What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Retail Financial Planning position at Bloomingdale's?
About
Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.
Job Overview
The Director of Financial Analytics & Planning leads detailed financial modeling, reporting, and analytics with direct oversight over Outlet financial planning/forecasting. This role is responsible for delivering data-driven insights, managing forecasting systems, and supporting financial decision-making through deep analytical rigor.
Essential Functions
- Owns end-to-end forecasting process (ROF, flash, variance) within enterprise systems (e.g., OneStream), ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Maintains and enhances detailed forecasting models across sales, margin, and inventory, aligning assumptions to actual performance
- Produces actionable analytics on sales, margin, damages, and inventory trends to identify key performance drivers
- Builds and distributes datasets, reporting, and insights to inform leadership decisions and operational actions
- Leads Outlet financial planning, including store-level performance, openings/closures, and footprint optimization
- Models financial impact of operational changes, including timing, inventory flow, and store strategy shifts
- Investigates and resolves financial variances (e.g., RTV timing, vendor settlements, damages) in partnership with accounting and operations
- Owns financial systems and processes, including reporting tools, submissions, and executive-level commentary for forecasts
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Competencies
- Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university.
- 5 years related experience.
- Strong focus on analytics, systems, reporting infrastructure and knowledge of SQL
- Practices open and continuous communication, values keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise manner.
- Excellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levels.
- Ability to think creatively, strategically and technically.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs.
- Strong skills in data manipulation and development of dynamic financial model.
- This role involves performing essential job functions such as communication, collaboration, and use of office and computer systems. Responsibilities include the ability to access and review written and electronic information, and to move within the work environment and interact with workplace materials as needed to carry out job responsibilities.
This job description is not all inclusive; additionally, Macy’s, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy’s, Inc. – including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bluemercury – is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Salary : $118,680 - $197,760