Financial Planning & Analysis
- Prepare merchandise budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
- Analyze category-wise sales, profitability, and margin performance.
- Support annual operating plans and periodic financial reviews.
- Develop financial models to improve business decisions.
Margin & Profitability Management
- Monitor gross margin performance across product categories.
- Recommend pricing and promotional strategies based on profitability analysis.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and improve product profitability.
- Track markdown impact and optimize margin recovery.
Inventory & Working Capital
- Monitor inventory investments and inventory turns.
- Analyze slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
- Partner with supply chain to optimize stock levels.
- Improve inventory productivity and reduce carrying costs.
Commercial Finance
- Evaluate new product launches from a financial perspective.
- Support vendor negotiations through financial analysis.
- Analyze customer and product profitability.
- Prepare business cases for strategic initiatives.
Reporting & Analytics
- Develop management dashboards and KPIs.
- Prepare weekly and monthly business performance reports.
- Conduct variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
- Present financial insights to senior leadership.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with merchandising, procurement, operations, and sales teams.
- Provide financial guidance for assortment planning and category management.
- Support pricing committees and commercial reviews.
Compliance & Controls
- Ensure adherence to financial policies and internal controls.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Maintain data accuracy in ERP systems.
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Commercial Finance
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Margin Analysis
- Inventory Finance
- Pricing Strategy
- Business Partnering
- Working Capital Management
- Cost Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Advanced Excel
- Power BI/Tableau (preferred)
- SAP/Oracle/MS Dynamics ERP
- CA / CMA / MBA Finance / M.Com
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, or Accounting
