Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

E.L.F. BEAUTY; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pension plan

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

e.l.f. Beauty is seeking an FP&A Analyst to lead budgeting and forecasting for the UK team, review purchase orders, and support month-end close with management reporting. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive profitability analyses and identify opportunities for efficiency across the business.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, collaborative problem solving, and a proactive approach to ad hoc financial projects in a fast-paced environment. London-based hybrid work is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• 1–2 years of experience in Finance preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Analyse financial statements and explain variances.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align financial plans with strategy.
• Conduct customer and product profitability analyses.
• Prepare financial information for discussions with business leaders.
• Support month-end close and strengthen link between accounting and budgeting.
• Handle ad hoc scenario planning and what-if analyses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Vena

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About The Company
e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face.

About The Company
e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face.
Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode.
In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth. This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands.
Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.
The Analyst, FP&A will provide analytical and financial support to optimize decision making across all business units at e.l.f. Beauty UK Limited. The responsibilities of this role include leading the budgeting and forecasting process for the team, review/approval/tracking of all purchase orders against approved plan, supporting month-end close, creating management reports, and providing variance analysis. We are looking for a dependable and engaged business partner that is able to tackle complicated ad hoc projects and requests. Having a keen eye for process improvement is critical as our business and organization evolves.

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and long-range financial plans
• Analyse Financial Statements, explaining variances in performance and monitoring actions to ensure delivery of financial commitments as well as identify trends and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for financial analysis and ensure alignment of financial plans with strategic objectives
• Customer and product profitability analysis
• Assist and prepare financial Information for discussions with business leaders
• Partner with accounting during month-end close and fortify the connection between our accounting and our budgeting process
• Ad hoc responsibilities as they arise including scenario planning and what-if analysis

Requirements:
Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 1-2 years’ experience in Finance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical problem-solving aptitude, ability to organize work with large amounts of information efficiently, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and accounting software (i.e. advanced excel skills, SAP and Vena)
• Flexible to respond to requests and work cross-functionally
• Solution orientated and innovative with the desire to bring ideas forward and get involved in all areas of the business

The base salary range for this role is listed above.
Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. The amount of total compensation (including base salary) offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including geographic location, experience, specific skills, and qualifications.
Compensation components are subject to change at the company’s discretion
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