Finance Lead Analyst

Overview

Lead Analyst – Inventory & Sales Management

About Catalyst Brands

Catalyst Brands is a leading U.S.-based retail organization formed in 2025 through the merger of JCPenney and SPARC Group, combining multiple iconic fashion brands under one umbrella. The company manages a diversified portfolio of well-known brands including Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Nautica, Lucky Brand, and JCPenney. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Catalyst Brands focuses on delivering modern retail experiences while leveraging the heritage of established global brands. With a workforce of over tens of thousands and multi-billion-dollar revenue, the organization operates at a large scale across retail, e-commerce, and supply chain domains. The company emphasizes innovation, digital transformation, and customer-centric strategies to enhance brand value and consumer engagement. Catalyst Brands is expanding its global presence, including a growing capability centre in India that supports technology, digital operations, and analytics. It aims to drive operational excellence and business growth by integrating technology, data-driven insights, and efficient retail practices.

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Responsibilities

Analyze, resolve, and communicate findings for complex Inventory & Sales Management related issues.

Develop, implement, and conduct projects and analysis to improve accuracy and reporting related to Sales Management accounting (Centralized Sales Audit & Credit Card transactions).

Assists in review of account reconciliations including research and analysis on reconciling items.

Assists other team members in data investigation, reporting, and analysis as needed including recommendations for process improvement.

Utilize resources to identify issues, solve problems, and implement solutions with little to no supervision.

Solves and escalates issues to management in a simple and actionable format.

Performs complex data mining, analytics, and query creation.

Perform root cause analysis and streamline processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Work cross-functionally to resolve issues including across other areas of the company.

Identifies and solves issues with limited/ambiguous parameters.

Help finance team members with process simplification and automation.

Core Competencies & Qualifications

Excellent critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Intermediate to advanced ability with Microsoft Office Tools, including Excel

Intermediate knowledge of SQL and other querying tools

Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and work independently

Ability to work in an ambiguous, complex, challenging and fast-paced environment

Ability to lead teams and own end-to-end assigned initiatives and projects

Detailed and organized to prioritize work effectively

Exhibits ability to identify and prevent potential errors with attention to detail

Ability to identify and analyze trends with a focus on identifying root cause to streamline processes

Ability to learn and understand usage of automation tools.

Ability to leverage AI tools to automate tasks.

Proficiency in data analysis and ability to familiarize with machine learning.

Experience/Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce

3-8 years of experience in Sales Audit, Finance, or related field (Required)

Pay Range

INR ₹0.00 - INR ₹0.00 /Yr.