Finance Manager, COIP, North America Stores Finance | RO&I Finance
About the role
The Finance Manager will lead the Cost Out Initiative Program (COIP), a cross-functional program aimed at driving incremental profitability improvements through specific retail-owned actions. This role involves influencing billions of dollars in cost savings while collaborating with leaders across the organization.
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end monthly reporting cycle for COIP, including collection of results by the 12th calendar day, variance analysis, and distribution of the monthly flash to SVP-level leadership.
Manage the quarterly business review (QBR) process, preparing materials covering FY actuals vs. plan, initiative-level performance, confidence levels, risks, and strategic discussion topics for a VP and SVP audience.
Facilitate the monthly COIP Spotlight series by determining topics in partnership with the COIP Principal PM and ensuring spotlighted teams deliver a discussion-based document for a VP audience.
Track and report on 30+ active initiatives across eight strategic pillars: Optimized Buying, Packaging, Outbound Efficiency, Vendor/Customer Experience, Selection Management, Inventory Management, Private Brands, and Canada.
Develop and maintain savings methodologies in partnership with initiative-level Finance SMEs, ensuring consistency between Total Absolute Savings and Incremental Savings.
Conduct variance analysis against plan targets, preparing root cause commentary for variances.
Support operating planning inputs, including Total Absolute Savings and Incremental Savings by Month/GL/Channel, and FC Type Split ratios (Sort/Non-Sort/AMXL) by initiative.
Partner with the Business Co-Lead (Principal Product Manager) to facilitate cross-organizational collaboration between US Retail Stores and Operations, including tri-annual Think Big workshops and the monthly spotlight series.
Manage the new initiative intake process, evaluating submissions against eligibility thresholds.
Partner with Operations to connect and validate initiative performance to corresponding Cost-to-Serve per-unit metrics and Operating Profit improvement to ensure holistic P&L optimization and attribution.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
5+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)
5+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
Experience in Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups)
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of SQL/ETL
6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)
6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
MBA, or CPA
Experience communicating results to senior leadership
Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses