FP&A Manager

Summary:   The Financial Manager FP&A will be responsible for providing both day-to-day insights and big picture analysis to help optimize performance at BrandsMart.  This position will need to attain a deep understanding of the retail industry. This position will have high visibility and exposure within the business and collaborate with subject matter experts both within Finance/Accounting and across the company.  The candidate will be required to leverage financial and business knowledge to influence senior leadership and help formulate recommendations related to the company's corporate strategy or operations.   

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports the financial planning and analysis team in the development and implementation of forecasting models that capture underlying business dynamics to assist in the management of the company
• Analyze large sets of data for incorporation into the plan
• Assist with development of quarterly guidance
• Build complex financial models (i.e., Microsoft Excel) and conduct high-quality business, market, and competitor analyses on an ad hoc basis
• Build and maintain financial models to support organizational decision making
• Track and analyze forecasts vs. budget; identifying key risks and opportunities; ensure all risks and opportunities are appropriately reflected in the forecast and forward projections
• Analyze financial information and reports to provide clear, accurate and timely financial decision support to management
• Creates reports and metrics for daily, weekly, and monthly financial and operational tracking

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or another quantitative/analytical field
• MBA or CPA license is a plus but not required
• 7 years of experience in a finance or analytical role – preferably within FP&A, management consulting, or similar environment with increasing levels of responsibility
• 3 years of experience analyzing income statements, balance sheets and cash flows
• SQL, PowerBI, and highly proficient in Microsoft Suite
• Experience creating complex spreadsheets and financial models in Microsoft excel
• Experience creating, editing and presenting executive-level presentations in PowerPoint

Required Skills:

• Proven ability to work independently
• Double checks that work is as error-free as possible
• Professional ethics –Integrity, objectivity, and confidentiality are all essential. Strives for quality and excellence and encourages others to do the same
• Time management – Demonstrates efficiency and persistence, managing own time and ensuring engagement deadlines and objectives are met
• Financial acumen – Knowledge, insight and understanding of financial concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations
• Communication – Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive and accurately interpret ideas, information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. This includes the ability to describe or explain complex processes and issues in a concise manner
• Persuasion and collaboration – Nurtures and builds effective partnerships with clients to achieve results; team player, comfortable working on multiple teams/projects simultaneously and independently, as needed