Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Hourglass Cosmetics•West Hollywood, CA

7d•$160,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hourglass Cosmetics is seeking a Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead its FP&A function and support the company’s growth and profitability objectives. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role partners with business leaders and provides forward-looking financial insight to senior leadership. The position owns the direction of FP&A, including the function’s capability roadmap, team development, planning processes, reporting, and systems, as the business scales. The role leads end-to-end budget and forecast cycles, monitors financial performance and KPIs, analyzes risks and opportunities, and translates complex data into recommendations and clear business narratives. It also supports financial reviews, develops models and omnichannel profitability views, aligns reporting with Unilever Prestige planning cycles, and drives process improvement and automation. Additional work includes pricing and inflation analysis, technology initiatives, and coordination with the Controller on audit recommendations and the Controls Framework. The expected base salary range is $160,000–$170,000 per year. The position is eligible for participation in the company’s discretionary bonus plan based on personal performance and company results. The role requires working from the Corporate Office at least 60% of the time.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis.
Demonstrated full P&L ownership, including revenue, gross margin drivers, and operating expenses across multiple channels.
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 ability to lead, develop, motivate, and hold a team accountable, and to build team capabilities and structure.
Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
Ability to anticipate business risks and challenges, translate them into P&L impact, and recommend decisions proactively.
Autonomous decision-making and ownership, with the ability to influence and negotiate with senior leaders and hold difficult conversations.
Executive-level communication skills and ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance leaders.
Strong 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.
Ability to work from the Corporate Office at least 60% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree.
Experience in financial planning and analysis within a fast-paced, high-growth environment in beauty, luxury goods, or consumer packaged goods.

Responsibilities

Set the direction of the FP&A function and define and drive its capability roadmap across reporting, forecasting, planning processes, and systems.
Own financial assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, quantify their effect on full-year profit delivery, and recommend actions to the CFO.
Lead annual bottoms-up budget and forecast cycles, including developing the plan, timeline, and key assumptions.
Prepare detailed financial reports across business units, channels, and geographies, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
Monitor financial KPIs and spending, and recommend and take actions to preserve growth and profitability.
Provide recurring omnichannel profitability views by customer, door, category, and commercial line.
Deliver ad hoc financial analysis based on business needs.
Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial business reviews and other senior leadership reporting, including strategic insights and progress against key 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 team capabilities and structure as the function scales.
Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through financial modeling and reporting.
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 each deliverable.
Ensure timely 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 improve reporting and financial analysis.
Work with the CFO to evaluate technologies and ways of working that improve performance visibility and access to decision-making data.
Manage retail pricing and inflation analysis across the global business to support actions that protect profitability.
Work with the Controller to implement audit recommendations and support efficient adherence to the Controls Framework.