Director of Finance, Forecast & Close

Overstock.com•Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Director of Finance, Forecast & Close owns Bed Bath & Beyond’s monthly forecast and full-year outlook across all lines of business, building a driver-based forecast that connects channel, cost, and SG&A inputs to consolidated Revenue, EBITDA, and Cash Flow. The role establishes the forecasting calendar and templates, pressure-tests assumptions, leads consolidation, and drives gap-closure plans when the outlook falls short of plan. The position partners with the Controller and Accounting team on month-end close, flash results, accruals, reconciliations between management reporting and GAAP results, and clear handoffs and controls between FP&A and Accounting. It also supports quarterly reporting and investor-relations materials with Control, Legal, and the FP&A Lead. The Director leads monthly business reviews and prepares executive-ready analysis and recommendations for the CFO, CEO, and Executive Leadership Team. The role builds scalable forecasting and close processes, improves planning and reporting tools, and leads the Senior Forecast Analyst while coordinating forecast contributors across Finance. Success includes an adopted, documented forecast and close calendar, improved forecast accuracy and review-cycle time, and business reviews that result in decisions and owned actions.

Requirements

10+ years of FP&A experience, including 3+ years owning a forecast and/or monthly close review process at the manager or director level.
Proven track record of building finance processes from the ground up, including calendars, templates, controls, and governance.
Strong working knowledge of accounting and close mechanics, including accruals, reserves, and GAAP versus management reporting, with a history of close partnership with Controllership.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated experience presenting to and advising senior executives.
Advanced financial modeling skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

CPA, or a public accounting or controllership background combined with FP&A.
Public company experience, including earnings preparation and guidance.
Retail or consumer products experience.
Experience in a transformation or high-change environment.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly forecast and full-year outlook across all lines of business, including establishing the calendar, developing templates, testing assumptions, and leading consolidation.
Build a driver-based forecast linking channel, cost, and SG&A inputs to consolidated Revenue, EBITDA, and Cash Flow.
Lead gap-closure and task-back exercises when the outlook falls short of plan, assigning owners and tracking delivery.
Partner with the Controller and Accounting team on the month-end close calendar, flash results, accruals, and reconciliation of management reporting to GAAP results.
Establish handoffs, definitions, and controls between FP&A and Accounting so the business works from one version of the truth.
Support quarterly reporting and investor-relations materials in partnership with Control, Legal, and the FP&A Lead.
Run monthly business reviews using KPI and variance analysis to drive decisions.
Prepare and present executive-ready materials for the CFO, CEO, and Executive Leadership Team, translating results into a clear narrative and recommended actions.
Proactively surface risks and opportunities to senior leaders.
Design and document scalable forecast and close processes, automate where possible, and reduce cycle time.
Partner on planning-system and reporting-tool improvements.
Lead and develop the Senior Forecast Analyst and coordinate forecast contributors across Finance.