Retail Analyst

Our client is one of the most prestigious and widely-recognized brands in the fashion and luxury goods industry.  They are currently looking to hire a Retail Analyst in a temporary role.

This is a 3 month plus role supporting the Material Management Administrator in the Technical Department.

Responsibilities:

• Invoice sorting and purchase order creation – maintenance, windows, capex and other projects as they arise.
• Receive proposal/invoice from vendor, determine type of work, location, accounting information and create purchase order.
• Analyst will download purchase order list from SAP, format layout in Excel, compare committed against budget and present for approval.
• If requested amount exceeds local approval limit, prepare MAA for central engineering approval
• Upon approval, perform goods receipt for each invoice and present to Accounts Payable Department for booking
• Follow up with Accounts Payable to ensure invoice is paid
• Budget tracking/analysis – opex/capex
• Investments - prepare/assist with budget  (using SAP, proposals, etc.)
• Expenses – compare committed against controlling dept. YTD report and make adjustments or explanations where necessary
• Bidding/legal agreements
• Prepare/assist with preparation of bid comparisons/leveling
• Create summary of contract details and send to legal for drafting of contract
• Liaison between vendor and legal for final version and obtain executed version
• Inventory management
• Maintain file with local inventory on hand and periodically visit warehouse to ensure inventory up-to-date
• Coordinate with central engineering for return of material to Italy or other activity (re-use, disposal, relocation, etc)
• Ensure asset updated accordingly
• Work with accounting/finance for asset transfers, account reconciliation
• Work on monthly asset transactions from finance and communicate new openings, recharges, re-classes from asset to expense
• Provide detailed information for accruals for investments
• Prepare periodic accruals based on previous period work
• Assist to make sure accrual account is updated/balanced
• Tenant allowance collection
• Collect documents necessary for allowance disbursal (lien waivers, invoices, affidavits, C of O, etc.
• Send to LL (or department store in case of some concession agreements) and follow up to make sure payment is received
  

Qualifications:

• Excel
• SAP
• Strong communication skills
• Detail orientated

Education Requirements:

• Completed Bachelors Degree