vineyard vines Looking for Director of FP&A at Stamford, CT Full Time

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.

You don’t need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It’s a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don’t just live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks—we bring it to work with us, too.

In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.

Our team is our family, and we’d never have grown to where we are today without them.

We’re committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you’ll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.

Overview

vineyard vines is seeking a Director of FP&A who will be responsible for managing the company’s finances for its Full Price and Outlet brick-and-mortar retail channels including its 100+ store Real Estate portfolio. This position will also have oversight over the Wholesale business.

As the Finance lead and partner to the Stores business, the position will help drive growth and profitability through full ownership of total Stores P&L as well as store level P&L’s. This position will manage the monthly forecast and close process, and the development of the company’s annual budget and long-range plan. The position will also be responsible for accurate, clear and timely creation of various reports that support decision making across the organization related to Payroll, Store Operations, Channel Performance and Real Estate. In addition, the position will support all strategic initiatives related to the company’s brick-and-mortar channels through ad-hoc modeling and analysis.

This high visibility role provides a unique opportunity for the right candidate to interact with senior leadership and collaborate with all areas of the business in a fast paced, growing retail environment. The right candidate must be exceptional at managing financial information, demonstrate a solid understanding of Retail Finance and Real Estate Finance, possess an entrepreneurial mind set, and display an ability to work in a dynamic environment. Additionally, the ideal candidate has management experience, as they will manage a Senior Financial Analyst as a direct report.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Financial Planning and Analysis support for both Retail and Outlet channels
• Drive store-level monthly Forecasting, annual Budgeting and periodic long term Strategic Planning, along with scenario and trend analysis
• Create, refine and analyze both actual and forecasted Stores P&L, while constantly identifying financial risks and opportunities
• Provide Sales & Margin trends at the daily, weekly, monthly level and by store, along with corresponding KPIs
• Support landlord negotiations both strategically and analytically for existing and new store locations (e.g., kick-outs, renewals, expirations, new deal pro-forma development)
• Support store labor modeling based on multiple inputs, such as traffic, transactions, minimum staffing requirements, etc.
• Support and maximize new initiatives in Retail & Outlet, including new store openings and various omni-channel efforts
• Provide consistent feedback and keep senior management updated through proactive monitoring of key issues
• Partner with field leaders to help drive business strategy through ad-hoc modeling and analysis

What You Bring

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• 7-10 years of experience in Brick & Mortar Retail, Corporate Finance, or related fields; apparel experience preferred
• Experience with Retail Real Estate is required
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work cross functionally in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work with large amounts of data and translate key takeaways to leadership and partners
• High motivation, entrepreneurial mindset, abilty to multi task and take initiative

Every Day Will Feel This Good Because

• We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
• We have flexible working hours and work from home days to accommodate your personal life
• We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
• We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings , flex spending accounts, life & disability insurance
• We have an onsite gym as well as health & financial wellness programs to keep you active
• We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar