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Vuori · 1 week ago

Sr. Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis - Supply Chain

Carlsbad, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$93K/yr - $125K/yr

5+ years exp

Vuori is re-defining athletic apparel with a focus on both performance and casual aesthetics. The Senior Financial Analyst will support financial planning, decision support, and reporting for supply chain activities, including product costing and inventory management.

ApparelBrand MarketingE-CommerceFashionMarketingRetailSales

Responsibilities

Manage and report financial plans and forecasts. Provide visibility to actual results versus budget, forecast and prior year

Support the existing forecast and budget process, including managing key dates and deliverables, establishing regular review meetings to communicate monthly results and determine impacts where relevant to the rolling forecast. Partner with the business owners to develop detailed forecasts and analytics to enhance forecast accuracy

Collaborate effectively with accounting teams to ensure accuracy and alignment on cost accounting processes related to COGS, warehousing, logistics, and inventory. Identify any necessary accruals or other adjustments to the financial statements

Support system implementations/enhancements (e.g. ERP, EPM tool). Drive the development and implementation of financial tools, models, and dashboards, enhancing efficiency and data accuracy

Partner with the Data & Analytics team to develop KPI-based dashboards and expand financial reporting, leveraging existing technologies to automate financial reporting

Partner with Distribution and Logistics leadership to establish and understand operational KPI’s and their financial implications

Analyze warehousing, labor, packaging, and carrier expenses to support driver-based forecasting and identification of operational efficiencies

Build and maintain financial models to evaluate cost drivers, operational KPI’s, and scenario-based planning (DC performance and expansion, carrier rates, etc.)

Build and enhance financial models to support gross margin forecasting, tracking, and reporting for both in and future seasons

Partner with Supply Chain and Planning to forecast inventory and COGS; support detailed gross margin analysis. Improve visibility to product profitability and key drivers of margin variances and dilution, using information to improve profitability and improve forecast accuracy

Analyze cost drivers, production expenses, freight, and tariffs to ensure accurate cost calculations

Conduct variance analyses/bridges on gross margin variances (COGS, purchase price variance, inventory adjustments, shrink, etc.)

Qualification

Financial modelingForecastingCost accountingAdvanced ExcelBI toolsMicrosoft D365Communication skillsProblem-solvingDetail-orientedTeam player

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree from an accredited university in accounting or finance

5+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably in consumer goods or another inventory-related field

Strong analytical skills – Advanced analysis and excel skills, and familiarity using and extracting data from various systems

Excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking with a natural curiosity to find the answer

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Must be detail-oriented and organized, with an ability to maintain multiple versions of forecasts

Solid written and verbal communication skills are important, due to the need to work cross functionally in a fast-growing company

Flexible team player that enjoys hands on responsibilities, with an ability to be proactive and self-starter. Ability to work independently and effectively research and solve problems