Senior Financial Analyst, Inventory & Cost

About the role

The Sr. Financial Analyst - Inventory provides financial support and analysis for inventory management across the supply chain network. This role partners closely with Operations, Merchandising, Procurement, and Accounting teams to optimize inventory investment, improve working capital performance, drive cost efficiencies, and support strategic business initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Support annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and strategic planning activities. Develop and maintain financial models to support business decision-making.
• Analyze inventory trends, stock levels, turns, aging, obsolescence, and carrying costs to provide actionable insights to deliver measurable business results.
• Variance analysis: Provide variance analysis and actionable insights regarding inventory performance against forecasts, budgets, and prior periods.
• Inventory & Costing: Monitor inventory investment and working capital performance across manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and fulfillment networks. Identify opportunities to improve inventory productivity, reduce excess and obsolete inventory, and optimize inventory turns.
• Business Partnership: Serve as a collaborative finance partner to the Supply Chain organization. Provide financial insights and recommendations to support inventory strategies, purchasing decisions, and network optimization initiatives.
• Reporting & Analytics: Develop and maintain inventory KPI dashboards and management reporting. Prepare monthly business reviews and executive presentations highlighting inventory performance and key drivers. Leverage data analytics tools to build financial models to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance inventory visibility, forecasting accuracy, and financial reporting efficiency. Support automation initiatives and development of advanced analytics capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA preferred
• 3-5 years of inventory and costing finance experience in supply chain, ideally within eCommerce or consumer goods
• Proven experience collaborating and building strong business partnerships in a fast-paced, transformational environment
• Advanced proficiency with financial modeling, forecasting, and analytics tools (Excel, dashboards/BI platforms)
• Experience with Oracle EPM or SAP preferred
• Excellent communication, analytical, and leadership skills; thrives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment