Senior Financial Analyst

Our client, a leader in global luxury beauty, is looking for a Sr Financial Analyst / FPA for a 6 month contract role based in NYC. This would be hybrid onsite.

Job Details:

Financial Planning and Forecasting

• Manage the planning, analysis and reporting of Operating Expenses across all distribution NA channels
• Support the Finance Director in the Plan, Estimate and Analysis of cost of goods and provide recommendations for continued improvement in gross margin.

Strategic Analysis

• Support in the planning, analysis and reporting of critical lines of the brand P&Ls with a focus on Advertising & Promotions investment. Additionally, help monitor other OPEX lines, and work with various teams to understand variances.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Support preparation of North America Regional projects and Ad Hoc analyses
• Manage and prepare the monthly marketing deck reconciliation for the brand and support as part of the monthly close and estimate process.

Collaboration & Business Partnership

• Act as the main contact for the Marketing teams to address concerns or answer questions from the team (i.e. budget coding, budget confirmation, detailed actual spend, etc)
• Take ownership of the entire Advertising & Promotions line, and conduct monthly meetings to review spend with the Marketing teams, and develop balance of year estimates. Support the director in ensuring the A&P budget remains in line with expectations and keep open communication with the Marketing teams for full transparency and support to the Brand.
• Collaborating with the NA controller team, perform the month end closing process, preparation of journal entries and account summaries when appropriate.

Who You Are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree – Accounting or Finance, MBA a plus but not required
• 3-5 years of experience
• Experience in fast moving consumer products industry.
• Ability to collaborate and drive cross-functional consensus and strong communication and presentation skills necessary.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure of tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, including high-quality slide presentations, clear and concise written communication, and engaging and compelling verbal communication.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to research, identify and resolve and perform value added FP&A functions, detail oriented and accurate.
• Has experience using the following systems, SAP and Hyperion