Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
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GENERAL PURPOSE
The Company seeks an intellectually curious and self-motivated Manager to join a high performing team responsible for the long-term planning, forecasting, and reporting processes at Ross. This candidate will work cross-functionally across the business to deliver comprehensive financials and supporting analyses to senior leadership. The ideal candidate must have a background in Finance, possess strong analytical and communication skills, and be able to partner effectively with stakeholders across the organization. The Manager will report to the Senior Director FP&A and interact frequently with other executives within Finance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Long Term Planning / Annual Budgeting
- Manage the long-term process to ensure a timely completion of key deliverables
- Develop budget guidance for the planning process
- Set targets and issue challenges to business partners
- Manage the bottom-up calculations for key P&L line items
- Partner with stakeholders across the organization to roll up the P&L
- Support our Senior Executives by providing scenarios and analyses to make decisions throughout the process.
- Prepare Executive level presentations and support materials for our annual Board Meetings.
Forecasting
- Manage the weekly forecast process and prepare a comprehensive summary for executive review
- Engage with business partners to understand and explain all substantial forecast changes to senior leadership
- Support the CFO and Investor Relations team by providing forecasted financial statements, earnings guidance models, and earnings scenarios.
- Support the ongoing evolution of the forecasting process by leveraging Hyperion to automate and enhance existing processes.
Reporting / Ad-hoc analysis
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports including analysis of business performance, inventory levels, and balance sheet data
- Provide ongoing analytical support to influence strategic direction, guide investor relations activities, and inform senior management and Board level discussion
- Provide ad-hoc analysis for senior management whenever necessary, ensuring tight deadlines are always met.
COMPETENCIES
Building Effective Teams
Developing Talent
Collaboration
Leading by Example
Communicates Effectively
Ensures Accountability & Execution
Manages Conflict
Business Acumen
Plans, Aligns & Prioritizes
Organizational Agility
Drives Results
Influencing Others
Analysis & Judgment
Technical Skills
Planning & Organizing
Problem Solving
QUALIFICATIONS & SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED
- Minimum 5-7 years post-college experience with demonstrated success at increasing levels of responsibility
- Strong familiarity with core financial planning and analysis processes including budgeting, forecasting and financial control process design
- Prior experience with EPM software (e.g. Hyperion, Cognos, TM1, SAP, etc.) preferred
- Outstanding analytical ability – must have a data driven approach to solving problems. Requires very strong quantitative skills, a good sense of how to dissect problems and a strong ability to “connect the dots” – e.g. understand how pieces of data interact with each other or how one finding should inform the result of another analysis
- Prior retail or related experience is preferred (but not required) for this position. An ideal candidate understands the intricacies of a retail P&L and balance sheet including margin, store and supply chain cost drivers. This person will preferably understand and appreciate the nuances and financial operating requirements of an off-price, low-cost retail operator.
- Dynamic and self-motivated – must have the dedication and drive necessary to operate in a fast-paced and changing retail environment.
- Excellent communication skills – must be able to clearly communicate results and implications of analysis verbally and in writing
- A detail-oriented approach – must pay extremely close attention to details and have the drive to get things right
- Relationship building – needs to be able to build effective working relationships with a broad range of people across the organization
- Strong fundamental business technical skills – must have very strong Excel modeling skills, proficiency in PowerPoint and have an ability to learn Hyperion
- Demonstrated ability to use discretion in handling highly sensitive confidential information
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in an analytical field such as Finance, Economics, Accounting, etc.)
- CPA or MBA preferred
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer
Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc
Consistent timeliness and regular attendance
Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically
This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback
However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None