Director, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

Lululemon Athletica; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 157,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading performance apparel company is seeking a Director Corporate FP&A to provide insights across the enterprise P&L. This role involves synthesizing business results, leading financial planning, and partnering with senior leadership to drive strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in finance and strong analytical skills, contributing to the company's commitment to innovative and high-quality results.

Benefits

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Savings and retirement plan matching

Generous employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Extensive catalog of development course offerings

Mentorship programs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in finance, financial analysis, or financial reporting.
• Proven experience leading a team responsible for enterprise financial planning.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize business results into executive reporting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing insights to leaders across all areas of the enterprise P&L.
• Synthesize business results and forecasts into executive/board level reporting.
• Lead a team responsible for enterprise planning and forecast development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field

CPA or MBA preferred

Job description

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

about this team

FP&A is responsible for planning and managing lululemon's overall financial performance. We are an amazing team of passionate, active and dedicated leaders who are counted on as a key business partner in strategic and operational decisions. We provide a tremendous opportunity to learn about the various operations within lululemon, working often in cross-functional teams on a variety of projects. You will be able to add value immediately, see the big picture, and develop a business and finance skill set that you can leverage in your future roles within the organization. We are a stand for high quality work, driving high quality results and living a high-quality life.

core responsibilities

Reporting to the VP, FP&A, the Director Corporate FP&A is responsible for providing insights to our leaders across all areas of the enterprise P&L. This requires rolling up enterprise inputs, clearly understanding dynamics and connectivity across the P&L areas to ensure forecast accuracy. This requires deep financial acumen and become more complex as the enterprise continues to grow and scale.

• Director of Corporate FP&A is responsible for synthesizing business results and forecasts into executive/ board level reporting, identifying risks to performance and developing action plans with the management team.
• modelling quarterly guidance to provide to the SLT and external market aka “the street” in collaboration with the Investor Relations function.
• Lead a team that's responsible for both in year and AOP enterprise planning and forecast development
• Builds out AOP targets and in year financial management recommendation. understanding all areas of the P&L; product margin, operating channels, regional complexities.
• Bring a deep understanding of FP&A to identify areas for optimization
• Partner on long term projects to drive additional visibility and governance over all areas
• Key strategic partner to CFO, Finance and Ops and FFG workstreams.

qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in finance, financial analysis, or financial reporting within fast-paced business environments
• Proven experience leading a team responsible for enterprise financial planning, including annual operating plans (AOP) and in-year forecasting
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize business results and forecasts into executive and board-level reporting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional business acumen
• Deep understanding of full enterprise P&L, including product margin, operating channels, and regional complexities
• Effective in navigating complex and evolving business environments
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results under time constraints
• Experienced strategic partner to senior leadership, including the CFO and cross-functional workstreams
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field; CPA or MBA preferred

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

Additional Notes
Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.

Compensation and Benefits Package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this positionis from$157,400 - $206,600annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus progra m and equity offerings, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Compensation and Benefits Package lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this positionis from$157,400 - $206,600annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus progra m and equity offerings, subject to program eligibility requirements. At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

Hybrid

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

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Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that Lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.