Financial Planning Manager – Ecommerce Logistics & Transform
Catalyst Brands LLC · Plano, TX · 4 wk ago
On-siteFinance$138k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with and provide in-depth data-driven financial analysis to the Transportation, Planning and Allocation, and Ecommerce Operations teams.
- Complete an annual operating budget to be reviewed by digital strategy, FP&A and supply chain leadership.
- Manage financial forecasts and actual results of Ecommerce Delivery expenses.
- Provide perspective on key performance indicators and support operations partners in balancing cost and service.
- Assist the Supply Chain Finance team with strategic views and forecasts of merchandise volume flows, including inbound and outbound Ecommerce volumes.
- Partner with cross-functional areas to assess, analyze, and deploy transformation initiatives.
- Create and maintain comprehensive financial and performance metric reporting for the business.
- Conduct reviews of performance reports and dashboards to ensure they meet the business's needs and suggest improvements.
- Create and maintain SQL code to query Oracle databases for Ecom reporting.
- Create and maintain MS Access databases for Shipping and Handling reporting.
- Audit Carrier invoice data for completeness and accuracy, research discrepancies, and initiate remediation activities.
- Prepare ad-hoc analyses for contract updates or service model changes.
- Establish new metrics for evaluating business performance and improving expense forecast accuracy.
- Manage accounting operations for Ecommerce shipping and handling expense, adhering to GAAP principles.
- Prepare presentations for various audiences, reviewing shipping and handling performance and providing variance analyses.
- Partner with outside consultants and the Procurement organization for data during contract renewals.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
- 3 years of experience in financial analysis and logistics or supply chain-related occupations.
- CLTD certification (Certified Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution).
- Experience with MS Excel for building dashboards and performing ad-hoc analyses.
- SQL and Python programming skills for selecting and reformating data.
- MS Access skills for creating and managing databases.
- Data analysis skills for interpreting complex data sets and identifying relationships from disparate data sources.