Business Finance Analyst

Purpose of the job:

To support the Business Head on planning and evaluating brand performance to reduce costs and improve margins through in-depth financial analysis and estimation

Role & Responsibilities:

Overall:

• Evaluate financial implications of all brand decisions and advise the Business Head accordingly. Support the brand's day to day requirements in terms of data analysis and decision making support
• Work closely with finance team for their data and analysis requirements pertaining to the Brand(s) being handled

Pre-evaluation &Budgeting:

• Analyze each item in the budget against historical trends and gather inputs from all departments to arrive at the initial estimates / forecast
• Prepare the budget including estimates for sales, costs, investments, cash-flow, etc.
• Analyze budget vs. actual to provide variance analysis and revised estimates

Brand Performance analysis:

• Monitor business numbers across channels: assess each door's performance vis-à-vis costs; Identify opportunities to reduce costs and ensure it is maintained within pre-determined percentage of sales
• Analyze all expenses and ensure controls are in place to ensure profitability; Drive the action plan to take corrective measures as required

Financial Analysis & Feasibility Studies

• Evaluate new projects and initiatives ranging from routine schemes & promotions to larger inorganic growth plans
• Evaluate store feasibility based on study of own stores and competition – consolidate inputs from various stakeholders to estimate future sales potential and arrive at 5 year projections of profitability and cash flow. Advise the business on the viability of the store.
• Track all activities in new stores and analyze the variance against estimates and assumptions made during the feasibility study. Where profitability projections are not achieved, facilitate store closure decisions, if required, by assessing potential loss against investments made. Use the analysis to feed back into future feasibility studies.
• Ensure control of inwards for the season. Work with SCM team in monitoring stock levels and ensuring inventory control.

Person Profile:

Desired Qualification:

CA / ICWA or equivalent

Desired Experience Profile:

3 – 5 years experience in financial analytics preferably in apparel / fashion retail