Job Summary:

This role will be responsible for managing the Brandholder P&L and financial plan, while working closely with the Marketing teams to strategically grow the business. The analyst will assist on ownership of the end-to-end P&L for the brand, including month end close activities, budgeting, and forecasting. The role also requires business analytics support for key strategic decisions and day to day business management.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• P&L ownership, specifically around A&P and fixed costs, being able to explain monthly, quarterly, and annual variances to senior management
• Partner closely with Tory Burch’s Global Marketing teams on management of budgets, monthly forecasts, and variance analysis
• Prepare month end close journal entries, marketing accruals, and any other ad hoc reclasses
• Support annual budget planning processes, as well as quarterly and monthly forecasts, through partnership with brand Marketing teams
• Analyze competitive landscape and develop relevant benchmarks
• Partner with Manager and Director of Global Finance to prepare the Strategic long range forecasts
• Initiate, lead, and manage projects which will improve current business model and strategies
• Provide in-depth financial analysis related to key strategic initiatives (e.g. marketing campaigns) as well as tactical initiatives as determined by the external market
• Continuously review and enhance business processes to support current and future Business Unit segment objectives
• Partner with Marketing leads on T&E management
• Other ad hoc projects as requested by management/marketing teams
• Support Brandholder Finance team in Transversal activities and consolidation responsibilities
• Oversee Transversal team tasks during the forecasting process and month end close, ensuring consistency across brands
• Identify opportunities for improvement and increased efficiency for Brandholder Finance team and implement process improvements

Qualifications & Competencies:

• College degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Management required
• Minimum of 1+ years of financial experience; preferably in the prestige cosmetics industry or CPG
• Excellent analytic and computer skills, strong communication ability
• Knowledge of SAP, BPC, Cognos, and Hyperion preferred
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrates analytical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Comfort in providing appropriate challenge/pushback and feedback
• Ability to work collaboratively and build positive and effective business partnerships
• Ability to successfully manage change and deal with ambiguous situations
• Ability to interact with all levels of management in a fast paced, changing environment
• Must have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written

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