Sr. Financial Analyst

WHO ARE WE?

Iconic British brand ghd, is a global leader in high end professional hair styling tools and the UK’s number one recommended styling brand. Loved by stylists and consumers, loved by press, and loved by the people that work for the brand!

Merging science and innovation, with luxury beauty and style; ghd pioneers new technologies and beautiful designs to create the most technically advanced hair tools in the world.

A trusted and loved brand, ghd sells 2 million stylers every year and 5 iconic ghd products are sold every minute. The award-winning ghd tools are used by 200,000 stylists around the world and sold in 30+ countries and more than 45,000 premium salons.

Renowned for game changing innovation and superior performance, at ghd we are on a mission to transform the lives of women via the power of a good hair day!

The Sr. Financial Analyst reports to and works closely with the Head of Finance, North America as well as other business leaders across a fast moving & demanding beauty industry CPG company. Primary responsibilities include the oversight of all finance/FP&A functions, partner with Head of Finance to develop annual budgeting and quarterly profit forecasting full P&L and Balance Sheet for a newly separated US company whose parent(s) are in the UK, financial reporting to management, all Month End Reporting, Forecasting and Extensive Analysis.

This position is very "hands on" which requires a detail-oriented personality, but also the ability to see the big picture and provide analytical insight to management that can rely on to make informed decisions.

Job Role and Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecast

Partner with Head of Finance to drive annual budgeting process and strategic planning.

Lead the quarterly profit forecasting process across full P&L and Balance Sheet.

Identify and quantify risks and opportunities within the forecast, providing recommendations to mitigate risk.

Lead the weekly scorecard sales forecast in collaboration with key account managers, ensuring alignment and clarity on variances to plan.

Provide financial leadership in evaluating new product launches, pricing strategies, and promotional activities.

Month End Close & Reporting

Oversee the preparation of monthly financial reporting in collaboration with the Accounting/Controllership team.

Liaise with accounting to ensure accurate month-end accruals for both customer rebates and fixed costs.

Conduct detailed variance analysis (actuals vs. forecast, budget, and prior year) across revenue, gross-to-net, gross margin, marketing, and SG&A.

Conduct price change business/product impact analysis.

Drive post-close review process and ensure integrity of financial results.

Channel Specific Analytics & Business Partnering

Serve as key financial partner to account managers in analyzing their business, forecasting, and determining promotional strategies.

Provide actionable insights on pricing dynamics, promotional effectiveness, and channel performance.

Understand dynamics between channels and impact on each other and make appropriate recommendations on go-forward product and promotional strategy.

Develop reporting to update account managers on YTD sales, CY and PY, provide variance and gap analysis.

Liaise with account managers to accurately track customer rebates and trade spend.

Internal Commercial Reporting

Build and maintain integrated weekly/monthly sell through reporting tool for driving business including:

Overall sell through analysis by channel (Amazon, Major Retailers)

Overall sell in analysis by channel with comparison to sell through

Sales $ variance to PY and Budget – week, month, YTD and vs Plan

Channels include – Professional, Retail and Digital

Drive continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting tools.

Identify automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and data quality.

Cross Functional Support

Working alongside the extended ghd team (marketing, operations, demand, brand) and individual account managers, to provide insight on current months sales and relevant recommendations for forward looking months for respective channels and customers.

Work with business partners to track and analyze spend on ghd A&CP and fixed cost budgets.

Support the marketing team in management of the business and decision making, providing visibility of risk and opportunities from a financial standpoint.

Perform monthly reporting and validation of media spend; perform budget tracking and variance.

Develop ROI analysis on major spending campaigns to improve the efficiency of spend and the impact of sales.

Communicate financial insights effectively to non-financial stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting.

3-5 years of professional accounting/finance FP&A experience or 2-3 years retail/online analysis.

CPG experience with hands-on financial experience is preferred, beauty industry is a plus.

High proficiency in financial modeling & data analytics.

Must possess excellent analytical, forecasting, quantitative, project management & problem-solving skills using excel (Pivot tables, X-lookup, If statements, etc.)

Working knowledge of accounting systems and the ability to identify the proper system(s) reporting.

Must be able to analyze data, draw conclusions and recommend actions using sound judgment.

Enjoys working in a fast paced, fast growth, entrepreneurial environment.

Must possess the highest of ethical standards and integrity.

WHY JOIN US?

We value a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. We believe that everyone does their best work when they are supported by each other and the company, and we offer a generous set of benefits to make sure the team is happy and healthy. Here are the benefits we offer our team:

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Premium is covered 100% by ghd North America for employees and 100% for dependents

Life, LTD (Long term disability) and AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment) is covered 100% by GHD North America

Personal days on your birthday and work anniversary

Office closed Christmas-New Year

Hybrid Work Model

Summer Fridays

Wellness/Fitness Reimbursement

Cell phone Reimbursement

Gratis and 50% off ghd product discount and 30% off all Wella and OPI products

Quarterly employee activities to foster company values

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison, to internal incumbents currently in similar roles.

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