Financial Analyst

Design Within Reach - Stamford, CT

Full-time

Stamford, CT

Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers

About the position

The Sr. Company Planner at Design Within Reach is responsible for leading the strategic and financial demand and sales planning for the company's direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses globally. This role involves utilizing data-driven analytics and trend insights to develop and communicate strategic plans, annual operating plans, and monthly forecasts. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to conduct analyses that support various business channels, including e-commerce and brick-and-mortar operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic and financial demand and sales planning for D2C businesses globally.
• Utilize data-driven analytics and trend insights to develop and communicate the strategic plan, annual operating plan, and monthly forecasts.
• Perform financial forecasting with input from cross-functional stakeholders and share outputs for alignment.
• Compose weekly business recaps demonstrating an understanding of retail trends and their implications across metrics.
• Evaluate the health of the business and identify risks and opportunities to forecasts and last year (LY).
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses that result in actionable opportunities to drive business improvements.
• Effectively communicate with teammates at all levels, including leadership.
• Partner with the FP&A team to compose month-end and quarter-end hindsight decks for the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors.
• Streamline global collaboration processes and strategies with global stakeholders across various departments.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• 4 - 7 years of experience in a corporate retail or professional financial environment.
• Thorough knowledge and expertise in financial forecasting and retail trend analysis.
• Experience operating in a highly matrixed organization with influential interpersonal skills to attain cross-functional buy-in.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment that requires agility and re-prioritization while maintaining keen attention to detail.
• Proven ability to synthesize large amounts of data in Excel.
• Proven ability to operate independently and impactfully, with a desire to be a business owner.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced Excel skills.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment including veterans and people with disabilities.
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.