Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (Gross Margin)

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General Summary :

Responsible for managing the financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis process related to Sales and Gross Margin. Manages complex processes and systems used for financial forecasting and reporting; manages budgeting / forecasting process and the development of reporting processes. Assists with major ad hoc analyses and various projects.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Manage gross margin variance analysis process and ensure effective result communication to senior management. Track significant drivers to measure impact on future forecasts and budgets
• Manage the gross margin budgeting and forecasting process. Supervise staff and coordinate the distribution of assumptions, gathering of inputs, validation, etc. with senior management of all areas of the business and ensure accurate forecast / budget data is loaded into Lawson for financial reporting
• Continuous improvement / streamlining of gross margin and Daily Sales reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes
• Support Executive Management reporting, Board and external audit material preparation
• Tracking and reporting of key company initiatives in collaboration with functional owners
• Assist with ad hoc analyses and projects involving cross-functional fact-gathering, documentation of assumptions, development of complex models, and reporting of results to senior management

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