Senior Finance Manager - Hot Topic : Job Details

Hot Topic HQ - City of Industry, California - Full-time

As a member of the Finance team, you will be integral in efficiently scaling our fast growing business. You'll build reports, financial models and processes to support a wide range of financial planning and analysis. You'll be empowered with visibility to the entire organization, which provides a unique opportunity to develop insights that will meaningfully impact our business. You're a team player who possesses deep analytical skills; critical thinking; and enjoys solving complex business problems.

• Business Partnering
• Provide critical business support to the leadership team to inform decision making and strategic direction.
• Work cross-functionally with Marketing, IT, Company Planning and other teams to develop a comprehensive view of the business model and outlook.
• Partner with other areas within Finance / Accounting to drive business insights and process efficiencies.
• Strategic Analysis
• Develop innovative and impactful analyses, tools, processes and procedures to facilitate and monitor business performance.
• Participate in Monthly Business Review and present to Senior Leadership Team.
• Partner with Operations, Marketing, Sales, IT, Distribution and respective leadership teams in refining, communicating and generating support for the Strategic Roadmap.
• Budgeting / Forecasting / Financial Close
• Partner with leadership teams to develop comprehensive annual operating and capital budgets.
• Conduct post-mortem analysis on capital investments to assess profitability.
• Develop monthly P&L variance review and updated forecast for all cost centers.
• Produce KPI dashboard and reporting capabilities that drive actionable business insights.
• Partner with accounting team to support accurate & timely execution of monthly financial close.
• Lead the monthly forecast meetings with leadership teams, providing trend analyses, forecast recommendations and assessment of risks and opportunities.

• 4+ years of experience (or 1-2 years with MBA or other graduate degree) in finance or accounting preferred.
• Experience in financial planning and analysis functions, including annual budget, capital budgeting, long-term strategic planning and resource allocation processes.
• Advanced MS Excel/spreadsheet skills and are comfortable working with and building complex financial models.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize appropriately, cope well with change, and maintain composure under pressure.
• Excellent individual initiative and objective-oriented drive with strong propensity for attention to detail.
• Detailed organization, and project management skills; ability to juggle multiple concurrent high-priority projects while meeting deadlines, being a team player, and seeking continuous improvement.