Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

The posting, as Hourglass Cosmetics wrote it

HOURGLASS COSMETICS — Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Hybrid Role)

Connected by creativity and driven by purpose. Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high-performance products, innovative formulas, and award-winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and over 4,600 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Space NK and more. Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website hourglasscosmetics.com.

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to join our finance team. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer. This individual will work closely with key business partners to help achieve the company’s growth and profitability objectives. Responsibilities are focused on strategic business planning, financial planning and analysis, and cross-functional partnership and leadership, to enable the sustainable, profitable scaling of a fast-growing business.

This leader will own the FP&A function end to end: setting its direction, building team and process capability, and serving as the forward-looking voice of the numbers for senior leadership. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, result-oriented leader with extensive financial planning experience and interest in continued growth and development. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting, including full P&L ownership, with strong analytical and strategic business acumen, a track record of leading and developing teams, and a passion for the premium beauty industry.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Own the direction of the function: define and drive the FP&A capability roadmap (reporting, forecasting, planning processes, and systems), identifying what the business needs before it is asked for.
• Own the numbers and the assumptions behind them; proactively identify business risks and opportunities (such as cost increases and category or channel trends), quantify their impact on full-year profit delivery, and bring recommendations and options to the CFO.
• Lead the annual bottoms-up budget and forecast cycles end to end: develop the plan, timeline, and key assumptions ensuring accuracy and alignment with business goals.
• Lead the preparation of detailed financial reports across business units, channels, and geographies, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Monitor all relevant financial KPIs and spending. Make recommendations and act to preserve business growth and profitability.
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negotiate with senior leaders and to hold difficult conversations.

• Executive-level communication skills, with the ability to distill complex financial information into clear, concise narratives for non-finance leaders.
• Strong track record of process implementation and transformation with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience building or scaling an FP&A function (processes, reporting, and planning tools) in a growing or matrixed organization.
• Strong proficiency in Adaptive Insights, Power BI, and advanced Excel modeling; the ability to quickly adapt to new financial systems and tools.
• Must be able to work from Corporate Office at least 60% of the time.

The expected base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $170,000 per year. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, geographic location, and budget.

This position is also eligible for participation in the company discretionary bonus plan, based on personal performance and company results.

In addition to base salary, Hourglass Cosmetics offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance, retirement savings plans and company match, paid family leave, education-related programs, paid holidays, discretionary vacation time, and more.

Hourglass is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive its business results and to create a better future every day for its diverse employees, global consumers, partners and communities. If you are an individual with a disability and need accommodation in order to apply for a job listing, please contact us at 310-392-7799 or careers@hourglasscosmetics.com .

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