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Requirements found

Budgeting Sales Excel (must) Powerpoint (must)

What this posting asks for

Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 3 years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• Support coordination and preparation of the annual budget, forecasts, and management reporting deliverables for the Retail channel
• Partner with Accounting to support the monthly close process, including variance and accrual analysis
• Track and analyze store-level P&Ls, highlighting opportunities to improve profitability and cost structure
• Build and maintain weekly and monthly dashboards for store performance metrics, including sales, traffic, conversion, average order value, units per transact…
• Support planning processes for sales, payroll, and opex budgets at the store level
• Partner with Retail teams on store proformas, including IRR, payback period, and sensitivity analysis on new store openings
• Support post-opening reviews that compare new store performance against original proformas
• Other ad-hoc analysis across the business, as necessary

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “ALO is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team.” · “This role will partner closely with Store Operations, Real Estate, and Planning teams to provide financial analysis, optimize store performance, and help gui…” · “Support planning processes for sales, payroll, and opex budgets at the store level”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “ALO is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team.” · “As the FP&A Analyst, Retail, you will support our fast-growing physical store footprint.” · “This role will partner closely with Store Operations, Real Estate, and Planning teams to provide financial analysis, optimize store performance, and help gui…”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Advanced competency in Excel and PowerPoint;” · “Experience supporting an ERP implementation is a plus”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “Partner with Accounting to support the monthly close process, including variance and accrual analysis” · “Partner with Retail teams on store proformas, including IRR, payback period, and sensitivity analysis on new store openings”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “Excellent verbal and written communication skills”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Adaptability and learning Supporting
  In the posting: “Ability to be flexible and adapt quickly to shifting priorities and business needs”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Attention to detail and quality Supporting
  In the posting: “Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and the ability to summarize large amounts of data”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.

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