Director, FP&A

About the role

The Director, FP&A will be the finance business partner to the NA DTC organization and will also own global financial consolidation for the Kate Spade brand. This person will be a financial thought partner to the NA DTC leadership team, working closely to build financial plans and help deliver financial targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly close and forecast processes supporting the NA DTC organization
• Partner with NA DTC leadership and regional finance leads to fuel growth and generate efficiencies across the P&L
• Support the business with managing capital investments and ensuring ROI
• Consolidate global financials; oversee and complete deliverables for Tapestry corporate FP&A
• Lead the strategic financial long-range planning (LRP) and annual operating plan (AOP) processes for NA DTC organization
• Drive ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects

Requirements

• Impeccable written & verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple work streams and deadlines
• Ability to hold business partners and key stakeholders accountable without being combative
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a high level of ambiguity
• Firm understanding of forecasting and planning methodologies with a focus on accuracy

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in a highly analytical role; Retail experience is a plus
• Exceptional financial modelling skills (Excel Expert)
• Experience building strategy-based long-range forecasts
• Prior experience with SAP or other ERP application, Hyperion, and/or Smart View
• Proven ability managing and developing talent

Skills

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401 (K)
• Paid Paternity and Maternity leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Disability insurance
• Tuition assistance