Associate Financial Operations Manager, Costing

Ralph Lauren seeks a Cost Accounting Manager to join our Finance organization leading and working within team responsible for setting, updating and analyzing inventory standard costs and transfer prices in accordance with RL’s standard operating procedures and accounting principles. 

The successful candidate will have at least 10+ years progressive responsibility within an accounting or Financial Operations team where the experience should include inventory costing, accounting and/or reporting responsibilities within an inventory driven retail or consumer goods organization. 

• Bcom/ Mcom/ MBA Graduates with progressive responsibility in Retail Industry
• 10+ years progressive responsibility on inventory accounting, costing and/or reporting experience (any combination of public / private) within a retail or consumer goods environment
• Preference will be given to qualified Chartered Accountants/ Cost Accountants/ CMA/CWA
• Works comfortably with large data sets utilizing query, reporting and summarization features within Excel / BI tools
• Engages in coaching direct reports via periodic touch-bases, thought-provoking assignments and genuine empathy in accordance with RL corporate values
• Leads root cause analysis, including self-critical observations, to provide constructive feedback and opportunities for improvement