Retail Finance Manager, North America - COS

Are you looking for a company that pushes the boundaries and creates a community inclusive of everyone? We are currently recruiting a Retail Finance Manager, North America.

Reporting to the Regional Brand Controller, North America and based out of our office in New York*, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in retail financial and operational management to help shape the future growth of COS, build brand awareness, and elevate our customer experience, contributing to our ambition to establish COS as a Sustainable International Power Brand in North America.

The  Retail Finance Manager, or Retail Controller as the role is known internally, will serve as a strategic partner to the Regional Sales Manager and Regional Brand Controller. The Retail Controller will drive the Region's financial store channel development collaborating with the Area Sales team, securing sustainable growth and profitability. The Retail Controller will also create, implement, and follow up operational strategies to improve current business, as well as identify future business opportunities.

About COS: Since our launch in 2007 we have opened stores and sell online in over 40 countries worldwide. Our collection offers elevated essentials, iconic pieces, and innovative design. The creative soul of the brand is visualized through our storytelling, seasonal runway shows and connect with contemporary culture to create an experience beyond the expected. From the beginning, our design ethos has always put lasting style, quality, and sustainability first. Today 92% of the materials in our collection are more sustainably sourced.

Core Responsibilities includes but is not limited to**

• Responsible for creating, implementing, and following up on financial operational strategies for physical stores in your region, based on the global strategy​.
• Maximize profit level of the region by developing and accomplishing opportunities, driving change to develop the brand​.
• Contribute to a people first working environment, supporting actions based on annual HR goals​.
• Deliver financial analyses, reports, and follow-ups to detect future business needs​.
• Set targets and seek opportunities for sales increase and improve profitability for store channel, supporting and following up financial, operational, and commercial results​.
• Follow up to secure planning accuracy, service level, and efficiency in accordance with yearly, monthly and weekly budgets and company goals​.
• Oversee the expected financial outcome, analyse reasons and deviations and secure that the budgeted profit of store channel in your region is achieved and reported according to H&M group standards​.
• Ensure commitment for selling and cost budget (weekly, monthly, quarterly) for store channels within the region​.
• Support the development of the Area Sales Teams together with the Regional Brand Controller to grow the business, guiding through the controlling related aspects and working with talent management to secure succession planning​.
• Support and educate the Stores teams alongside the Area Managers in aligning sales planning and scheduling with the aim to improve efficiency and customer experience​.
• Work on appropriate staffing, recruitment, and trainings with HR to secure operations and customer experience strategy​.
• Collaborate with the Merchandising team and Area managers to coach Store Teams on driving commerciality and selling, as well as limiting reduction costs in physical stores​.
• Co-operate with Regional E-Commerce Team to implement multi-channel operational strategies​.
• Secure--in collaboration with local account departments--that cost bookings and invoice handling is correctly handled in line with the budget​.
• Collaborate and network with all departments in the central COS organisation relevant for Store channels, as well as the H&M group to optimise and develop the business​.

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement, and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

• 2-4 years of retail leadership or people management, preferably in multi-unit retail management
• 3 – 5 years in a business analyst or finance role for a retail company preferred
• Strong commitment and experience with providing a high level of customer service.
• Ability to coach and counsel staff and performance management and progressive discipline techniques
• Inclusive, positive, open to feedback, willing to multitask and learn on the job.
• Store orientation and commitment to store management development.
• Proficient at Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to company specific systems.
• Platform training skills and ability to communicate complex technical information in a simple and easy way.

COS, alongside Aket, Monki, Weekday, Afound, & Other Stories and H&M, is one of several unique brands that make up the H&M group. The H&M Group employs over 170,000 people in 74 markets across the globe, and we are the 2nd largest fashion company in the world. Since launching COS in 2007, we have opened more than 200 stores worldwide.

Job Status: Salary, Exempt

EEOC Code: PRO

Compensation: Hiring range is $113,000-$127,000 annually***

Benefits

We believe in putting people first and at COS we know our colleagues are our greatest assets; this is why we are fully committed to investing in you. We offer:

• 25% Staff Discount (Useable at any Brand within H&M Group)
• Medical, Pharmacy, Vision, and Dental Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Paid time off inclusive of up to 3 weeks of Vacation time; 8 Company acknowledged Holidays; Volunteer Day; and your birthday! As well as up to 7 Days Wellness time for your well-being!
• Parental Pay 
• 401K
• Commuter Benefits
• Health and Dependent Care FSA.
• Plus, additional Voluntary Benefits.

*You will have the flexibility to work both remotely and, from the office. While remote working is an integral part of our part of our offer, approx. 3 days per week office presence will be required to foster strong collaborations and teamwork.

**This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities assigned for this job at the company’s discretion.

***COS, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at this location at the time of this posting. COS may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

Please note this position is offered on a local contract, therefore you should have the legal right to work in the United States before applying. Other candidates are welcome to register their interest, and we will keep you in mind for future opportunities.

Ready to apply? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.