Job DescriptionFrette is seeking a Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) of Finance, based in our NYC office. The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for leading the company's financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting processes. This role partners closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders to deliver financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and drive business performance. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen, analytical expertise, leadership skills, and a proactive approach to continuous process improvement. This role is the lead finance role for the North America business, reporting to a global CFO based in Europe.
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Lead the annual budgeting process and long-range strategic planning.
- Manage monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles.
- Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, investments, and business cases.
- Analyze financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to business leaders.
- Partner with department heads to understand operational drivers and financial impacts.
- Primary Commercial finance business partner, supporting (retail, wholesale, hospitality ecommerce, and Marketing teams to review monthly results, reporting, controls, analysis, and advice, to achieve the financial objectives established.
- Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard the financial assets of the organization.
- Retail management of customer contracts, supporting channel director and operations manager with KPIs, producing Pro-Forma P&Ls as needed per store.
- Hospitality management of KPIs, commissions calculations and payments, customer agreement review and implementation, and general support for channel director and team.
- Wholesale management of consignment inventory and sales process, customer contracts, and general support for channel director.
- Inventory management including obsolescence, slow moving SKU management to increase efficiency of working capital, strategic input on increasing/decreasing customer inventory.
- Oversight of payment and allocation of warehouse costs and insuring that inventory physical counts match system-reported inventory levels.
- Provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
- Ensure accurate submission to head-office of monthly, quarterly and annual financial report packages and associated variance commentary and explanations.
- Prepare executive-level financial reports, dashboards, and presentations.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Conduct variance analysis and explain business performance.
- Present financial results and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Evaluate investment opportunities through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Lead sensitivity and risk analyses for strategic projects.
- Assist in developing long-term financial strategies.
- Improve financial planning processes and reporting automation.
- Work with CEO to ensure programmatic success through cost analysis support, and compliance with all contractual requirements.
- Drive implementation and optimization of FP&A systems and reporting tools.
- Standardize reporting methodologies and financial metrics.
- Promote best practices in financial analysis and planning.
- Identify and implement strategies to improve cost-efficiency and strengthen internal financial controls.
- Manage and administer corporate card program, bank accounts, vendor payments and investments.
- Manage relationships with auditors, banks, landlords, and regulatory agencies to maintain trust and alignment.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of FP&A professionals and counsel to channel leaders across departments.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field at an accredited college or university.
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or CMA preferred.
- 5-8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related fields preferred.
- 2-4+ years of people leadership experience preferred.
- Experience supporting executive leadership in a mid-size organization.
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and strategic planning.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
- Experience with ERP systems (strong knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365).
- Experience with Business Intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) preferred.
- Ability to drive influence decision-making across multiple business functions.
- Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles (knowledge of US GAAP and general understanding of corporate accounting).
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear business recommendations.
- Hands on and self-starter who can set and manage their own priorities.
- Well organized and a team player.
- Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and lead change initiatives effectively.
- Excellent strategic planning capabilities.
- Adaptable and flexible in a complex, changing environment.
- Attention to detail while managing competing priorities and tight timelines.
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