Vans: Director, FP&A

Vans•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

As the Financial Planning & Analysis Director, you will serve as a critical partner to the Americas executive leadership team within the Vans brand, providing strategic financial leadership and overseeing all financial operations with full P&L responsibility. The role drives brand decisions through actionable insights and analytics, holding the executive team accountable for financial impact and steering choices towards initiatives with the highest return on investment. This position ensures a balanced approach to drive profitability across multiple channels and countries in the Americas region. Reporting to the Region Finance Leader (Americas), you will lead and mentor a team supporting all areas of the P&L and across channels, leveraging deep business understanding and exceptional partnership abilities across all functions of the organization.

Requirements

10+ years of experience and professional achievements.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Economics.
Strong financial background with in-depth understanding of business dynamics across different channels: wholesale, retail and outlet stores, digital marketplaces and owned e-com platforms
Strategic thinker and excellent problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Strong interpersonal capabilities with ability to effectively work across functions/countries and influence all levels of the organization.
Drive a results-oriented culture and accountability
Exceptional analytical and modelling skills
Superior oral and written communication skills
Solid PC and systems capabilities
Solid understanding of GAAP and internal controls
Ability to travel up to 5%-10% of the time on an as needed basis

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred
CPA a plus

Responsibilities

Provide strategic financial leadership to the brand executive team to drive choices aligned with the brand strategy that maximize the return on the investments and minimize risks.
Provide operational financial leadership to the brand executive team through insights and analytics to ensure optimal business results and financial return.
Serve as the primary financial partner to the brand regional GM support, providing financial insights and driving accountability behind financial objectives related to goals and strategies.
Lead all financial analytics in support to all brand choices ensuring the approach is aligned and in support of the global brand strategy. This can include, but not limited to wholesale marketplace choices, new store openings, e-commerce front-end and back-end, marketing investments and all other spending.
Lead pricing and open-to-buy (inventory) processes, supporting merchandising (global and regional) through the go-to-market process and supply and demand planning in identifying opportunities to maximize at the same time the financial impact and the business potential.
Lead the FP&A function in the brand and the development of operating plans, financial objectives and key metrics for the Forecast, Plan and Long-Range Planning (3 year rolling plan), translating business strategies and merchandising plans into financial goals and outcomes.
Ensure all budget information is in a systematic format that all functions can understand, through financial reporting which includes dynamic dashboards, business analysis, financial statements, KPI reporting, analysis of key business trends and comprehensive executive level explanations of differences, and query to ensure comprehensive and internal consistency.
Create a culture of FP&A excellence where the function plays as a strategic partner on financial matters, providing guidance and assistance to all functional groups as needed, in full collaboration with the Brand Regional GM.
Direct the preparation of Quarterly Business Reviews with VF’s senior executive leadership team.
Lead, coach, inspire and drive efficiency in a team of finance professionals maintaining an environment of continual improvement, ensuring excellent business partnership across all levels of the organization and a high degree of forecast accuracy.
Work as a key point of contact between Corporate – Region – Brand to ensure actual and forecasting requirements and deadlines are met.