Manager, Finance - Costing

Our Finance team ensure we are accountable and on track to company strategies. Their responsibilities include forecasting, in-season management, and analysis across business units. From sales and margin to operations and expenses, our Finance team provides consistent, accurate information to cross-functional partners to support PetSmart's growth initiatives.

Collaborative & Flexible Work Environment: We believe in fostering growth, teamwork and creativity in a dynamic workplace. This role is based at PetSmart’s Phoenix Home Office, where associates currently enjoy the benefits of in-person collaboration while having the flexibility to work remotely one day per week (a “flex workday” with leader approval), and an expected four days in the office. At PetSmart, you’ll be part of an engaging and supportive environment designed to help you and our teams thrive.

Position Summary

As the Finance Manager – Costing, you will lead all financial aspects of product costing across the merchandise retail business. This role is instrumental in supporting gross margin performance, vendor negotiations, and vendor funding tracking. You’ll partner closely with Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Inventory teams to ensure accurate landed cost assumptions, track cost trends, and proactively identify margin improvement opportunities in both costing and vendor funding.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial support for cost change impact analysis which largely include vendor increases and freight changes
• Managing vendor cost increases include validating market costs for commodities and making costing recommendations to the buying organization for them to use in negotiations all while ensuring alignment between Finance, Merchandising, and Supply Chain.
• Serve as a key finance lead during vendor negotiations (Joint Business Planning) —providing cost history, scenario modeling, and margin impact assessments.
• Collaborate with Inventory and Logistics teams on landed cost modeling (freight, duties, handling) and identify cost leakage areas.
• Work with Accounting on month-end close activities related to cost of goods sold (COGS), inventory reserves, and margin variances.
• Develop and maintain financial models and dashboards to track cost trends, product-level margin performance, and cost savings initiatives.
• Create various ad-hoc support across multiple departments: store-level sales analysis and planning
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership, merchandising teams, and executive stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 5–7 years of experience in FP&A, Cost Accounting, or Category Finance
• Strong understanding of retail product costing, COGS, and gross margin analytics
• Experience partnering with Merchandising and Supply Chain in a retail or CPG environment
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with forecasting/reporting tools (e.g., BPC, SAP, Alteryx, Power BI)

At PetSmart, we work hard to create a culture where every associate feels like they truly belong and we celebrate the unique stories, backgrounds, and experiences our associates share.  These experiences not only bring new perspectives in shaping our Belonging culture but they’re core to PetSmart’s success.

Not sure if you meet 100% of the position requirements and whether you should apply? We’d still like to hear from you and encourage you to apply with us! You just may be the ideal candidate for this role, and if not this one, perhaps another position.

Our home office offers outstanding amenities in a fun and rewarding workplace including:

• Pet friendly environment, bring your pets to work!
• On-site Dog Park
• “Top Dog” gym with equipment, fitness classes, massage therapists and personal trainers
• “Sit & Stay” Café serving fresh breakfast and lunch options
• On-site coffee bar
• “Lil’ Paws” learning center and onsite daycare facility (associate paid)
• Volunteer events with PetSmart Charities
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PetSmart provides an equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.