Manager Financial Planning & Analysis

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 of Corporate FP&A role is responsible for consolidation of financial forecasts, long-range plan development and strategic support for leadership. The position reports to the Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A and has one direct report (FP&A Analyst). The position also works closely with the broader finance and accounting teams, VP / SVP Finance, and business unit partners. This role provides exposure to senior leadership, and is based in our Atlanta, Georgia office. Consolidation of the financial planning processes (50%) Create and maintain quarterly forecasts and annual budgets of revenue and expense items for the company Manage the weekly flash process and provide weekly summaries to leadership Prepare and review Gross Margin and SG&A analysis Partner with key subject matter experts in Accounting, Supply Chain, Retail, Marketing, Merch & Design, and other key business functions to monitor and measure performance Prepare materials for key meetings (Monthly Business Review meetings, Leadership Team meetings, Earnings preparation, Board of Directors meetings, and monthly/quarterly reporting). Simplify processes and automate standard reporting Lead the long-range plan process (20%) Lead annual Long Range Planning process across all planning teams by communicating assumptions, deadlines, and strategic direction of the Company Produce comprehensive sales and profitability model that is presented to and approved by the Leadership Team and Board of Directors Create Long Range Plan segment / brand profitability reporting, to be utilized by business and brand leaders across the company to ensure strategic objects are met and reflected accurately by channel and brand Support Impairment testing process in collaboration with Controllership and external auditing teams, providing supporting evidence of assumptions and messaging on long term strategy of the company Provide analysis and presentation materials on the Long-Range Plan to Leadership Support strategic initiatives (15%) Support and/or identify new business investments, projects, and other profit improvement opportunities through analysis and business cases Provide analysis to business leaders in support of projects, new business investments, and other profit or cost reduction opportunities #J-18808-Ljbffr