Finance Manager

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes Company Overview, Description Of Duties, Position Summary, Key Responsibilities (multiple sub-sections), Qualifications, Preferred Experience, What Success Looks Like, Total Rewards Package (benefits). Also Salary and Schedule are given: Salary: $130,000 - $140,000; Schedule*: Hybrid, Monday through Friday 9:00AM-6:00PM (in office a minimum of 3 days/week). May require extended hours during close or audit periods. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. However we should only include sections when posting has real specific content. We have content for Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities). We have Qualifications (Qualifications). We have Preferred Experience maybe could be under Skills? But we have a separate "Preferred Experience". Could treat as Skills? The instruction: Use headings for those specific labels. We can map content accordingly. We have Pay (Salary) and Schedule. Benefits: Total Rewards Package includes paid vacation, sick time, holidays, healthcare, vision, dental, 401k with company match. Also mention fun-filled fast-paced work environment (maybe not benefit). We'll include Benefits. We also have About the role: Could combine Company Overview and Position Summary? The instruction: Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have Company Overview (mission, etc.) maybe fits About the role. Also Position Summary. We'll create About the role section with that content. Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities (multiple bullet points). We'll list them as

• . Requirements: Could be Qualifications? Actually Qualifications is separate heading. Requirements maybe same as Qualifications? But we have both Qualifications and Requirements headings suggested. We could put Qualifications under Requirements? But we have also a Qualifications heading. The instruction list includes both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We need to decide: Use Qualifications for the bullet list of qualifications. Requirements maybe for something else like "Experience supporting..."? But we have Preferred Experience separate. Could treat Requirements as the mandatory qualifications (the Qualifications section). And Skills maybe for preferred experience? Or we could combine. We have "Qualifications" heading with bullet list of required qualifications. Then "Preferred Experience" heading with bullet list of preferred. Could map Preferred Experience to Skills? Or we could create a Skills section for preferred experience. The instruction says use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we have both Requirements and Qualifications separate; maybe Requirements for mandatory, Qualifications for preferred? But typical: Requirements = mandatory qualifications, Qualifications = preferred? Not sure. However we have both mandatory and preferred lists. We could put mandatory under Requirements, preferred under Qualifications, and maybe Skills for something else like technical skills (Excel, ERP). But we already have those in mandatory. Better: Use Requirements for mandatory qualifications (the list under Qualifications). Use Qualifications for preferred experience? Or we could skip Qualifications and use Skills for preferred experience. Let's examine the content: Mandatory qualifications list: - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field. - 5+ years of relevant finance, FP&A, or financial analysis experience, preferably within retail, apparel, fashion, consumer, or specialty retail industry. - Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting. - Experience partnering with Accounting during month-end close. - Strong financial modeling and analytical skills. - Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills and comfort working with large data sets. - Experience with ERP, financial planning, and/or business intelligence systems. - Ability to communicate financial information clearly to business partners and senior leadership. - Highly organized and detail-oriented, with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Preferred Experience list: - Experience supporting a multi-location retail store portfolio. - Familiarity with retail KPIs such as comparable sales, sales per square foot, payroll as a percentage of sales, occupancy costs, four-wall profitability, and store contribution. - Experience analyzing new store economics, including pre-opening costs, capital investment, and store-level profitability. - Experience in an omnichannel retail environment with both stores and e-commerce. - Experience supporting wholesale FP&A, including sales and margin forecasting, seasonal planning, order book analysis, and tracking actual performance against budget and forecast. - Experience building scalable financial reporting and planning processes in a growing organization. Thus we could map: - Requirements: mandatory qualifications. - Qualifications: maybe we could treat as "Preferred Experience" but heading Qualifications is okay. - Skills: maybe we could list technical skills like Excel, ERP, etc. But those are already in mandatory. Given instruction to prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But they said use those headings when content exists. We have content for both mandatory and preferred; we could make two sections: Requirements (mandatory) and Qualifications (preferred). That seems reasonable. Skills: maybe we could omit if no distinct skills content beyond what's already covered. Could omit Skills section. Benefits: Total Rewards Package. Pay: Salary range. Schedule: Hybrid schedule details. About the role: Company Overview + Position Summary. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

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    for prose. We must not include boilerplate like Equal Opportunity Employer, etc. Remove duplicated lines (there is a duplicated "Expense & Business Analysis" paragraph). We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all bullet points from responsibilities, qualifications, preferred experience, benefits, etc. We must not include application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes "We are an Equal Opportunity Employer." That's boilerplate; remove. Also there is a line: "Total Rewards Package Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.A fun-filled, fast-paced work environment.Healthcare, Vision, Dental.401k with company match.Compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.The hybrid model may be rescinded at any time due to business needs or the company’s discretion." We need to preserve substantive info: Paid vacation, sick time, holidays; fun-filled fast-paced work environment (maybe not a benefit but we can include); Healthcare, Vision, Dental; 401k with company match; Compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law (but we already have Pay section with salary range; we can note that compensation determined based on experience). The hybrid model may be rescinded... that's schedule note; we can include in Schedule section. We must not include "Compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law." as a separate sentence maybe in Pay section. Now craft HTML. Structure:

    About the role

    Company overview paragraph + Position summary paragraph.

    We have Company Overview: "Founded by Santa Barbara-born sisters, Margaret and Katherine Kleveland, and a Collective of partners, DÔEN was launched in 2016 and is a digitally-led, multi-channel fashion and lifestyle brand. Our mission is to create lasting, beautiful collections while supporting individuals in all aspects of the organization, supply chain, and community. We work with domestic and international partners who share our values and commitment to gender and social equality, and we give back by partnering with foundations that directly benefit our employees, value chain, and surrounding communities." Position Summary: "We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our team and play a key role in financial planning, forecasting, and business performance analysis. This position will report to the CFO and partner closely with cross-functional business leaders and Accounting to provide financial insight, improve visibility into performance, and support thoughtful decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate has strong apparel industry experience, including an understanding of store-level economics, operating expenses, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance analysis. This is a hands-on role for someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable moving between company-level financial planning and detailed store and expense analysis." We'll combine into one or two

    tags. Next Responsibilities:

    Responsibilities

    • Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead and support the annual budgeting process and ongoing financial forecasts; Develop and maintain financial models for revenue, operating expenses, and other key business drivers; Partner with department leaders to develop budgets, understand spending needs, and maintain accurate forecasts; Analyze actual performance against budget and forecast, identify key variances, and communicate drivers and risks; Support long-range financial planning and scenario analysis.
    • Retail & Store Analysis: Analyze financial performance across the retail store portfolio, including sales, payroll, occupancy, operating expenses, and store-level profitability; Develop and maintain store P&Ls and performance reporting; Evaluate store performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and relevant operating metrics; Partner with Retail leadership to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve store productivity and profitability; Support financial analysis for new stores, relocations, remodels, and other retail investments; Develop business cases and post-opening analyses to evaluate store performance and investment returns.
    • Month-End & Financial Reporting: Partner closely with the Accounting team throughout the month-end close process and lead the accrual process for key expense areas; Review monthly financial results for completeness and accuracy and investigate unusual trends or variances; Provide variance analysis and commentary on actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior year; Support management reporting and monthly financial performance reviews; Help ensure Finance and Accounting maintain consistent views of actual results and forward-looking expectations.
    • Expense & Business Analysis: Perform detailed operating expense analysis across departments; Identify spending trends, efficiencies, risks, and opportunities for cost management; Partner with functional leaders to understand expense drivers and improve financial accountability; Develop recurring and ad hoc financial analyses to support business decisions; Translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
    Note there is a duplicate Expense & Business Analysis paragraph; we should not duplicate content. We'll include only once. Now Requirements (mandatory qualifications):

    Requirements

    • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
    • 5+ years of relevant finance, FP&A, or financial analysis experience, preferably within the retail, apparel, fashion, consumer, or specialty retail industry.
    • Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
    • Experience partnering with Accounting during the month-end close process.
    • Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
    • Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills and comfort working with large data sets.
    • Experience with ERP, financial planning, and/or business intelligence systems.
    • Ability to communicate financial information clearly to business partners and senior leadership.
    • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
    Now Qualifications (preferred experience):

    Qualifications

    • Experience supporting a multi-location retail store portfolio.
    • Familiarity with retail KPIs such as comparable sales, sales per square foot, payroll as a percentage of sales, occupancy costs, four-wall profitability, and store contribution.
    • Experience analyzing new store economics, including pre-opening costs, capital investment, and store-level profitability.
    • Experience in an omnichannel retail environment with both stores and e-commerce.
    • Experience supporting wholesale FP&A, including sales and margin forecasting, seasonal planning, order book analysis, and tracking actual performance against budget and forecast.