The Retailer Business Consultant will have the opportunity to gain broad experience and lead the effort to strengthen and help grow Benjamin Moore’s independent retailer channel. This individual will be a key resource in developing and presenting improvement and growth strategies to our retailers, as well as support market distribution plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform financial and operational analysis for consulting projects with independent retailers:
• Conduct in-person consulting sessions with independent retail store owners
• Review and analyze financial statements, including balance sheet, P&L and cash flow statements, income tax returns, and POS data
• Deliver presentations on small business financial management to retail store owners
• Perform financial analysis against industry benchmarks to gauge current performance
• Identify and quantify operational and financial improvement opportunities for independent retail stores

• Develop and facilitate retail business training:
• Develop new training tools and modules
• Function as trainer and presenter for both internal and external training programs
• Support financial training initiatives
• Evaluate and facilitate company investment programs in the retailer channel
• Assist retailers with growth plans, providing guidance on all facets of the process from forecasting to measuring debt service manageability. This often includes delivering on the requirements of BMC’s store growth programs, Branching-out Program (BOP) and New Entrepreneur Program (NEP), as applicable.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting and/or Finance. Relevant certification or MBA preferred
• Strong financial statement analysis skills
• Minimum 4 years of financial and business analysis including budgeting and forecasting
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to develop effective face-to-face business partner relationships at all levels
• Prior experience providing financial support to senior leadership is a plus
• Must be highly analytical and inquisitive with strong business acumen, critical thinking skills, financial modeling, keen attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines and goals
• Strong technical aptitude, including competency in Excel and experience using other Microsoft Office applications; Word, PowerPoint, etc., and the ability to quickly master new applications and systems
• Ability to work in a team-based continuous improvement environment
• Knowledge of point-of-sale and small business accounting software packages
• Ability to travel up to 40-60%

• Strong customer focus dedicated to meeting expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
• Seen as a collaborator that encourages collaboration and quickly gains trust and support of peers. Finds common ground and solves problems for the benefit of all
• Manage multiple tasks and projects with the ability to prioritize and respond quickly to requests based on shifting priorities
• Analyze, investigate, and resolve issues related to daily work by applying knowledge of policies, procedures, and internal processes
• Ability to drive for results to complete goals successfully

• Align and operate within the company’s core ethics and values
• Ability to communicate openly and honestly with colleagues and customers. Takes personal responsibility for the quality and content of the work, and complies with information confidentiality requirements where applicable
• Ability to work in an evolving environment, and grasp new concepts by demonstrating and applying knowledge timely and accurately
• Establishes and maintains strong business relationships by collaborating with customers and understanding and meeting their expectations

Compensation Philosophy

At Benjamin Moore, our brand represents excellence, and we strive to provide a comprehensive total rewards package to match. In addition to a competitive base salary, every exempt and non-exempt role in our organization is eligible for a performance-based annual raise and bonus in recognition of their efforts that contribute to the success of our organization. We conduct regular pay audits using external market data and internal comparisons to ensure our employees are compensated fairly and equitably. During our annual compensation review, we implement merit, equity, and promotion increases after a full calibration across all roles. In addition to our monetary

Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program

Benjamin Moore provides Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program to support eligible active employees who graduated from an accredited post-secondary educational institution. The Repayment Program is intended to contribute to reducing employee's student loans. The Company follows all rules and regulations concerning the taxability of student loan repayments provided under applicable law.

Pay Range USD $115,700.00 - USD $148,100.00 /Yr.