FP&A Manager – Gross Margin & Operations

About the role

The FP&A Manager for Gross Margin & Operations will act as the primary finance business partner for Operations, Supply Chain and FP&A teams. You will own the full financial lifecycle of products, from development and standard costing through production, logistics and margin analysis, delivering data‑driven insights to protect profitability.

Key responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial planning for Global Operations, providing variance analysis of production costs, freight and departmental spend.
• Maintain and revalue global product cost standards, analyse cost variances and forecast gross margin.
• Oversee inventory financial health, conduct quarterly excess & obsolete risk analysis and manage provisions.
• Serve as finance lead in the monthly S&OP process, aligning demand, supply capacity and financial targets.
• Prepare executive‑level financial presentations and support ad‑hoc strategic requests.
• Determine costs for new product introductions and evaluate against margin targets.
• Provide cross‑channel profitability insights and build ROI models for supply‑chain initiatives.
• Manage month‑end close for Operations & Inventory accounts, ensuring accurate journal entries and reconciliations.
• Coordinate cash flow planning with Accounting and support internal/external audits.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or business; Master, MBA or CPA preferred.
• 5–7 years progressive FP&A experience, with at least 2 years focused on Operations, Supply Chain or Gross Margin finance.
• Experience in consumer goods, beauty, retail or fashion environments.

Required skills

• Standard costing
• S&OP integration
• Financial modeling
• ROI modeling
• Financial reporting and presentation