FP&A Analyst
Overview:
Our client is a rapidly growing fashion and lifestyle brand with retail locations across the U.S. This is a newly-created FP&A role –> 1st true finance hire reporting to CFO!!
** 4 DAYS ONSITE IN NYC ** MUST HAVE RETAIL/CPG INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE **
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain P&L and expense models by channel and function, supporting the annual budget and quarterly forecasts
- Partner with merchant planning and inventory teams to incorporate buy plans, COGS, shipping, and retail performance into forecasts
- Track and analyze daily KPIs and operational metrics, calling out variances and building sustainable channel-level trends
- Work closely with department leads to explain budget vs. actual variances, review GL activity, and document key drivers and accruals
- Prepare cash flow models (weekly and monthly), monitor capital expenditures, and develop a working understanding of balance sheet drivers
- Provide cost/benefit analysis of operational initiatives including packaging, subscriptions, loyalty programs, and shipping
- Create and maintain quarterly forecast and covenant reporting packages for banks and lenders
- Use NetSuite ERP and partner with IT to automate and improve reporting processes, ensuring financial systems support scaling needs
- Design dashboards and reports using Power BI, Excel, and Power Query to support decision-making across the business
Qualifications:
- 2 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial reporting—ideally in retail, fashion, or consumer products
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Strong financial modeling skills, including cash flow forecasting, margin analysis, and scenario modeling
- Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, index/match, lookups); Power BI and Power Query a plus
- Experience working with NetSuite ERP or a similar mid-market ERP system
- Ability to synthesize data, uncover trends, and communicate insights clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Comfortable in a scaling environment where systems, processes, and structures are evolving