Job title: Finance Accounting Analyst
Actual job title: Sr. Analyst (Inventory Accounting)
Job address: 420, 5th avenue New York City, NY 10018
Hybrid role: (3 days in office 2 days for home)
Work Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay rate: $30 - $40/hr on W2
Project Start/End Date: 4 months contract
GENERAL FUNCTION
The Senior Analyst plans, reports and analyzes sales and operational performance for Company's Retail North America to identify opportunities, provide recommendations and drive change throughout the organization.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for creating high-level planning and store level sales targets for measuring and monitoring organizational performance.
Uses the sales targets to create high visibility daily and weekly store sales goals used for determining field and store variable compensation.
Leverages data warehouse (BusinessObjects) to verify sales data, interpret and analyze sales and KPI results to determine trends and provide recommendations.
Works with General Ledger and other Shared Services teams on internal and external controls, balance sheet analysis, etc
Establishes proactive working relationships with business partners and develops methodologies/functionality to automate and streamline processes
Participates in special projects and create ad hoc analysis.
Partners with brand team on transformational brand projects.
Partners with field leaders to highlight opportunities in sales and operational trends.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
B.S. and/or M.B.A in Finance, Accounting or Data Analytics
3+ years financial planning and analysis and/or commercial finance experience
Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, PPT, Word)
Knowledge of SAP and/or BusinessObjects
Advanced financial modeling experience and attention to detail
Thrive in a dynamic and results driven organization
Initiative – Demonstrates willingness and ability to be a self-starter, taking the initiative to solve problems
Challenge the Process – Constructively challenges the process and takes the initiative to search for opportunities to grow, improve and innovate
Interpersonal – Has effective and productive interaction with individuals of varying levels and functional backgrounds
Strategic Orientation – Understands the company’s strategies and can related them to issues/projects at hand
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