Director, FP&A

Marquee Brands • New York, NY

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About The Position

Marquee Brands is seeking an experienced and strategic Director, FP&A to join its New York team. The role serves as the finance lead for the Home & Culinary division, owns royalty reporting and licensee compliance across the Marquee portfolio, and supports priorities across the broader business. The Director partners with division and brand leaders, accounting, and senior management to deliver financial analysis and help shape strategic decisions. The role also leads and develops two analysts and incorporates AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as finance, accounting, economics, or mathematics.
• At least 8 years of corporate FP&A experience, with deep exposure to financial reporting, modeling, and budgeting.
• At least 2 years of direct experience managing and developing team members.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, self-directed leadership, sound judgment, and ability to make decisions independently, set priorities with minimal direction, and work cross-functionally.
• Proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing direct reports.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to present to and influence senior management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or CPA.
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, BI tools, or licensing and royalty management systems.
• Retail experience with full P&L ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A for the Home & Culinary division, owning budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and continuous improvement of these processes.
• Own royalty reporting and licensee compliance across the portfolio, ensuring reports are timely and accurate, contractual terms are followed, and discrepancies are escalated and resolved.
• Use the new platform to analyze licensee performance, identify underperformance and compliance risks, and surface whitespace opportunities.
• Manage, mentor, and develop two analysts, supporting their progression from data collection to higher-value analysis as new tools become available.
• Incorporate AI technology into everyday tasks and transformational projects to improve efficiency, insights, and decision-making.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly financial and operational reporting for the division, maintain Home & Culinary P&Ls, and ensure accurate consolidation into Marquee Brands’ results.
• Partner with Accounting on monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including variance-to-budget explanations and accrual analysis.
• Build relationships with senior leadership, deliver financial and business analysis, and present findings as needed.
• Help prepare quarterly Board of Directors presentations, contributing analysis and content across the portfolio.
• Support due diligence for M&A and fundraising, including acquisition-target financial analysis and modeling and preparation of materials and data for lenders and investors.
• Partner with Home & Culinary brand teams to turn licensee performance and whitespace analysis into actionable growth plans.
• Support FP&A priorities across other divisions as business needs arise, including forecasting, reporting, and ad hoc analysis and projects for senior leadership.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus structure.
• Healthcare benefits, including dental and vision.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA).
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Parental leave.
• Life insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• Paid vacation.
• Two fully paid “Marquee In Action” days each calendar year to dedicate to a charity or cause of choice.
• 11 paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

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