Finance Director, Global Brand Marketing & Advertising

Finance Director, Global Brand Marketing & Advertising

Position Overview

A leading global consumer and lifestyle brand is seeking a strategic Finance Director to support its worldwide Marketing, Advertising, and Communications organization. This role serves as a key financial partner to senior creative and business leaders, helping guide investment decisions, optimize spending, and support long-term brand growth initiatives across a dynamic global environment.

The position combines hands-on financial leadership with strategic business partnership responsibilities, overseeing forecasting, reporting, performance analysis, and decision support for large-scale global marketing investments. The role also leads an international finance team and plays an important role in driving operational efficiency, process improvement, and executive-level reporting.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range financial planning activities across global marketing functions
• Manage monthly close responsibilities, variance analysis, accruals, and expense tracking
• Provide clear financial insights and recommendations to improve spending effectiveness and support business objectives
• Maintain ownership of marketing-related financial performance, including expense management and resource allocation
• Develop executive-ready reporting packages, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across Brand Marketing, Media, Advertising, and Communications
• Support evaluation of strategic initiatives, investment opportunities, and resource prioritization decisions
• Build financial models, ROI analyses, and scenario planning tools to support decision-making
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, and business teams on key initiatives and special projects
• Translate complex financial information into concise, actionable insights for both financial and non-financial audiences

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor an international finance team across multiple regions
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture
• Review deliverables to ensure accuracy, consistency, and strong analytical quality
• Support ongoing development of team capabilities, processes, and operational effectiveness

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Identify opportunities to streamline planning, reporting, and analytical processes
• Enhance financial reporting tools, data visibility, and business insights capabilities
• Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision support frameworks
• Partner with stakeholders to strengthen financial discipline while supporting business agility and creativity

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Retail, apparel, consumer products, luxury, or brand-driven industry experience is highly desirable
• 8 years of progressive FP&A or commercial finance experience with demonstrated leadership responsibility
• Strong background supporting corporate functions, marketing organizations, or consumer-facing businesses
• Experience operating within large, global, matrixed organizations preferred
• Proven ability to manage budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and executive-level reporting
• Strong systems and analytical capabilities, including advanced Excel proficiency
• Experience with enterprise planning and reporting platforms strongly preferred