Senior Director, FP&A Merchandising and Marketing

Job Summary

Reporting to the Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) the Senior Director, FP&A is responsible for providing short and long-term financial forecasting/plans, performance reporting based on data driven analysis and insights to support strategic and operational decision making for the Merchandising and Marketing Functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and analysis of strategic and annual plans, quarterly forecasts and weekly latest estimates, monthly financial and operating reports including value added insights for the Merchandising and Marketing functions.
• Provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes by analyzing current and past trends of key performance indicators
• Provide financial support for Strategic Initiatives, Business Line Reviews, new product launches, pricing strategies and campaign performance
• Work collaboratively with business partners to ensure key initiatives drive results and obtain financial objectives by providing meaningful, proactive financial analysis and identifying risks and opportunities
• Build strategic relationships with key leaders across the organization.
• Improve FP&A through analytics, automation and continuous improvement of processes
• Provide leadership and direction to the team by fostering a high-performance team environment that instills best practices and skills, critical and strategic thinking and pro-active problem solving
• Ensures that internal controls to mitigate risks around financial information are in place and operating effectively

Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications

• Professional Accounting Designation Preferred (CPA, CFA), with 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A
• Strong leadership and management capabilities (7+ years’ experience leading a team)
• Track record of continuous operational process improvement and implementation
• Experience working with multiple senior executives providing strong financial expertise

Competencies

Business Acumen

• Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices,
• trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

Directing Others

• Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.

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

Problem Solving

• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

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.