Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Hourglass Cosmetics•West Hollywood, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hourglass Cosmetics is seeking a Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead the FP&A function and partner with business leaders to support growth and profitability. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role owns the direction and development of FP&A, including planning processes, reporting, forecasting, systems, team capabilities, and forward-looking financial analysis. The position works closely with senior leadership and aligns forecasts and reporting with Unilever Prestige planning cycles. It is a hybrid role, with the employee required to work from the corporate office at least 60% of the time. The role leads end-to-end annual budget and forecast cycles, develops financial reports and models, monitors KPIs and spending, and provides insights and recommendations on risks, opportunities, and profitability. It also leads and develops the FP&A team, drives automation and process improvements, supports technology initiatives, manages global retail pricing and inflation analysis, and works with the Controller on audit recommendations and controls.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.
Experience with full P&L ownership, including revenue, gross margin drivers, and operating expenses across multiple channels such as wholesale, retail, and e-commerce.
Hands-on experience in beauty, consumer packaged goods, or retail, with working knowledge of channel mix, sell-in versus sell-out, and category dynamics.
Four-year degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
Proven people leadership skills, including developing and motivating a team, holding it accountable, and building team capability and structure.
Ability to work collaboratively across departments and influence and negotiate with senior leaders, including having difficult conversations.
Ability to anticipate business risks and challenges, translate them into P&L impact, and recommend decisions proactively.
Executive-level communication skills and ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance leaders.
Track record of process implementation and transformation, with a continuous improvement mindset.
Experience building or scaling an FP&A function, including processes, reporting, and planning tools, in a growing or matrixed organization.
Strong proficiency in Adaptive Insights, Power BI, and advanced Excel modeling, and ability to adapt quickly to new financial systems and tools.
Must be able to work from the corporate office at least 60% of the time.
Proactive, hands-on approach, attention to detail, and commitment to high-quality results.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree.
Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment in beauty, luxury goods, or consumer packaged goods.

Responsibilities

Own the direction of the FP&A function and define and drive its capability roadmap across reporting, forecasting, planning processes, and systems.
Identify business risks and opportunities, quantify their impact on full-year profit delivery, and provide recommendations and options to the CFO.
Lead annual bottoms-up budget and forecast cycles, including developing plans, timelines, and assumptions aligned with business goals.
Prepare detailed financial reports across business units, channels, and geographies, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.
Monitor financial KPIs and spending, and recommend or take actions to preserve growth and profitability.
Provide recurring omnichannel profitability views, including P&L by customer, door, category, and commercial line.
Develop ad hoc financial analyses to meet business needs.
Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial business reviews and senior leadership reporting, including strategic insights and progress against performance measures.
Develop financial models aligned with business imperatives, investment and capital expenditure strategy, and profitability goals.
Lead, develop, motivate, coach, and hold the FP&A team accountable while building capabilities and structure as the function scales.
Use financial modeling and reporting to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to business leaders, translating financial data into clear narratives and decisions.
Align forecasts and reporting with Unilever Prestige planning cycles and confirm the source of truth for deliverables.
Ensure timely completion of financial deliverables and maintain high-quality financial systems.
Identify and drive automation and process improvements across FP&A, including digitalization, systems integration, and streamlined workflows.
Use Adaptive Insights, Power BI, and Excel modeling to enhance reporting and analysis.
Work with the CFO to evaluate technologies and ways of working that improve performance visibility and access to decision-useful data.
Manage retail pricing and inflation analysis across the global business to help protect profitability.
Work with the Controller to implement audit recommendations and support efficient adherence to the Controls Framework.