Senior Analyst, FP&A - Stores

Senior Analyst, FP&A- Stores

About us:

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:

Reporting into the Director of FP&A, we are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst on the FP&A team who will provide support in 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 help drive growth and profitability through 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 annual budgets. The position will 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. The right candidate must be exceptional at managing accuracy within a large database of financial information, possess an entrepreneurial mindset, and display an ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support all aspects of the monthly forecast/close and annual budget process for Retail and Outlet channels, including regular communication with business unit leaders to form forecast/budget assumptions and concise summary reporting for senior management.
• Support store-level profitability and productivity through management and analysis of P&L's by store with detailed targets for Revenue, Margin, Payroll, Occupancy and Other Expenses
• Support store labor modeling based on multiple inputs, such as traffic, transactions, minimum staffing requirements, selling vs. tasks/admin hours, average hourly rates, etc.
• Analyze expenses versus budget and forecast on a monthly basis, identifying areas of risk and opportunity and presenting those findings to senior management.
• Support new initiatives in Retail & Outlet, including new store openings and various omni-channel efforts
• Communicate financial results, projections, and action plans to management and cross functional team on a weekly basis
• Partner with field leaders to help drive business strategy through ad-hoc modeling and analysis
• Advance current processes through technology, automation, and process improvement

What you bring:

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• 2-3 years of Retail, Corporate Finance, or related fields
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work cross functionally in a dynamic environment
• Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, able to multitask
• Must be very proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience with analyzing large data sets; ensures disparate data sources are accurate and usable
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to make informed decisions based on data in business analysis; uses data and facts to support recommendations
• Ability to develop reporting and analysis focused on relative KPIs for each stakeholder or business unit
• Natural curiosity to ask questions that lead to identification of root causes of the issue

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