Job Description

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Position Overview

The candidate's primary responsibilities are to provide financial and operational reporting & analysis to the Leadership team accurately and on time..The role is critical in supporting the senior management team's decision-making process as well as assisting the Regions' efforts to deliver against targets and provide financial visibility & predictability to the business.. The candidate will play a key role in supporting the Controlling, Budgeting, Forecasting & Long-range Planning processes for the region as well as providing ad-hoc business reports.The candidate will monitor the actual financial performance and compare to budget and forecast projections. In addition, analyze and interpret variances, prepare reports, and provide recommendations to the functional teams.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver files & reports/month-end/monthly forecast/annual budgeting reporting packages that support management decision making
• Support the monthly close process, including team tracker reconciliations, accruals/reclasses postings, and variance analysis.
• Support the submissions of the annual plan, forecasts, and long-range plan processes.
• Esure accuracy and integrity of information stored in our systems, enabling a single source of truth
• Monitor the actual financial performance and compare to budget and forecast projections.
• In addition, analyze and interpret variances with commentaries, prepare reporting and provide recommendations to the functional teams.
• Collaborate with the business teams to deliver monthly forecast/Annual budget for Corp function and support monthly forecast/annual planning for a business segment.
• Support with decks preparation for business reviews with Senior Management as well as other decision-making forums.
• Assisting with Financial processes and automations to minimise manual activities
• Other ad-hoc work as required

• Bachelor's/Master's degree with a focus in Finance/ Accounting/ Business

• CA / MBA is a strong plus

• 3 to 5 years of combined Accounting, Controlling, Reporting and Financial Planning & Analysis experience

• Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis

• Solid experience in preparing financial & operational reporting and analytics, preferably in the retail environment

• Highly organized individual - Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented

• Team player, flexible, results oriented; ability to work well under pressure of managing concurrent deadlines and prioritizing multiple projects

• Must have a "can do", attitude and be able to work independently

• Strong customer centricity, continuous improvement mindset

• Fluent in English, excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Previous retail or fashion industry experience is a definite advantage