Senior Manager, FP&A

About Us:  

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.   

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.   

You don't need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It's a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don't live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.   

In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.   

Our team is our family, and we'd never have grown to where we are today without them.   

We're committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you'll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.   

 

Overview:

Vineyard Vines is seeking a Senior Manager of FP&A who will lead the Forecasting and Financial analysis for Corporate expenses including Supply Chain & Logistics, Payroll & Headcount, Brand Marketing, Creative, Visual Marketing and other HQ functions. This is a highly visible role requiring the candidate to partner closely with business leads at various levels and drive fiscal responsibility and accountability across the organization.

This person will be the Finance lead on all expense and capital activities including monthly forecasts and close, annual budgets, financial analysis and reporting (both regular and ad-hoc), and business case and ROI analysis. He/she will also own the consolidation of total company financials (P&L, Capital, Bank Covenants) and lead the Weekly Cash Flow forecast process.

You Will:

• Partner with business leads to develop Annual Budgets and Monthly Forecasts for key Corporate spend categories including Fulfillment and Freight, HQ Payroll and Headcount, all brand marketing, and other HQ related spend/investments
• Develop detailed and accurate forecasts based on activity, vendor or productivity targets
• Meet with business leads on a monthly basis to review prior month actuals, update forecasts, and identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and maximize return on investments
• Partner with Accounting to manage the monthly close process including accruals, reclasses, prepaids, capital vs. expense
• Analyze variances to forecast, budget and prior year
• Manage total company consolidation of P&L and allocation of Corporate expenses to derive fully loaded P&Ls by channel
• Manage total company Capital consolidation and rolling depreciation schedules
• Lead the weekly cash flow forecast including establishing and approving company disbursement targets
• Support Debt Management, Bank Covenants, BOD, LRP and other projects as needed
• Ensure that a consistent and sustainable Financial process is in place to support and maximize business initiatives
• Provide consistent feedback and keep senior management updated through proactive monitoring of data, KPIs and key issues
• Manage and develop 1 direct report

What You Bring:

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• 3-5 years of experience in Retail, Corporate Finance, or related fields; apparel experience preferred
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Ability to work with large amounts of data and translate key takeaways to leadership and partners
• Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, ab