Senior Financial Analyst - Retail Finance at Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

The Senior Financial Analyst - Retail Finance reports into the Retail Finance team, which serves as a strategic business partner to Ghirardelli’s Direct to Consumer team, with responsibility for balanced financial support and oversight for all Ghirardelli stores and e-Shop. This role requires financial ownership of the annual business planning / budgeting process for all Direct-to-Consumer revenue – developing and deploying processes, tools, and reporting, along with providing decision support and insights, to the Retail Leadership Team, enabling them to plan, track, and execute their annual revenue plans, with a direct impact on Ghirardelli’s top line and gross profit.

Scope of Responsibilitie

• sExecute, improve, and automate recurring and ad-hoc reporting and forecasting for revenue to Gross Profi
• tDeliver insightful reporting and analysis to provide business managers with visibility into key Retail KPI’s (such as traffic, conversion, Average Ticket, and comp growth), as well as product and customer drivers of revenue and gross profit
• .Make data-driven recommendations to business managers to drive GP optimization and sustainable revenue growt
• hCompile forecast inputs from business owners, understand risks and opportunities to the company financial plan, challenge business partners when risks arise, and share findings with Finance leadershi
• pDeliver timely and accurate month-end close reporting and business commentar
• yCollaborate and share best practices with cross-functional Finance and Accounting colleagues to ensure consistency across functional area
• sOwn all key revenue budgeting and planning processes and tools for stores and e-Sho

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Specific Knowledge and Skil

• lsBachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related fie
• ld3-5 years of relevant work experien
• ceExposure to CPG, Restaurant, or Retail industries preferr
• edUnderstanding of a full P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Stateme
• ntFamiliarity with SAP (or similar ERP) and BI tools preferr
• edDemonstrated experience building working models and business management tools using MS Office suite or other softwa
• reStrong analytical and problem-solving skil
• lsAbility to present to cross-functional partners and collaboratively solve problem
• s.Excellent communication skil
• lsFamiliarity with building reasonable assumptions-based forecast mode

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Other Job Requireme

• ntsOccasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pou
• ndsRequired to regularly sit at a workstat
• ionMust be able to work seated or standing for at least 8 ho
• ursMust be able to concentrate for extended periods of time paying close attention to det
• ailWorks in a normal office environm
• entOccasional travel may be requi

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Salary: $82,157 to $106,794 /