Finance Business Partner - Wholesale

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what's possible. At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands - Coach and Kate Spade New York - was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We're always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

Primary Purpose

The Finance Business Partner plays an integral role within the Tapestry Europe FP&A team to deliver strategic business partnering, financial insights, and decision making support to cross functional stakeholders. In this role, the Finance Business Partner will work closely with the EMEAI Wholesale Sales team to provide critical analysis and reporting, meaningful financial insights and ensure strong financial management across revenue, gross margin, and SG&A.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams including Sales, Operations, Financial Control and Account Services to develop a holistic view of the business and support key decision-making activities.
• Own the annual budget and rolling quarterly forecast process, and enable the business through carefully thought-out timetables which are clearly communicated.
• Report delivery against the plan in-year, flagging opportunities and risks and providing views to enable trade-offs and early course-correction.
• Support the annual 3 Year Plan process and partner with the Wholesale Sales team to create and develop proposals for achieving longer term growth targets.
• Provide commercial analysis with recommendations to improve customer profitability in conjunction with the leadership teams and other relevant business areas.
• Provide insights and analysis on performance as well as monitoring risks, opportunities, initiatives, KPIs and trends within the wholesale business.
• Provide analytical support pre/post-mortem to determine the feasibility and financial return on investment of wholesale store openings and projects.
• Contribute to various key projects and ad hoc work.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner within a commercial finance or FP&A environment.
• Fully qualified CIMA professional (or equivalent), with a strong understanding of a broad range of finance techniques and practices.
• Solid working knowledge of International Accounting Standards; familiarity with US GAAP is preferable.
• Advanced Excel skills, with working knowledge of SAP and Hyperion.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence decision making, resolve issues proactively, and ensure alignment across teams to support key business objectives.
• Self motivated and strong prioritisation skills to effectively and consistently deliver high quality work within tight deadlines.
• Ability to effectively engage different audiences and communicate clearly and confidently.
• Skilled at interpreting complex data, identifying issues, and applying solutions focused thinking.
• Innovative mindset that supports change and contributes ideas to drive continuous improvement.

Please be advised that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. As such, you will only be considered if you already possess the right to work in the UK.

What Tapestry can offer you

• Hybrid working (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in-office, Monday and Friday remote).
• Flex Fridays (Option to finish early on a Friday).
• 1 Paid Volunteering Day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects.
• Learning & Development opportunities.
• Internal mobility & career progression.
• Regular seasonal and cultural social events.
• Equity, Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee business resource groups.

Other benefits include

• 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays.
• Annual Incentive Plan (company performance bonus).
• Multi brand discount up to 50% off Coach & Kate Spade New York.
• Private Healthcare with health assessment (Bupa).
• Private Dental Cover.
• Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility, maternity & newborn care, and menopause with Maven.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• Headspace subscription.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer Pension Contribution.
• Gym discount.
• Interest free season ticket loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.