Associate Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Make Up For Ever is seeking an Associate Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in driving financial insights and operational efficiency through robust reporting and analysis, partnering with all key stakeholders throughout the organization.

What You’ll Do:

Core Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Lead the monthly financial closing processes, ensuring seamless coordination with the accounting team to deliver accurate, timely and comprehensive financial analysis and reporting to headquarters.
• Prepare and distribute regular financial reports and dashboards, monitoring key performance indicators to track business performance and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to interpret financial data, provide actionable insights, and support operational and strategic initiatives.
• Financial Forecasting & Budgeting
• Support the end-to-end process for financial forecasts, collaborating closely with commercial, marketing, and operational teams to collect inputs and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support scenario planning and resource allocation.
• Analyze actual performance against forecasts, investigate variances, and communicate findings and recommendations to management.
• Participate in the preparation of presentations for business reviews with headquarters.
• Expense Management & Operational Support
• Proactively track, manage, and analyze operational expenses to ensure accurate financial oversight and budget compliance across all departments.
• Partner with local teams to provide financial guidance, support cost control initiatives, and identify opportunities for operational efficiencies.
• Support day-to-day financial operations and participate in ad hoc analyses and projects as needed, delivering timely and insightful recommendations to stakeholders.
  
  

Additional Responsibility:

Process Improvement & Automation

• Continuously seek opportunities to optimize and automate financial processes, leveraging advanced Excel skills, data visualization, and other analytical solutions to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to document, refine, and implement best practices across financial operations, driving operational excellence and supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
  
  

Profile

Who You Are: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field ; Master’s degree a plus. 3-5 years of experience in financial planning & analysis or a related field. Advanced proficiency in Excel. Hands-on, organized, rigorous, detail-oriented and data-driven. Able to work autonomously, take initiative, manage multiple priorities effectively, and consistently deliver results under tight deadlines. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with various stakeholders, including senior management. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of translating complex data into clear, concise, and actionable business recommendations. Interest or experience in the beauty industry is a plus.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• Hybrid work environment
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
• 401 (k) match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount make-up allowance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Work from Home equipment stipend
• Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
• Competitive annual bonus potential
• Growth & development within the LVMH group
  
  

MAKE UP FOR EVER, LLC uses the published salary range as a guideline to provide our employees with market competitive pay while allowing for flexibility to recognize and reward various levels of experience, performance, and tenure. The bottom third of the salary range is the targeted pay level for employees developing in their role. The middle third of the salary range is the targeted pay level for employees with significant tenure in their role and are strong performers. The upper third of the salary range is the targeted pay level for employees with significant tenure in their role and are consistently high performers. While the published salary is a good faith reflection of the targeted salary level for the position, MAKE UP FOR EVER, LLC reserves the right to pay outside of the published salary range.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.