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Kristine Klema

New York,NY

Summary

Knowledgeable Financial Planner and Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience in Corporate Retail. Excellent reputation for improving processes to drive business decisions and strategies. Demonstrated success in providing strategic financial insights and supporting decision-making processes. Leveraged analytical skills and financial acumen to optimize budgeting and forecasting.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

LVMH Watch & Jewelry
01.2024 - Current
  • Promoted December 2023
  • Managed both roles from Jan 2024 -October 2024, in the interim of finding business analyst replacement
  • Own and manage the annual budget for revenue and OP (occurs three times a year Budget (January), R1 & 3 Year Strategy (March/April) and R2/Budget following year (Aug/Sept) for both TAG Heuer and Zenith Americas Region
  • Lead the monthly financial close process, partnering with the Accounting team on accruals, reclasses, and anomalies.
  • Prepare monthly P&L and lead P&L review with key stakeholders - Providing comprehensive review and commentary on revenue, margin, expenses, and OP, analyzing actuals vs LY and budget.
  • Developed Retail KPI P&L. By door P&L for our 19 FSS stores, 4 FAO and Ecommerce site. Reviewed monthly with VP of Retail to discuss key findings, risks, and opportunities on expenses, to ensure we deliver LVMH Shop Profit expected targets.
  • Key business partner to Marketing team: (review actuals to budget with team, manage month end close process/accruals)
  • Ad hoc analysis included but not limited to: Tariff scenario planning, margin change impacts, P&L by country, Travel & Entertainment Reporting, pricing analysis.
  • Key Job Functions:

Business Analyst

LVMH Watch & Jewelry
11.2021 - 10.2024
  • Lead the annual budget process and 3 LRP Strategy. Collaborating closely with sales, finance, and merchandising teams to develop sell out and net sales targets, product plans. Owned the presentation that included 200+ slides for Business Review with HQ and CEO Frederic Arnault
  • Lead PowerPoint preparation for all business reviews, sales meetings, market meetings and townhall.
  • Improved existing excel models and created new reporting to help drive key business decisions.
  • Created and distrusted on a weekly basis sell out reporting – Consisting of weekly sell out reporting by channel, country, retail sales performance, product performance.
  • Developed new product launch reporting and core assortment analysis.
  • Created GM Flash – Monthly report of business results and activities distributed to HQ and key stakeholders like CEO Frederic Arnault
  • Key Job Functions:

Manager, Business Analytics & Sales Planning

Estee Lauder – Jo Malone London
11.2016 - 11.2021
  • Promoted in Nov 2017 from Assistant Manager to Manager
  • Support the 3-year LRP and Annual Budget by developing Retail and Net sales plans.
  • Lead weekly business review meeting to discuss weekly sales results and product performance.
  • Developed new launch reporting.
  • Adhoc for Senior Management that include business performance, market assessments, competitive reviews, and other industry and business-related insights and summaries.

Replenishment Analyst

Ralph Lauren
05.2015 - 05.2016
  • Manage daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting of sales, and inventory.
  • Validate data, analyze results, develop recommendations, and present conclusions.
  • Develop and maintain reports to identify, resolve issues (inventory analyses, price studies, etc)

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Apparel Merchandising And Product Development

Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
08-2011

Associate of Applied Science - Advertising And Marketing Communications

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
08-2010

No Degree - Finance

Columbia University
New York, NY
01-2019

Skills

  • Advanced financial modeling
  • Advanced Excel proficiency
  • Advanced PowerPoint skills
  • Organizational strategy
  • Comprehensive financial reporting skills
  • Data management expertise
  • SAP application knowledge
  • Power BI data visualization
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Strong focus on accuracy

Timeline

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

LVMH Watch & Jewelry
01.2024 - Current

Business Analyst

LVMH Watch & Jewelry
11.2021 - 10.2024

Manager, Business Analytics & Sales Planning

Estee Lauder – Jo Malone London
11.2016 - 11.2021

Replenishment Analyst

Ralph Lauren
05.2015 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Apparel Merchandising And Product Development

Bowling Green State University

Associate of Applied Science - Advertising And Marketing Communications

Fashion Institute of Technology

No Degree - Finance

Columbia University

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