FP&A Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced FP&A Manager to play a key role in financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis across multiple areas of the business. Reporting to the Senior Manager of FP&A, this position will serve as a strategic finance partner to cross-functional teams, helping translate financial data into meaningful insights that support decision-making and improve overall business performance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to support financial decision-making and performance management.
• Analyze trends, variances, and key business drivers across brands, channels, customers, and retailers.
• Support retailer-level financial analysis, including productivity, assortment performance, and promotional return on investment.
• Evaluate new business opportunities, investments, and go-to-market initiatives through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and serve as a trusted resource for financial insights and guidance.
• Collaborate with local and global finance teams to ensure consistency across financial reporting, assumptions, and planning processes.
• Own key components of the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and support business planning.
• Consolidate financial inputs from multiple stakeholders and ensure accurate and timely submissions.
• Perform detailed variance analysis across Actuals, Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year results.
• Clearly identify and communicate the key drivers behind financial performance.
• Update forecasts based on current business trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve planning processes, tools, and reporting.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc financial reviews with clear commentary and insights into business performance.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, KPI reporting, and financial reporting packages.
• Analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and key cost drivers, including COGS, logistics, and marketing spend.
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, reclassifications, expense tracking, and financial reconciliations.
• Maintain data accuracy and integrity across financial systems and reporting platforms.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Identify inefficiencies within forecasting, reporting, and data-management processes and recommend scalable improvements.
• Support the implementation and optimization of financial systems and planning tools.
• Drive standardization and automation of recurring financial reports and analyses.
• Enhance reporting and data visualization capabilities to improve business decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline; MBA or CPA is a plus.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis.
• Experience within consumer goods, beauty, luxury, retail, or a related industry is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and P&L analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and scenario analysis.
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation capabilities.
• Experience working with ERP and business intelligence platforms such as SAP, SAP BW, NetSuite, or comparable systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to turn financial data into meaningful business insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate across departments.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving business environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Hybrid work schedule