DSJ Global Looking for Financial Planning and Analysis Manager at South Carolina, United States Full Time

A nation Leading Retail Company is looking for a FP&A Manager to support the strategic and operational decisions for the business. This individual will have responsibility for the budgeting, forecasting, and analytical processes that supports the company’s strategies and drive for profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze the trends of key performance indicators (KPIs), especially relating to financial metrics such as sales, expenses, and profit margin
• Monitor KPIs and identify the cause of any unexpected variances
• Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecasts1.
• Ad-hoc business performance reporting
• Provide FP&A finance support to the accounting teams related to productivity, demand planning, reporting, and metrics in a timely manner
• Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions
• Partner directly with the finance team and central FP&A groups to collaborate on metrics, goals, and business reviews
• Dive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter expert to provide additional insights
• Work on corporate projects and initiatives that impact the entire organization
• Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made
• Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization
• Serve as a liaison for the investor relations team, managing the earnings guidance scenario modeling, including executive presentation, Q&A support, and ad hoc analysis

Key Qualifications

• Have a strong analytical mindset, technical ability, and excellent people skills.
• Bachelor’s degree and more than seven years of experience in finance or accounting or a related
• Accounting/financial/operational principles and strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills