Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Southern Tide, LLC

Greenville, SC - Southern Tide Headquarters

At Southern Tide, our mission is to share our love for the coastal lifestyle through premium products, experiences, and service.

We offer competitive benefits packages which may include generous vacation policy, health and wellness coverage, 401k with company match, discounted stock purchasing, options for education reimbursement, and amazing product discounts!

This is an in-person position based out of our corporate office in Greenville, SC.

The Director of Financial Planning and Analysis plays a leadership role in creating a sustainable budget, driving revenue growth, and providing strategic direction and short-term problem-solving for the business. This role will be relied on to create and deliver business strategies, lead financial processes and highlight risks and opportunities. This key leadership position manages a team of professionals that ensure all Southern Tide and Oxford financial and accounting reporting requirements are successfully completed.

Crew Position:

Budget Process:

• Lead the company’s annual budgeting process ensuring successful delivery on time, completed proposed budget and ongoing cost management.
• Prepare analyses to help determine the most appropriate budget methodologies.
• Fully own select budget centers by driving the budget process from beginning to end. Lead Budget Center Managers and/or cross functionally to understand budget process, collect and consolidate pertinent information used to budget
• Strategically guide the total company budget by understanding target metrics and working with other leaders in the company to achieve them.
• Prepare and present the budget presentation to Oxford Executive leadership. Serves as primary liaison between Oxford finance/accounting and business unit.

Financial Analysis / External Trends:

• Identify relevant metrics and / or financial analysis to create insight into a rapidly changing business.
• Manage team to conduct pro forma reviews of potential business investments (collaborations, new store locations, etc.). Completes complex or confidential pro forma reviews.
• Understands and strategically evaluates external trends and their impact on the business with added focus on competitors and macro environment.
• Communicate insights in such a way that leads to effective behavioral changes that improve the overall health of the business, specifically retail. 

Reforecasts:

• Direct and manage the reforecasting process which includes setting timelines and identifying key dates, working with the Finance team and other departments to ensure information will be received when needed and understanding the total company outlook for sales, margin and PBT.
• Work cross-functionally with key partners to understand their businesses and develop metrics to track performance.

Corporate requirements and Accounting:

• Manage month end close requirements and partner with corporate accounting to ensure accuracy.
• Lead and manage capital projects and related depreciation.
• Analyze projects from a return-on-investment perspective and from total cost of ownership.
• Lead the preparation of quarterly and annual reports to support Oxford investor relations and public documents (i.e., 10Q, 10K, quarterly memos, LIFO)
• Develop seasonal Margin Targets for future season product categories in partnership with Planning and Product departments
• Lead and develop the Long-Range Financial Plan (3 yr outlook)
• Create financial pages and supporting schedules in the Strategic Planning presentation for Oxford
• Manage and direct financial impact of inventory management and calculate adjusted valuation of aged inventory.

General:

• Lead and manage team of finance and accounting professionals.
• Develop strong relationships with budget center managers and other key partners to understand their businesses and develop metrics to track performance.
• Provide operational guidance to the business. Reviews and maintains contract agreements across business units.

What all hands on deck looks like...​

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a department.
• Ability to quickly analyze and prioritize work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated success in establishing effective relationships across diverse teams.
• Excellent conceptual and analytical thinking, with the discipline to summarize conclusions and recommendations clearly.

Know the ropes...

• Generally, 10+ years of Finance or Accounting experience, preferably in an apparel/retail company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Math, or re