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Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis, NA Wholesale
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Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking an ambitious and highly analytical person to join the Ralph Lauren North America Wholesale FP&A team. The individual will work together with key business partners to support the group’s baseline financial operations including driving the budget, forecasting, monthly financial close and reporting processes. A key portion of the job will be monthly financial analysis and reporting, forecasting, annual planning and ad-hoc analysis.
The ideal candidate will be a proactive and strategic financial professional with the ability to multi-task with a high degree of analytical proficiency and integrity. This position requires good foundational knowledge and experience in finance/accounting and a firm understanding of both financial and wholesale concepts with ability to work with a wide range of business partners as their finance partner and resource.
Grundlegende Aufgaben und Verantwortlichkeiten:
- Provide financial support for Marketing and Operating expenses, focusing on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Perform monthly close, forecasting and reporting including accurate journal entries, accruals, uploads, gathering support and analysis.
- Identify risks, efficiencies, opportunities through analysis and alerting management to potential areas of exposure and recommend solutions to ensure on-budget performance.
- Apply strong critical thinking to analyze financial data and provide insights that drive business decisions.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders in various departments to ensure alignment and collaboration.
- Support financial reporting and performance analysis for North America Wholesale division.
- Work closely with senior leadership to identify opportunities for cost optimization and process improvements.
- Assist in ad-hoc analysis, various report preparations and presentations.
Process Analysis and Improvement
- Through financial partnership with business partners, ensure teams are following appropriate Corp and Financial policies/processes. Alert management of potential areas of exposure or risk of proper compliance.
- Analyze existing processes and identify process improvement opportunities and provide support as new processes are coordinated and put in place within and across divisions
- Build finance reporting that leverages systemic reporting and global standards for consistency
Erfahrung, Fähigkeiten & Kenntnisse:
Experience, Skills & Knowledge / Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting
- Minimum of 2 years of Finance or Accounting experience; FP&A in a multinational or retail company preferred
- Proven experience in finance/accounting, with a firm grasp of financial concepts and reporting
- Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to use critical thinking and sound judgement to solve complex problems
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with various deadlines in a dynamic, changing and fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective cross-functional collaboration
- High level of integrity, accuracy, strong attention to detail and professionalism in all aspects of work
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Systems experience with SAP, Hyperion/Essbase
- Strong work ethic with ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Demonstrates initiative, curiosity and engagement in work