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Senior Financial and Business Controller/Bookkeeper

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

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Be the financial and business expert of current and future trends in the business/industry and be able to create innovative and efficient solutions to business opportunities and risks
Demonstrate strong initiative to work independently while managing multiple and rapidly changing priorities
Interact professionally and effectively through excellent written and oral communication skills to all levels of the organization; demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills
Be mature, highly motivated, have a professional demeanor, and be capable of working with and/or leading cross-functional teams in an effective and collaborative matter
Partner with the Owner to provide ongoing strategic direction and assure seamless execution of Annual Operating Plans. Collaborate with Owner on strategy and relevant goals
Develop annual financial budgets and in-season forecasts by Store/Department/Brand to include, but not limited to Sales, Margin, Inventory, Turnover, and IMROI goals that reconcile with the total Company
Partner with Accounting Manager in the review process of financial analysis
Demonstrate logical, analytical abilities, creative problem-solving skills, and financially sound judgment to deliver conclusions and recommendations to all levels of the organization

· Ability to be flexible, multi-task, and prioritize under tight deadlines

In partnership with the Owner, orchestrate and lead the process to build collaborative store/department/brand plans based on strategic initiatives and seasonality.
Store/Department/Brand plan include weekly dollar and unit plans, broken out by Channel (Brick & Mortar and E-Commerce) that reconcile to top-down budgets
Set Sales, Margin, Markdown, Inventory and Receipt plans
Incorporate impact of promotional/marketing events and product entrance/exit strategies to meet the sales and margin objectives
Lead monthly financial review to leadership and Merchandising partners; present forecast of Sales, Margin, Receipt, Inventory and Turnover metrics reflecting trends and business drivers, as well as action plans to achieve sales and margin objectives
Partner with Sales Merchandise team to develop and propose actions in response to current business trends and incorporate into go-forward plans
Modeling, analyzing, and evaluating the impact of key variables (for example: seasonal events, assortment mix, market dynamics, pricing initiatives, etc.) on category performance and risk exposure
Ensure business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners
Leverage key program/brand plans to ensure proper execution of receipt flow, recommend appropriate markdowns when necessary and to assure profitability objectives are met

· Track and measure impact of promotional events and product entrance/exit strategies. Develop actions to apply learning to future events

Reporting/Analytics Tasks:

Analyze and report performance for area of responsibility compared to plan, approved forecasts and past results (by week/month/quarter, merchandise hierarchy and seasonality)
Identify key trends and business drivers
Prepare recommendations and alternatives based on financial analysis for business in order to maximize Sales, Margin, Inventory Turnover and IMROI
Develop promotional and clearance plans based on business strategy and measure results against
Perform trade-off analysis on financial impact of new items to the assortment identified at a Class/Brand/Subclass/Item level
Evaluate and review post category reset and growth initiative results with recommendations

Other Administrative Tasks:

Enter invoices into Myriad (a software that is built for furniture resellers)
Finalize items delivered from delivery tickets
Pull purchase orders from Myriad and place orders in Ashley
Scan and place orders for mattresses
Maintain weekly or monthly set of reports relevant to the business such as: Weekly Mattress report, Daily Sales Report, Weekly Inventory Report, Protection Spiffs Report
Meeting set-ups
Spreadsheets or manual reporting needs as requested by Owner
Run Furniture Care Protection report and submit in protection contracts in FCP portal
Various Reports for Owner – extraction of data from Myriad & TRAX Systems and manipulating

Based on request:

Scheduling meetings and calendar management
Interfacing with key staff members
Working within CRM
Order various store supplies & run various errands
Coordinate communication with IT
Provides documentation (Standard Operating Procedures) for many departments
Process E-commerce orders
Time Clock Monitoring & Collect PTO forms
Assist with onboarding new team members
Audit Sales Orders & track Manager’s Specials/Google Reviews/etc. for weekly/monthly spiffs
Assist with payments
Filing

Other Bookkeeping Tasks:

Key Qualifications include the following:

Bachelor's degree in finance, operations, economics, business, or statistics required
2-4 years of retail planning, inventory management, financial planning or financial analysis experience
Strong aptitude for retail math and analysis, ability to work independently in a fast-paced retail environment with a strong sense of urgency required
1-2 years of bookkeeping / light bookkeeping experience
Expert in Excel/Google Docs
Tech savvy, able to learn new apps quickly
Must be able to communicate both on the phone and in email
Strong organizational skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to learn quickly
Able to multi-task and support a fast-moving executive

**please note, company does not offer benefits