Senior Analyst, Financial Planning

Explore the possibilities across our global house of brands.

Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story.

At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

**Primary Purpose**:The role will support aspects of the FP&A process for the Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman APAC business focused on various of Expense and Reporting activities including Latest Estimate and Actuals analysis, management presentations and analysis projects. And also leading the relevant financial process of Business Operational and Employee related Costs.

**The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Financial Planning & Analysis to...**
- Support the monthly close and Quarterly Outlook process to ensure clarity of understanding and the story for Senior Management; Conduct variance analysis and creation of waterfall bridges;
- Leverage Hyperion planning, SAP, Microstrategy tools to extract data, develop forecasts and perform analysis on business trends;
- Coordinate with various of Business Partners on employee related cost and operational cost forecast, such as packaging/supplies volume, store maintenance, employee welfare and travel expenses, including inflationary cost management.
- Conduct detailed analysis of actuals and forecasted costs to identify areas of inefficiency, variance, or opportunities for cost savings.
- Analyze and derive key performance indicators (KPIs) for cost management such as inventory turnover, costs per headcount, expense to sales ratio, Return on Investment (ROI) or ratio of net profit to total cost.
- Prepare regular financial summary and presentations for Senior Management, highlighting key variances of actual vs budget, spending trends and provide actionable insights to support strategic decision-making.
- Analyse and present quarterly / half-yearly financial performance of retail doors to Senior Management using Visualization tools (i.e. Power BI)

**The accomplished individual will possess...**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting.
- 5+ years finance experience working with commercial functions and headquarters groups ideally in an FP&A team.
- Willingness/flexibility to work across multiple geographies/time zones;
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships;
- Sensitivity to Confidential data required.

**Our Competencies for All Employees**
- **Drive for Results**:Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- **Customer Focus**:Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
- **Creativity**: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
- **Interpersonal Savvy**: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
- **Learning on the Fly**:Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
- **Perseverance**: Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
- **Dealing with Ambiguity**: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.