Chris Mccarthy Email & Phone Number

via the merger of The DB Group and Citrin Cooperman

The firm joined Citrin Cooperman in October 2021

Financial liaison for the Americas Retail and Ecom teamBudget, forecast, and build operational reporting using Hyperion, Qlikview, and AS400Work closely with the VP of Retail and the VP of Ecom to accurately build out a long range financial model for the business on a store-by-store, and brand-by-brand basis, respectivelyAnalyze financial activity on a store-by-store basis to build out an accurate budget model for the business

Automate, design, and deliver daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting of retail sales to analyze variance and performance against budget and planWork directly with licensees and international retail partners to deliver actuals and trends to the management teamBuild and maintain a trajectory of monthly retail performance by day using prior years’ trends, finding anomalies in the data, and making educated assumptions based on the information availableCreate new store goals by day on a quarterly basis by modeling against sister store performanceUtilize Business Objects to implement a data warehouse that will house all retail information

Helped build the yearly operating plan – specifically sales & margin, SGA, and payroll for Wholesale, Retail, Ecomm, and M&D across the 3 flagship brands (Quiksilver, Roxy, & DC)Delivered monthly and quarterly financial results including variances against budget and forecastDesign quarterly reporting to help steer better business decisions on wholesale and retail account support, resource allocation, inventory management, and headcount management through BPC, SAP, and Business Objects

Tracked and managed all budgets under the Roxy brand, including America's and Global Marketing, Sales, and M&D to increase visibility in spending and keep expenses on course. Duties included financial planning, forecasting, monthly analysis and quarterly projectionsManaged and approved employee expense reports using Concur Expense SolutionsReconciled department spending with internal accounting reports to ensure accurate financial trackingTracked expenses and identified inconsistencies against brand and department goalsManaged outside contractors and contracts for events, team riders, and other projects with assistance of Legal and Accounting departmentsEstablished budgets, analysis, reports and working plans for events, photoshoots, and other special projectsDirectly managed Business Operations Coordinator

Reviewed and oversaw the approval process of all invoices. In daily communication with Accounting and Marketing departments to manage and ensure payments to vendorsEnsured contract fulfillment through contract term for consultants, athletes, and freelancersWith the assistance of the legal team, established and managed all legal contracts within Marketing and ensured follow-throughEstablished a Marketing intern program to seek, interview, hire, manage and delegate interns to people and departments in need of assistance