Director - Finance Planning & Analysis

We’re looking for a Director of FP&A to help guide smart growth in a fast‑paced consumer business—owning forecasting, delivering insights, and partnering cross‑functionally to drive performance.

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a key finance leader responsible for driving enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision support. Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, this role partners closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Back Office functions) to deliver forward-looking insights, evaluate tradeoffs, and guide resource allocation.

This role is highly analytical and business-facing, with a strong emphasis on forecasting accuracy, scenario modeling, ROI evaluation, and translating financial data into clear, actionable recommendations. The Director, FP&A plays a critical role in ensuring financial rigor while enabling growth, margin improvement, and operational efficiency.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management

• Lead key components of the monthly forecast, annual budget, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and financial targets.
• Own consolidated forecast models, assumptions, and scenario analyses across revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and cash flow.
• Perform deep variance and trend analysis versus plan, forecast, and prior periods; clearly articulate drivers, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic initiatives, cost optimization efforts, pricing decisions, and investment trade-offs.
• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies, planning processes, and reporting cadence to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and usability.
  
  

Business Partnership & Decision Support

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to functional leaders
• Provide ROI analysis, profitability assessments, and performance tracking for initiatives including product launches, promotions, cost savings programs, and operational changes.
• Proactively identify financial risks and opportunities; partner with the business to define mitigation plans and value-creation actions.
• Support executive decision-making with clear storytelling, scenario comparisons, and concise executive-ready materials.
  
  

Reporting, Systems & Analytics

• Oversee management reporting and performance dashboards, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and clarity of insights.
• Own day-to-day finance planning tools and models (e.g., Adaptive Planning), including model integrity, assumptions, and enhancements.
• Partner with Technology and Data teams to improve automation, reporting tools, and analytics capabilities.
• Maintain strong data governance and controls across planning and reporting processes.
  
  

Accounting Interface & Close-to-Forecast Bridge

• Partner closely with Controllership to bridge actual results to forecast and plan, ensuring clean handoffs between close, forecast, and reporting cycles.
• Support interpretation of financial results, ensuring leadership understands underlying drivers versus accounting timing or one-time items.
  
  

Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor FP&A team members (as applicable), providing guidance on modeling, analysis, and business partnering.
• Set clear priorities, review analytical outputs, and ensure high-quality, timely deliverables.
• Foster a culture of curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement within the FP&A function.
  
  

Required

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, or related roles, preferably in consumer products, beauty, or manufacturing environments.
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with planning systems (e.g., Adaptive Planning, Essbase).
• Proven ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
  
  

Preferred

• MBA, Master’s degree, or CPA a plus.
• Experience supporting cross-functional leaders in fast-paced, growth-oriented organizations.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
• CPG Beauty (haircare, skincare, cosmetics)
  
  

What We Offer

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• FSA/HSA
• Life/Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development Resources
• 401(k) Employer Match Program
  
  

This position is based in our El Segundo, CA headquarters, which is currently 40% hybrid onsite/remote work.

The expected base salary for this position is $175,000 to $185,000. The exact base salary is determined by various factors, including experience, skills, education, geographic location, and budget. This position is also eligible for participation in the company discretionary bonus plan, based on personal performance and company results. In addition to base salary, Murad offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance, retirement savings plans and company match, paid family leave, education-related programs, paid holidays, discretionary vacation time, and more.