Ghirardelli Chocolate
Senior Financial Analyst - Retail Finance
Ghirardelli Chocolate, San Leandro, California, United States, 94579
Overview
At Ghirardelli, we’re on a mission to become a one billion dollar brand and beyond. We want to be every consumer’s first choice of premium chocolate, and we believe we can do that through our products and the way we do business, which are all inspired by our brand commitment to Making Life A Bite Better. We are a company committed to both personal and professional growth and believe that each employee contributes directly to Ghirardelli's growth and success.
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.
Responsibilities / Qualifications
Execute, improve, and automate recurring and ad-hoc reporting and forecasting for revenue to Gross Profit
Deliver 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 growth
Compile 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 leadership
Deliver timely and accurate month-end close reporting and business commentary
Collaborate and share best practices with cross-functional Finance and Accounting colleagues to ensure consistency across functional areas
Own all key revenue budgeting and planning processes and tools for stores and e-Shop
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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.
Responsibilities / Qualifications
Execute, improve, and automate recurring and ad-hoc reporting and forecasting for revenue to Gross Profit
Deliver 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 growth
Compile 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 leadership
Deliver timely and accurate month-end close reporting and business commentary
Collaborate and share best practices with cross-functional Finance and Accounting colleagues to ensure consistency across functional areas
Own all key revenue budgeting and planning processes and tools for stores and e-Shop
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