Director, FP&A - NA

Elevate Outdoor Collective • Bellevue, WA

1d • $150,000 - $170,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis – North America leads Commercial FP&A for the United States and Canada and serves as a Finance business partner to Commercial, Brand, Product, R&D, Supply Chain and Finance leadership. The role owns North American sales and margin planning, forecasting, performance management and management reporting, as well as OPEX and CAPEX processes for the Bellevue headquarters entity. The Director also supports product cost management for US brands throughout the product development cycle.

The position leads commercial planning and forecasting, translates performance into actionable insights, and advises on pricing, discounts, inventory, customer opportunities, product launches and profitable growth. It partners with product and supply-chain teams on costs and margins, manages HQ spending and investment planning, and leads monthly financial reviews and reporting. The Director develops the North American FP&A team and improves planning and reporting processes using Tableau, HFM, NetSuite, Excel and AI-enabled workflows.

The role is based at the Global HQ in Bellevue, Washington. Travel of up to 15% may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• At least 8 years of progressive FP&A, Commercial Finance or related experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, financial modeling and commercial business partnering.
• Demonstrated understanding of sales, gross margin, pricing, discounts, product cost and profitability drivers.
• Experience managing and developing Finance professionals.
• Strong Excel and financial-modeling capabilities, with the ability to work strategically and hands-on in the underlying detail.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex financial topics clearly to business audiences.
• Ability to operate effectively in a lean, fast-moving and changing organization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in sporting goods, outdoor, consumer goods, retail or another product-driven business.
• Experience supporting R&D, product development, product costing, inventory, sourcing and supply-chain finance.
• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) or comparable planning and consolidation systems.
• Experience with Tableau or comparable business-intelligence platforms.
• Experience with NetSuite or another Tier 1 or Tier 2 ERP system.
• Experience with US and Canadian operations in a global, multi-currency organization.
• Exposure to transfer pricing, intercompany margins, standard costing, FX, freight and duty.
• Experience simplifying or automating FP&A processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Commercial FP&A for the United States and Canada across net sales, gross margin, pricing, discounts, product and channel mix, inventory and profitability.
• Serve as the primary Finance partner to North American leadership, Brand GMs, Sales, Product, R&D and Supply Chain.
• Translate financial performance into insights, risks, opportunities and recommended actions; challenge assumptions and support commercial decisions.
• Lead regular performance reviews and promote accountability for financial targets.
• Lead North American sales planning, budgeting, forecasting, and risks-and-opportunities processes; coordinate planning across brands, sales teams and regions.
• Review volume, price, discounts, margin, channels and sales programs, connecting financial plans with demand and inventory assumptions.
• Communicate expected financial results, risks and opportunities to regional and global leadership.
• Partner with R&D, Product, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Accounting and Finance throughout the product development process for US brands.
• Support and challenge target, preliminary and final product costs; assess sourcing, FX, freight, duty, standard cost, transfer pricing and product margin assumptions.
• Identify cost and margin risks early and drive corrective actions; ensure final costs and margins are reflected accurately in budgets, forecasts, sales planning and reporting.
• Lead gross-margin analysis across pricing, discounts, product/customer/channel mix, freight and duty, FX, transfer pricing, and purchase-price or manufacturing variances.
• Own OPEX planning, forecasting and performance management for the Bellevue HQ entity; coordinate functional inputs and report spending trends, risks, opportunities and potential savings.
• Lead CAPEX planning and reporting, including business-case review and tracking against approved investments.
• Lead monthly North American financial reviews and prepare executive commentary on sales, margin, OPEX, CAPEX, risks and opportunities.
• Develop and improve KPIs, dashboards and analytical tools; respond to executive requests on sales, margin, inventory, pricing, tariffs, costs and profitability.
• Partner with Global FP&A and Accounting to maintain consistent planning and reporting methods, data quality and reliable consolidated results.
• Lead, coach and develop the North American FP&A team, setting ownership, priorities and development plans and promoting analytical quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Maintain documentation and continuity of key FP&A processes and institutional knowledge.
• Simplify and automate planning and reporting using Tableau, HFM, NetSuite, Excel and AI-enabled workflows; reduce manual preparation and improve reporting consistency, planning efficiency and process ownership.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance beginning the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
• 401(k) employer match.
• Company discount.
• 10–12 paid holidays.
• Paid sick and vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director