lululemon

About this team

FP&A is responsible for planning and managing lululemon’s overall financial performance. We are an amazing team of passionate, active and dedicated leaders who are counted on as a key business partner in strategic and operational decisions. We provide a tremendous opportunity to learn about the various operations within lululemon, working often in cross-functional teams on a variety of projects. You will be able to add value immediately, see the big picture, and develop a business and finance skill set that you can leverage in your future roles within the organization. We are a stand for high quality work, driving high quality results and living a high-quality life. The retail FP&A team are responsible for forecasting Mainline stores P&L as well as setting store level sales plans and partnering with Retail Ops and other cross functional departments.

A day in the life:

Retail FP&A lead store sales, forecast and manage P&L. The Financial Analyst will support store SG&A planning and analyze variances at month-end close. This role will partner with a variety of different SSC departments and budget holds to set budget, understand variances and identify opportunities and risk. You will communicate impact and risk to key stakeholders across business and internally within FP&A

• Partner with various budget holders to support budget setting and variance analysis for store P&L

• Work closely with Senior Financial Analyst and `Manager FP&A to ensure SG&A forecasting processes are continuously improved, including adopting new data visualization tools

• Support business partners with new initiatives

• Liaise with procurement and budget holders to ensure cost efficiencies.

• Scenario planning and impact to P&L, including participating in cross-functional initiatives and ad-hoc projects to provide financial analysis for decision support

Qualifications:

• +3 years professional financial experience focused on financial modelling and analysis

• MBA/CPA desirable

• Previous FP&A experience desirable

• Complex financial modelling, PowerBI or other data visualization tools desirable

• Strong analytical problem solving skills

• Extremely organized, detail oriented and takes pride in quality

• Excellent team player as well as the ability to work independently

• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)

• Retail experience desirable

Must haves:

• Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.

• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.

• Communicates with honesty, kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.

• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.

• Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.

• Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

Additional Notes
Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.  

Compensation and Benefits Package  

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $66,000-86,000 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program , subject to program eligibility requirements.    

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth: 

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans 
• Paid time off 
• Savings and retirement plan matching 
• Generous employee discount 
• Fitness & yoga classes 
• Parenthood top-up 
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings 
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few) 

NOTE: Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.