This critical role drives account-level actions and financial plans leveraging central decisions and frameworks for our Marketplace Partners. Strong business partnership and communication skills are needed as a lead Finance partner to various internal partner GM’s and cross-functional teams across the wholesale partner portfolio. This role drives detailed gross to net and investment management of our Top 15 partners and total NMP portfolio to influence and enable both in-year actions and long-term strategies.

• Business Partnership Scope/Responsibilities – lead all below deliverables for accounts you support
  • G2N investment (RTV, cancel) committed budgets + in quarter/in season budget management and systematic approvals
  • Margin Assistance program Approvals and Issuance
  • Manage Conditional Discount Program and other sales incentive programs
  • Supplemental Discount requests
  • Annual Terms Review
  • Quarterly Partner Profitability updates
  • Quarterly close activities: revenue recognition calls
  • Finance Gates with potential account-level planning and/or insights needed: Monthly Forecast, FY26 Budget, CSR, AOP, 3-year account plans (tentative)
  • Ad hoc: miscellaneous asks, strategic projects
• Total NMP Scope/Responsibilities
  • In-year lead for total NMP G2N investment levers including RTV, Cancels, Margin Assistance, Conditional Discounts
  • Inform key financial deliverables through an account lens in partnership with NMP COE Finance team and controlling, providing context around strategic shifts

Experience:

• 8+ in strategic finance
• Has supported and influenced leadership level stakeholders and Sales teams, comfortable talking with VP and Sr Directors
• Has supported wholesale functions, understands wholesale impacts for short term and long term,

Ideal Candidate:

• Had experience working with adhoc or project based work, financial modeling, Gross to net
• Footwear or apparel industry experience
• Takes initiative, problem solver, can make recommendations

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $54 to $60 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

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Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! 

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