FP&A Analyst, Retail

ALO
Beverly Hills, CA
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for finance professionals with retail or consumer sector experience who build analytical dashboards and collaborate cross-functionally.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with retail or consumer sector experience and strong Excel skills
    — “Experience in e-commerce, retail, apparel, or consumer sectors is a plus”
  • Individuals who have supported ERP implementations and financial forecasting
    — “Experience supporting an ERP implementation is a plus”
  • Professionals skilled in financial modeling and sensitivity analysis for store performance
    — “Partner with Retail teams on store proformas, including IRR, payback period, and sensitivity analysis on new store openings”

Things to consider

  • Base salary may exceed the listed upper range depending on experience and performance
    — “the final, agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with store-level P&L analysis and profitability optimization
    — “Track and analyze store-level P&Ls, highlighting opportunities to improve profitability and cost structure”
  • Highlight prior work with budget planning and forecasting in retail environments
    — “Support coordination and preparation of the annual budget, forecasts, and management reporting deliverables for the Retail channel”
  • Showcase ability to build and maintain performance dashboards with key retail metrics
    — “Build and maintain weekly and monthly dashboards for store performance metrics”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • support budget and forecast processes
  • track store-level P&Ls
  • build performance dashboards
  • support store proformas
Typical background
financeaccountingoperations finance

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial AnalysisBudgetingForecastingManagement ReportingStore Performance MetricsPlanning ProcessesERP Implementation

Preferred

E-commerceRetailApparelConsumer SectorsPlanning SystemsBI Tools

Stack & domain

Financial Planning & AnalysisBudgetingForecastingManagement ReportingMonthly Close ProcessVariance And Accrual AnalysisStore Performance MetricsSalesPayrollOpex BudgetsStore ProformasIRRPayback PeriodSensitivity AnalysisPost-opening ReviewsExcelPowerpointPlanning SystemsBI ToolsERP ImplementationCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementRetailFinance

About the role

Original posting from ALO via Greenhouse

WHY JOIN ALO?

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OVERVIEW

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 guide investment decisions for new and existing stores.

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 transaction, and sales per square foot

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

QUALIFICATIONS

1-3 years of experience in finance-related work, corporate and/or operations finance. Experience in e-commerce, retail, apparel, or consumer sectors is a plus

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and the ability to summarize large amounts of data

Proven time management and multiple task management capabilities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to be flexible and adapt quickly to shifting priorities and business needs

Advanced competency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with planning systems and BI tools is a plus

Experience supporting an ERP implementation is a plus

The base salary range for this position is $75,000-$90,000 per year which represents the current range for the base salary for this exempt position. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. As such, on occasion and when applicable, there is the possibility that the final, agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the company’s total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, long term incentives, a PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.

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Source: ALO careers (Greenhouse)

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