Business Partnership
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams to support day-to-day financial decision-making and performance tracking
• Deliver actionable insights by analyzing trends, variances, and key business drivers across channels, brands, and retailers
• Support retailer-level analysis, including door productivity, assortment performance, and promotional ROI
• Assist in evaluating new business opportunities, investments, and go-to-market strategies through financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, becoming a go-to resource for financial insights and guidance
• Collaborate with Global and Local Finance teams to ensure alignment and consistency in reporting and financial assumptions
Planning & Forecasting
• Own key components of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning processes
• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models to support forecasting accuracy and business planning
• Consolidate input from multiple stakeholders and ensure timely, accurate submissions
• Perform variance analysis (Actuals vs. Budget vs. Forecast vs. Prior Year) and clearly articulate drivers
• Support ongoing forecast updates based on latest business trends, risks, and opportunities
• Identify areas for process improvement and help streamline planning cycles and tools
Reporting & Analytics
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc business reviews, ensuring clear storytelling around financial performance
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting packages that track KPIs and business health
• Analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and key cost drivers (COGS, logistics, marketing spend, etc.)
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, reclassifications, and expense tracking, ensuring alignment with Finance deadlines
• Ensure data integrity across financial systems and reporting tools
• Translate complex financial data into clear, concise insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Process Improvement & Systems
• Identify inefficiencies in reporting, forecasting, and data management processes and propose scalable solutions
• Support implementation and optimization of financial systems and planning tools (e.g., SAP, SAP BW, NetSuite)
• Drive standardization and automation of recurring reports and analyses
• Enhance data visualization and reporting capabilities to improve business decision-making