Summary
The Financial Planning & Analysis Lead for Corporate Marketing is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and month-end close for the Corporate Marketing organization. This role owns the P&L, develops financial models and business cases, partners with senior Marketing, Advertising and PR leaders, and leads a global team to translate financial data into actionable insights for leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, month-end close, variance analysis and spend management for Corporate Marketing.
- Maintain hands-on ownership of the P&L and consolidate global marketing reporting.
- Develop financial models, evaluate business cases, and provide recommendations to inform investment decisions and ROI.
- Create visually compelling executive presentations and translate complex financial data into clear narratives.
- Manage and develop a global team across the US and India, ensuring quality, accuracy and operational excellence.
- Support strategic planning cycles and lead cross-functional special projects to drive efficiency and accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 8+ years of FP&A experience with proven supervisory responsibility and experience managing global teams.
- Hands-on FP&A expertise with full P&L ownership, strong financial modeling and advanced Excel skills.
- Experience with planning, forecasting and reporting systems (Hyperion/Essbase/Planning, HFM, SAP) and business intelligence tools (Insight preferred).
- Exceptional communication, storytelling and executive presentation skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience in multinational environments; retail apparel experience highly desirable.
