Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.
How you’ll make an impact:
The Manager, FP&A Marketing leads the forecasting, planning, and analysis for our Marketing department, with a special focus on spend effectiveness and sales / traffic planning for stores and eCommerce. This individual will partner closely with marketing leadership and key cross-functional leaders to maintain continuous alignment on strategic marketing initiatives.
70%: Financial Planning, Global Marketing
- Collaborate with business leaders to manage the Marketing budget, including forecasting, monthly close and variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Create and maintain financial models focused on the budgeting and forecasting of all contra-revenue and expense items
- Research variances, understand trends and incorporate new information into weekly flash updates and future forecasts.
- Provide weekly financial updates as well as monthly and quarterly variance analyses to the Marketing leadership team and key business partners
- Coordinate with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize, and prepare financial plans, operating forecasts, and business trends and metrics
- Coordinate timelines and calendars with business partners and key finance resources
- Provide income statement and capital expense financial planning across network
15%: Strategic Finance partner for Marketing leadership team
- Partner with marketing team and functional leaders on planned investments; develop business cases, investment / ROI summaries
- Identify and implement process improvements in quarterly financial reporting and forecasting process, to ensure timely and accurate delivery of analysis to business partners
15%: Support Corporate initiatives and ad hoc analyses as needed
- Support Consolidation Finance team with quarterly reporting and presentation materials as needed
- Prepare materials for key meetings (Monthly Business Review meetings, Leadership Team meetings, Earnings preparation, Board of Directors meetings, and monthly/quarterly reporting).
We’d Love to hear from you if:
Must have:
- 4+ years Business / Finance analysis including detailed budgeting and forecasting of revenue and expenses
- General business sense, accounting/finance background with experience in accounting and finance principles and application
- Understanding of accounting concepts and ability to analyze financial statements
- Strong Excel modeling skills and ability to analyze financial reporting metrics; recommend appropriate analytical techniques and provide appropriate counsel to leadership
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to foster relationships throughout the organization
- Bachelor's Degree required
Preferred skills and experience:
- Preferred experience working in Tableau, Hyperion, and SAP financial systems
- Driven, organized and able to balance multiple priorities. Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization. Self motivated and resourceful.
- Highly effective communication and presentation skills.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing processes/demands/systems associated with a growing company
Our Team Members:
- Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
- Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
- Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
- Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
- Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the “we’ve always done it this way” mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes
Make a career at Carter’s:
- Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.
Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.