Sr. Manager, FP&A Marketing & Digital

Senior Manager, FP&A Marketing & Digital

Location : Secaucus, New Jersey

Job Summary : The Senior Manager, FP&A Marketing & Digital will be responsible for the overall budgeting, forecasting, planning, and analysis for The Children's Place Marketing, Digital / ECOMM, Wholesale (Amazon), and International businesses. This leader will build, motivate, and develop a team of finance professionals to efficiently provide sound financial analysis that will affect decision-making throughout the business.

Responsibilities :

Key Accountabilities :

Partner with key leaders of the business including VP's of Marketing & Amazon, to deliver on company-wide strategic initiatives

Overall responsibility for annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, planning, analysis, and internal business reporting

Manage marketing expenses to ensure the teams stay within the approved budget; identify any risk / opportunities to the business and communicate to management

Analyze business metrics related to the marketing department including ROAS

Consolidation and analysis of the full Amazon business P&L including components of Sales, Gross Margin, and Operating Income

Oversight of financial planning system implementation, maintenance, and enhancements to accurately consolidate, report, and provide meaningful analysis of multi-division results, forecasts, and business reviews

Serve as contact to Senior Leadership team regarding both the detail and overall context of these numbers with the ability to present information in an organized and confident fashion to executive management

Collaborate with other business functions to identify & execute on business enhancement opportunities

Lead a team of managers and analysts, delegating work & priorities and supporting career development

Proactively identify & execute on areas where process improvement is needed

Prepare weekly, monthly & quarterly reports and analyses

Prepare ad hoc reporting & analysis projects as needed

Responsible for strategic initiatives including :

Cost saving initiatives

Integrating acquisitions on a global basis

Creating business alignment between divisions

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Economics

Masters and / or CPA preferred

5+ years experience in both an operational / divisional finance leadership role in a multi-divisional company

Significant experience in an FP&A role within a publicly traded, multi-national dynamic business

Background or significant knowledge of accounting beneficial

Experience working in a matrix environment strongly preferred

FP&A experience in corporate retail preferred

Must be highly motivated & able to operate at a high level amid a fast-paced & dynamic work culture

Comfortable offering an open & objective perspective to executive leadership

Ability to synthesize information across different areas of the business in order to be a thought partner with business leaders

Excellent communication skills verbal, written, and financial exhibits

Servant-leadership mentality, both in regard to business partners as well as direct reports

Must be proactive, detail oriented and a problem-solver intent on offering process improvement solutions

Skills and Behaviors :

Excellent analytical skills; experience integrating acquisitions helpful

Exceptional leadership skills and desire to build and develop a succession plan that benefits employees and the company

Ability to uncover business problems / opportunities and to recommend effective solutions quickly

Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to communicate effectively, and gain respect of, executive management both in the finance and business operations groups

Results driven with an emphasis on innovation and effective change management

MS Office environment including Excel and Access and ability to translate and present reports effectively

Experience implementing and enhancing financial reporting systems such as Hyperion and / or Oracle

Hourly / Salary : $125,000.00 - $175,000.00 Salary o Benefits include : Bonus eligible (depending on role), Paid Time Off, Employee Discount, 401(k) and company match, Wellness Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, free backup care (for kids, pets & the elderly), choice of health insurance plans, company-paid life / AD&D, short and long term disability, a variety of voluntary benefits and an employee assistance program. Benefit offerings are subject to change and vary by role / level for each position. Respective waiting periods may apply to certain benefit offerings.

The Children's Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.