Senior Manager FP&A

Title: Senior Manager of FP&A

Compensation: $150,000-$175,000 + Bonus

Location: Los Angeles – Hybrid (3x a week)

Please email your word document resume to pj.canterbury@conexusrecruiting.com and reference the subject as Sr. Manager of FP&A

About the Company: Our client is a fast-growing private equity-backed consumer goods company that has been a staple brand in its industry for the past 20 years. It continues to innovate and is steadily growing year over year with a strong US and International following.

General Summary

The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, reporting directly to the VP of FP&A, will be a key player in the organization’s continued growth. This role is instrumental in providing financial insights and analysis to support informed decision-making, drive growth, and achieve profitability goals. Working closely with the senior leadership team, this individual will have a pulse on the organization's distribution centers, supply chain, marketing, operations, and overall financial health.

Essential Responsibilities

• Working alongside the VP of FP&A and CFO, you will be responsible for long-range planning, monthly forecasting, and budgeting as they pertain to the Annual Operating Plan.
• There will be heavy Involvement with operating and overhead budgets for all business units in partnership with each department head. (i.e., Distribution Centers, Merchandising, Sourcing, IT, E-com, Merchandise Planning and Retail)
• You will support the monthly P&L review process by reviewing actual results versus plan, preparing monthly variance reports for business owners, and analyzing key performance drivers
• Maintain and refine the 13-week cash flow forecast and project monthly balance sheet and cash flow.
• Assess the financial impact of business decisions in partnership with business managers
• Quantify and articulate risks and opportunities in achieving forecasts and prepare source of change reports
• Create ad-hoc forecasts as needed during key periods to provide insights into areas of risk and opportunity and influence business strategies
• Define the strategic direction of the cross-functional team by identifying clear and measurable strategic KPIs
• Consolidate and present results to senior management
• Facilitate company reporting requests related to contribution profit and sales / cohort performance and manage changes
• Assist in modeling and analyzing the sales returns reserve to provide guidance to Accounting to record the monthly sales returns provisional rate and update sales returns forecasting for online and offline channels

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or related field is required.
• Seven (7) years of financial planning and analysis experience.
• Previous experience in Consumer Products, Apparel, or Retail
• Strong understanding of financial and valuation models
• Superior attention to detail; high level of organizational and time management skills
• Ability to communicate and interact with all levels of management required
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment
• MBA or CPA preferred

Please email your word document resume to pj.canterbury@conexusrecruiting.com and reference the subject as Sr. Manager of FP&A