Sara Dabbarh

• Providing support to Wholesale, Retail, Ecommerce, Marketing, HR and construction departments/GM by analyzing financial performance, conducting business reviews, identifying risks and opportunities to maximize the P&L and suggest corrective actions when necessary.
• Analyzing current financial situations and recommended strategies for improvement as part of new brand integration into the group process,
• Working closely with the sales department with a focus on retailer P&L’s, door productivity, monitoring results and targets.
• Acting as data expert of the company supporting other departments.
• Supporting the affiliate Planning Process. Ensure internal coordination and reporting to Headquarters.
• Planning and coordinating with other departments the development of the strategic business plan; coordinate, execute and report to HQ tasks related to Subsidiary Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting,
• Performing all requested validations to ensure the quality of the monthly closing (statutory and analytical P&L) and preparing/reviewing necessary provisions (Returns, one-off accruals) as well as supporting the month-end-reporting: NA reporting packs, Retailer P&L's, sales results, etc.
• Ensuring accuracy of the reporting tool in SAP-BW.
• Working closely with HQ’s shared service and provide local support in the US for globally executed functions, particularly in the procure-to-pay process.
• Executing material costing as required by SAP.
• Executing local statutory and/or administrative requirements, such as misc. expenses, corporate cards, travel expenses.

• Monitored the budgeting and forecasting process, prepared monthly variance reports, and identified opportunities for cost savings.
• Worked closely with department teams and Po requesters to ensure expenses are captured timely and accurately for month end close.
• Prepared monthly accruals and any correcting entries needed/forecasts.
• Plan GWP/Samples alignment with Demand Plan, prepare and distribute monthly tracker alignment DP vs LE to Supply Chain Demand & Supply Planning team.
• Monthly Assisted the controller team ship to audit and review the running promotional and marketing campaign.
• Prepared and distributed business review by Brand, SKU, Door, Channel, Retailers, and market to the GM, A&P VP, and team members.
• Identified areas of improvement in internal controls over financial reporting processes.
• Assisted with the development of annual operating plans and long-term capital investment plans.

• Performed month end close functions (i.e., account analysis, accruals, re-class and various journal entries)
• Worked closely with department Heads to ensure expenses are captured timely and accurately.
• Maintained CAPEX, Prepaid, Accrued Expenses and other schedules, managed fixed asset forecast and monthly CER reconciliation.
• Prepared, analyzed, and distributed department monthly operating expense analyses with variance explanations.
• Prepared monthly expense and balance sheet estimate/forecasts Including analysis of BS Variance explanations.
• Reviewed, audited, coded invoices and work closely with AP on vendor compliance, review, audit and approve T&E reports.
• Prepared annual operating expense and balance sheet budgets and quarterly preparation of checkbooks by division.

PVH Corp, Danone, Godiva,

• Financial Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of financial data, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and other relevant financial metrics. Identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Forecasting and Budgeting: Assist clients in developing financial forecasts and budgets to support strategic planning and decision-making. Utilize forecasting models and scenario analysis to project future financial performance.
• Risk Management: Evaluate financial risks and opportunities, such as market fluctuations, regulatory changes, and operational challenges. Develop strategies to mitigate risks and maximize returns.
• Financial Modeling: Build and maintain financial models to simulate business scenarios, assess investment opportunities, and evaluate the impact of strategic initiatives.

• For retail Business unit composed of Zara, Zara home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull&Bear, and Uterque
• Forecasted future budgets over two-year horizon, Capex management for new store opening.
• Provided ad hoc analysis and calculation of variances to budget.
• Tracking, controlling, estimating forecasting budgets for Retail business unit.
• Financial reporting component included preparing reports and evaluating results.
• Monitored actual versus budget spend and assisted in determination of provisions.
• Forecasted, monitored, and tracked operation for Managed current analysis centers.
• Developed forecast P&Ls by analysis center, prepared monthly closing P&L
• Updated and integrated changes of costs related to the business planning process.
• Created dashboards and metrics with KPI (key performance indictor) reporting to monitor performance of the business.