Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

About Maesa

Maesa is the world’s largest independent beauty brand incubator. Maesa operates two categories of business – exclusive brands for mass, drug and specialty retailers and outsourcing for beauty brands. Maesa partners with over 80 global customers such as Sephora, Urban Outfitters, Target, Ulta, Parlux, Ralph Lauren, Sally Beauty, Banana Republic, Walmart, H&M, and Zara. Launching over 4,000 proprietary products per year, Maesa delivers marketing and white space analysis creating proprietary design, product development, speed-to-market, cost savings, and resource efficiencies. Vertically integrated with marketing, design, engineering, product development/formulation and regulatory, Maesa has mastered “commercializing creativity” servicing the fundamental revolutionary change in the beauty industry. Headquartered in New York and Paris, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Vienna, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Dongguan, Maesa employs about 350 team members worldwide with over 200 employees in the US.

Maesa is currently seeking an individual to join our Finance team.  The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for reporting, forecasting and analysis within all aspects of a unique CPG business.  The role has customer and brand responsibilities, partnering directly with senior Sales and Marketing colleagues, to set targets across the portfolio of customers/brands, forecast sales, gross margin, and marketing spend, and ensure P&L delivery. In addition, the position plays a leading role in preparation of critical financial deliverables including monthly P&L, variance analysis and insight generation, and regular updates for our private equity owners.  The role includes performing ad hoc analysis on a regular basis, special projects, support the development of materials for board, executive leadership and external partners, and continuously identifying opportunities for process improvements. The role reports directly into the VP of Finance.

Pay Range: $170,000/yr - $200,000/yr. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Core Responsibilities

• Act as finance team representative and liaison with certain business groups (eg. Sales, Marketing) including attending team meetings, providing finance partnership and direction, and preparing adhoc analysis
• Participate in the annual plan, quarterly reforecast, and month-end close processes, including consolidation of full income statement results
• Conduct monthly analysis and reporting of actual vs. planned results with explanations of key variances
• Provide relevant monthly reporting and presentations to drive accountability and enable decision making
• Prepare various ad-hoc financial analyses supporting business decisions
• Provide financial partnership in the S&OP process
• Track, analyze and reproject:
• Monthly and annual sales in coordination with sales, demand planning and shipping/logistics teams
• Customer and brand margins, working with the sales, marketing and operations teams
• Perform financial and operational analysis for senior management decision-making
• Meet deadlines and handle multiple objectives
• Utilize Epicor ERP system and PowerBi and Anaplan BI tools

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field required
• 5+ years of relevant financial analysis experience
• Must have strong analytical skills with an ability to create reports and analysis using Microsoft Excel
• Strong oral and written presentation skills
• Interest in working in a fast-paced growth environment
• Excellent team-work skills
• Very Strong PC skills including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Advanced knowledge of Excel required
• Experience with ERP system and business intelligence tools a plus
• Experience in beauty and fashion industries or CPG experience a plus

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