WHSmith North America · 2 months ago
Director of Commercial Finance
Support Center - Las Vegas, NV 89119 US (Primary)
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $160K/yr
8+ years expWHSmith North America is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries. As the Director of Commercial Finance, you will support the growth and profitability of travel retail operations by conducting financial, strategic, and operational analyses, focusing on budgeting and planning merchandise sales and gross margin.
Retail
Responsibilities
Partner with commercial leaders to develop and maintain financial models for revenue, margin, and supplier income forecasting across multiple business segments
Support the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic goals
Prepare and analyze weekly sales performance reports, providing commercial leadership with insights into key drivers to variances vs plan, and identify trends
Provide ad hoc analysis and decision support on key initiatives
Develop dashboards and KPIs that measure commercial effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement
Participate in the identifying and measuring of initiatives to help drive top line growth and/or margin expansion
Present category sales and margin performance in the weekly trade meeting
Oversee supplier income financial tracking with regular updates on progress against goals
Help develop, maintain, and lead supplier income recognition training for the commercial teams
Manage a team of 5 with 2 managers as direct reports
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field. MBA a plus
8+ years' work experience including financial and/or operational analysis, preferably in a retail company
Strong understanding of accounting principles, including GAAP (Preferred)
Experience with financial budgeting, planning, business case development, and preparing presentations
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Advanced understanding and working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and analysis
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Strong Excel skills and experience with EPM tools
Must be a self-starter and willing to work in a fast paced, high growth environment
Must be comfortable interacting with and presenting to executives and senior leadership
Fluency in English is required for training, customer interactions, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
Preferred
Strong understanding of accounting principles, including GAAP (Preferred)
Benefits
Employee Discount
Employer-Paid Life Insurance
Flex Time Off
Disability Insurance
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
401(k) with company match
Company
WHSmith North America
About WHSmith North America WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-10-17Acquired
2008-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Toby Keir
Chief Executive Officer
David Charles
President & COO
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