Job Description:
Job Description
We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Financial Analyst to join our Brand Finance team. This role will be responsible for leading selling margin forecasting, inventory forecasting, and providing data-driven insights that guide business decisions across Finance and Merchandise Planning.
The ideal candidate has strong financial modeling skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to turn complex datasets into clear, actionable recommendations. This person will also manage and lead monthly alignment meetings with cross-functional teams and leadership, while also contributing to week/month/quarter-end deliverables, and ad-hoc analyses.
This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.
What Will You Be Doing?
Own the end-to-end selling margin forecasting process, including Average Unit Retail and Costing metrics, as well as Price Type management and markdown implications
Manage inventory forecasting to ensure alignment between buy plans, sales expectations, and inventory productivity targets
Conduct promotional and pricing analysis to evaluate effectiveness, ROI, and margin implications
Lead monthly forecast alignment meetings, communicating insights clearly across audiences, from business partners to executives
Collaborate with global finance partners to align expectations and scenario planning
Build and maintain scalable reports, dashboards, and analytical tools within Power BI & Excel, proactively adjusting for shifts in marketing calendar, and consumer behavior
Support preparation of Quarter-End Board Deck materials, synthesizing key performance drivers, financial insights, and forward-looking risks/opportunities
Identify opportunities to streamline forecasting processes and improve analytical rigor
What Do You Need To Bring?
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, or related field
4+ years of experience in FP&A, MP&A, Retail Analytics, or a similar analytical field
Strong modeling skills in Excel and proficiency with data tools (e.g., Power BI)
Strong communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional partners
High attention to detail and a natural curiosity to dive into the “why” behind numbers
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
A self-starter mentality with an eagerness to take on new challenges
Company Description
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in FP&A, MP&A, Retail Analytics, or similar analytical field
- Strong financial modeling skills in Excel
- Proficiency with data tools (e.g., Power BI)
- Strong communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional partners
- High attention to detail and curiosity to investigate drivers behind numbers
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Self-starter mentality and eagerness to take on new challenges
What We Do
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) is a leading, global specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for men, women and kids through five renowned brands. The iconic Abercrombie & Fitch brand was born in 1892 and aims to make every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend. abercrombie kids sees the world through kids’ eyes, where play is life and every day is an opportunity to be anything and better anything. The Hollister brand believes in liberating the spirit of an endless summer inside everyone and making teens feel celebrated and comfortable in their own skin. Gilly Hicks, offering intimates, loungewear and sleepwear, is designed to invite everyone to embrace who they are underneath it all. Social Tourist, the creative vision of Hollister and social media personalities, Dixie and Charli D’Amelio, offers trend forward apparel that allows teens to experiment with their style, while exploring the duality of who they are both on social media and in real life. The brands share a commitment to offering products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that allow consumers around the world to express their own individuality and style. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates approximately 730 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com, www.hollisterco.com, www.gillyhicks.com and www.socialtourist.com. Working at A&F Co. We strive to create inclusive, welcoming, omni-channel experiences for our global customers. Every day, our associates show up and empower one another to stay curious and push boundaries. We hold our work and our ideas to the highest caliber, and ourselves to the highest character. We coach, mentor, care, and bring our best selves every day, because we are in this together. Whether you lead yourself, a team, or the company, everyone has a voice at A&F Co.
