Careers
Financial Planner
Job Description
Pink Chicken is seeking an ambitious and highly motivated Financial Planner who will assist the CFO with merchandise planning, data analysis and reporting as well as ad-hoc projects. This position is best suited for an analytical thinker who enjoys problem solving, is highly organized, proactive, reliable and works well in a dynamic, fast paced environment. The ideal candidate has 2-5 years of planning experience, preferably in fashion, has excellent business acumen and communication skills, is a natural with numbers and possesses strong Excel skills.
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Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic and analytical support to the CFO to ensure the achievement of sales, gross margin and key financial goals
- Collaborate with team to develop sales forecasts across our shops and website
- Use forecasts to create budgets needed to achieve sales goals
- Develop strategic annual, seasonal and monthly merchandise plans
- Develop and evaluate unit plans, projections, inventory flow and seasonal sell-throughs
- Monitor sales trends and inventory levels to identify inventory optimization strategies
- Create seasonal review, sharing insights with merchandising and design teams
- Participate in yearly financial budget planning
- Identify and implement process improvements to be more efficient as we continue to scale
- Identify and evaluate cost saving opportunities
- Ad-hoc financial reporting, analysis and projects across functions
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Skills & Qualifications
- 2-5 years of merchandise or financial planning experience
- Prior experience in the apparel industry a plus
- Ability to organize and synthesize large amounts of data
- Proficient with data analysis and problem-solving
- Keen attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Collaboration and teamwork skills
- Advance knowledge and experience with Excel
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Why should you want to work at Pink Chicken?
- Supportive team environment that encourages growth and rewards success
- Dog-friendly office and animal-obsessed coworkers
- Office fridge stocked with iced coffee and sparkling Rosé cider
Email careers@pinkchicken.com with your resume and cover letter.Â
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