Associate Director, FP&A

Wella

23d•$145,000 - $177,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves. Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders. For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com. Reporting to the North America CFO, the Associate Director, FP&A is responsible for the biggest market of Wella and navigates the complexities of financial planning and analysis to foster efficiency and strategic alignment. This role underscores the importance of insightful financial rigor and analytics to hone the company’s business strategy amidst economic and competitive business landscapes.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in finance, business administration, management or engineering
6 -10 years of relevant work experience in finance; CPG experience is plus
Solid foundation with significant experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably in multi-regional and multinational sectors.
Advanced proficiency in analytical tools, financial modeling, and forecasting.
Exceptional ability to translate financial metrics into strategic insights and actionable business improvements.
Previous experience with unraveling, navigating, and improving complicated processes and continuously improving and/or creating tools, processes, and relationships for faster and accurate delivery
Strong leadership and effective communication skills, with a proactive approach to collaboration and driving organizational impact and to develop and enable a high performing team
Willingness to travel occasionally to foster strong relationships and drive strategic initiatives

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Transforms financial insights into strategic action plans to enhance decision-making, performance, and growth across United States's diverse business segments.
Pioneers KPI implementation for complex business groups, ensuring value creation, maintenance, and preservation.
Leads financial evaluations of new business development opportunities, providing thorough, insightful analysis.
Integrates diverse data sources through advanced analytics, statistical methods, and predictive modeling for intelligent data-driven insights.
Monitors and assesses the impact of strategic decisions, advocating continuous improvement.
Collaborates effectively with stakeholders and peers, enhancing data integrity, analysis, and actionable insights.
Drives efficiencies across United States, catalyzing streamlined operations, collaboration, and strategic alignment.
Tackles complex issues with autonomy and precision, escalating only the most intricate challenges for resolution.
Leads a high performing team, inspiring collaboration and driving collective success.
Owns the monthly financial cycle, guiding coordination, consolidation, and finalizing presentations.
Oversees annual profit forecasts, next year's financial plan, and the 5-year strategic outlook.