Senior Analyst, Region Finance

Job Summary:

Assist Management in achieving its Sales and Operating Profit target through effective:

• Budgets & Forecasts
• Control of Expenses & Assets
• Reporting & Analysis

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support and partner closely with cross-functional Business Leadership and brand Finance teams
• Key member of the America’s FP&A team that will partner with the business in order to ensure the achievement of our goals, prioritization of investments and the identification of efficiencies and opportunities
• Execute month-end close responsibilities.  Maintain a strong control environment
• Deliver on-going reporting, analytics and insight on performance metrics to benchmark progress against targets, initiatives and strategies.  Provide meaningful insight that could be actioned to optimize results
• Manage financial plans and forecasts of the business.  Provide on-going visibility to performance vs. expectation and support management in identifying and managing risks and opportunities
• Proactively engage and build strong relationships with finance and business teams so as to stay connected on initiatives
• Provide decision support to finance and business teams through ad-hoc analysis, financial modelling and thought leadership. Challenge business partners, as needed, to drive better decisions
• Drive continuous improvement and seek to optimize efficiency and customer value in all financial processes and business support functions

Qualifications & Competencies:

• 3-5 years experience in Finance/Accounting function
• Strong base of finance and accounting technical skills
• Strong knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint. Knowledge of SAP and BPC Preferred
• Ability to balance between detail orientation and the high-level summaries while maintaining accuracy
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex issues in a simple manner
• Aptitude to learn and drive continuous improvement and solve problems in a team environment
• Highly motivated, self-starter who manages projects end-to-end and has a demonstrated track record of getting results, organizing and prioritizing deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Ability to have fun and bring a sense of humor to work
• Ability to multi-task several important priorities simultaneously
• Experience in Beauty/Fashion/retail industry preferred, but not required
• Must be very organized, detail oriented and able to work under tight timelines. Must be able to prioritize and communicate well
• 4 year Degree in Finance/Accounting required

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