Open Jobs Senior Manager, Finance Web

Sephora•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Finance Manager, Web leads financial planning and analysis for Sephora’s US Web business, guiding sales, margin, and expense decisions to support profitable digital growth. The role manages a team and partners with Web, Analytics, Marketing, Demand Planning, and Accounting leaders to turn financial data into insights that inform business decisions and the client experience. The position owns Web sales planning, gross margin analysis, and controllable expense budgeting, forecasting, and control. It delivers recurring performance reporting, identifies drivers and risks, evaluates digital initiatives through business cases and ROI analyses, and leads the development of the Web finance team and its planning, reporting, and tools. The role is based in San Francisco on a hybrid schedule.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressive finance experience, ideally in business planning and analysis within ecommerce or retail.
Experience with sales forecasting, gross margin analysis, variable expense budgeting and forecasting, and monthly close.
At least 3 years of experience leading and developing a team.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
Strong skills in forecasting, budgeting, monthly close, variance analysis, and P&L management.
Advanced Excel skills, including Copilot, and financial modeling skills.
Strong understanding of ecommerce economics, including traffic and conversion, gross margin and promotional impact, shipping, and returns.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work with non-financial partners and executive leadership and hold expense owners accountable while maintaining productive relationships.
Strategic, analytical, detail-oriented, and motivated, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, client-oriented environment and manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.
Anaplan experience.
SAP experience.

Responsibilities

Lead sales and gross margin planning, including the budget, rolling forecast, and long-range plan for Web sales.
Partner with Web, Analytics, and Marketing leaders to assess the sales and profitability effects of digital marketing, promotions, launches, and site and app initiatives.
Lead gross margin planning and analysis for product margin, promotions, markdowns, returns, and other cost-of-sales components with Demand Planning and Accounting partners.
Provide weekly, monthly, and annual performance reporting against forecast, budget, and prior year, highlighting key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Own budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, and variance analysis for controllable Web expenses, including shipping, client services, client experience, and variable marketing.
Review spending against approved plans, follow up with expense owners, and resolve issues to deliver operating plan objectives.
Build business cases and ROI analyses for digital initiatives and measure results after major initiatives.
Lead, develop, and coach the Web finance team; improve planning, reporting, and tools; and prepare ad hoc analyses for Web leadership.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Company-paid disability and life insurance.
401(k) with a 4% match.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) programs.
Student Debt Retirement plan that allows eligible student loan payments to earn the Sephora 401(k) match.
PTO, flexibility, and protected leave.
Training, development, and tuition reimbursement.
30% discount on merchandise and services, opportunities for free products or gratis, and flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products.
Free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse.
Volunteer and donation matching.
Employees may also be eligible to earn bonuses.