Finance & FP&A — Retail

Build the annual plan, manage the monthly forecast, and explain the comp gap to the board. Retail FP&A means forecasting comp sales, gross margin rate (before and after markdowns), SG&A leverage, and 4-wall profit by store. You know the rhythm — spring plan in October, holiday plan in June, reforecast every month. Vendor income, markdown assumptions, and shrink reserve all flow through your model.

Build and manage the 4-wall P&L for every store: net sales, cost of goods (including shrink and markdown), gross margin, labor (fixed + variable), occupancy (rent, CAM, utilities), and controllable expenses. Rank stores by contribution margin, identify underperformers, build recovery plans. Allocate corporate overhead for full P&L views. Compare performance across formats, regions, and vintage (new vs. mature stores).