[Hiring] Financial Planning Manager – Ecommerce Logistics & Transform @Catalyst Brands

Role Description

As part of the company’s Digital and Ecommerce transformation initiatives, the Financial Planning Manager will:

• Collaborate with and provide in-depth data-driven financial analysis to the Transportation, Planning and Allocation, and Ecommerce Operations teams.
• Complete an annual operating budget to be reviewed by digital strategy, FP&A, and supply chain leadership.
• Manage financial forecasts and actual results of Ecommerce Delivery expenses.
• Provide perspective on key performance indicators that impact the business and support operations partners in balancing cost and service.
• Assist the Supply Chain Finance team with strategic views and forecasts of merchandise volume flows.
• Partner with cross-functional areas to assess, analyze, and deploy transformation initiatives.
• Establish comprehensive financial and performance metric reporting for current and near-term performance.
• Conduct reviews of performance reports and dashboards, suggesting changes that could add value.
• Develop fact-based operationally actionable analysis with a comprehensive understanding of the FP&A function.
• Create and maintain SQL code to query Oracle Databases for sales and unit transaction information.
• Create and maintain MS Access Database for updating tables, queries, and reporting metrics.
• Create and maintain Dashboards for Truck and Small Parcel shipping and handling.
• Audit Carrier invoice data for completeness and accuracy, initiating remediation activities as necessary.
• Complete adhoc analyses for contract updates or service model changes impacting customer experience or company P&L.
• Establish new metrics to evaluate business performance and improve expense forecast accuracy.
• Manage accounting operations for $250M of Ecom shipping and handling expense in compliance with US GAAP.
• Prepare presentations for various audiences reviewing shipping and handling performance.
• Partner with outside consultants and the Procurement organization for contract renewals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting, Business Administration, or closely related field.
• 3 years of experience in financial analysis and logistics or supply chain related occupations.
• CLTD certification (Certified Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution).
• Experience with MS Excel for building dashboards and performing adhoc analyses.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python programming languages for data selection and reformatting.
• Experience with MS Access, including creating and managing a database.
• Ability to interpret complex data sets and identify relationships from disparate data sources.

Requirements

• Must have experience with MS Excel, SQL, Python, and MS Access.
• Strong analytical skills for data analysis and interpretation.

Benefits

• Salary: $138,070 per year.
• Telecommuting is permitted.
• Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (CT).
• Pay Range: USD $81,000.00 - USD $138,070.00 /Yr.