Principal Financial Analyst – Merchandising Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +10 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as a strategic collaborator at the crossroads of finance, data, and commercial decision-making.

• Manage high-visibility analytical initiatives that directly influence pricing strategies, assortment investments, and category portfolio choices—operating with substantial autonomy.

• Impact senior leadership and cross-functional teams across Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain, and FP&A.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess extensive, progressive experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or merchandising finance—preferably within retail or ecommerce—demonstrating a history of managing intricate financial strategies and gaining recognition as a trusted authority across business functions.

• Design and sustain enterprise-level analytical systems utilizing SQL, Snowflake, Power BI, and advanced Excel—creating scalable, self-service reporting frameworks that enhance analytical capabilities throughout the organization.

• Lead intricate financial modeling projects encompassing PVM analysis, margin scenario planning, inventory economics, and category profitability—identifying opportunities that influence multi-million dollar assortment and pricing strategies.

• Establish and oversee merchandising finance frameworks, including pricing guardrails, margin floor policies, and assortment ROI standards, ensuring analytical consistency and financial discipline at scale.

• Serve as a senior cross-functional representative, translating complex analytical findings into clear strategic recommendations for VP- and C-level stakeholders—fostering alignment, expediting execution, and raising the standard for data-driven decision-making across the organization.

• Possess deep expertise in collaboration with Merchandising and Category leadership, acting as a trusted advisor on pricing architecture, promotional investments, assortment strategies, and category P&L ownership—not merely reporting, but actively shaping the agenda.

• Expert-level proficiency in Price, Volume, Mix (PVM) analysis, with a proven ability to construct frameworks from the ground up, diagnose intricate business drivers, and present financial narratives that directly impact executive-level commercial strategies.

• Demonstrated success in leading the financial design for new SKU, brand, and assortment introductions—comprising forward-looking margin models, cannibalization frameworks, scenario planning, and post-launch performance systems that inform ongoing investment decisions.

• Advanced experience in marketing expenditure analytics and incrementality assessment, with the capability to independently analyze ROI trade-offs, model demand elasticity, and collaborate with Marketing and FP&A to optimize the interplay between expenditure, margin, and inventory positioning.

• Proficient in SQL and Snowflake for large-scale data extraction, transformation, and self-service analytics—capable of independently sourcing and shaping complex datasets without depending on data engineering, and establishing the analytical foundation that drives merchandising insights at scale.

• Well-rounded experience in retail or omnichannel finance—whether brick-and-mortar, ecommerce, or both—capable of translating institutional knowledge of SKU economics, inventory turnover, and operational rigor into scalable analytical frameworks.

🏝️ Benefits

• We offer the flexibility needed to prioritize your well-being. Spreetail fosters a work culture that emphasizes results and encourages taking time off when necessary. Alongside a generous vacation policy, we provide paid time off for your wedding week, paid parental leave, and support for growing families.

• We celebrate achievements. Each year at Spreetail marks a milestone with the chance to receive special gifts, swag store credits, or donations to a nonprofit of your choice. We also acknowledge individuals making an impact through Spreetail Spotlight Awards.

• We prioritize your Health & Wellness. Spreetail strives to enrich the employee experience through benefit programs and perks that offer substantial support. We provide affordable medical, dental, and vision plans with nationwide coverage, as well as free telehealth and on-demand mental health resources.

• We create opportunities to transform your community. We encourage Spreetailers to give back and make a social impact, offering paid time off to engage in these activities.