Director of Finance, Forecast & Close

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking a senior FP&A leader in Dallas to own the monthly forecast and year-end outlook across all business lines. You will drive driver-based forecasting, and partner with Controllership on close, accruals, and GAAP alignment, while delivering executive-ready materials and actionable insights.

The role requires 10+ years in FP&A, strong financial modeling, and experience with planning systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of FP&A experience with 3+ years owning a forecast or monthly close at manager/director level.
• Proven ability to design finance processes, calendars, controls, and governance.
• Strong communication and ability to present to executives.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly forecast and full-year outlook across all lines of business; establish calendar, templates, assumptions, and consolidation.
• Build driver-based forecast linking channel, cost, and SG&A to Revenue, EBITDA, and Cash Flow.
• Lead gap-closure and ownership tracking when outlook misses plan.
• Partner with Controller on month-end close, flash results, accruals, and GAAP vs management reporting.
• Design scalable forecast/close processes and coordinate improvements across planning tools.
• Lead and develop the Senior Forecast Analyst and forecast contributors across Finance.

Skills

Forecasting

Monthly close

KPI analysis

Executive communication

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive

OneStream

Hyperion

Job description

We Go Beyond

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person’s individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

We Go Beyond

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person’s individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

What You’ll Do

Forecast & Outlook

• Own the monthly forecast and full-year outlook across all lines of business: establish the calendar, develop templates, understand and pressure test assumptions, and lead consolidation.
• Build a driver-based forecast that links channel, cost, and SG&A inputs to consolidated Revenue, EBITDA, and Cash Flow.
• Lead gap-closure and task-back exercises when the outlook falls short of plan, assigning owners and tracking delivery.

Close & Partnership with Control

• Partner with the Controller and Accounting team on the month-end close calendar, flash results, accruals, and reconciliation of management reporting to GAAP results.
• Establish clear handoffs, definitions, and controls between FP&A and Accounting so the business works from one version of the truth.
• Support quarterly reporting and investor-relations materials in partnership with Control, Legal, and the FP&A Lead.

Performance Management & Executive Communication

• Run a monthly business review cadence that ends in decisions, built on rigorous KPI and variance analysis.
• Prepare and present executive-ready materials for the CFO, CEO, and Executive Leadership Team, distilling complex results into a clear narrative and recommended actions.
• Proactively surface risks and opportunities to senior leaders before they show up in results.

Process Building & Leadership

• Design and document scalable forecast and close processes; automate where possible and reduce cycle time.
• Partner on planning-system and reporting-tool improvements.
• Lead and develop the Senior Forecast Analyst and coordinate forecast contributors across the Finance organization.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of FP&A experience, including 3+ years owning a forecast and/or monthly close review process at the manager or director level.
• Proven track record of building finance processes from the ground up — calendars, templates, controls, and governance.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting and close mechanics (accruals, reserves, GAAP vs. management reporting) and a history of close partnership with Controllership.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, with demonstrated experience presenting to and advising senior executives.
• Advanced financial modeling skills; experience with EPM / planning systems (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, OneStream, Hyperion).
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

Preferred

• CPA, or a public accounting / controllership background combined with FP&A.
• Public company experience, including earnings preparation and guidance.
• Retail or consumer products experience.
• Experience in a transformation or high-change environment.

What Success Looks Like In Year One

• A documented, on-time monthly forecast and close calendar adopted across Finance and Accounting.
• Measurable improvement in forecast accuracy and reduced close-to-review cycle time.
• A monthly business review that consistently ends in decisions and owned actions.
• Recognition by the CFO and executive team as the trusted source on where the business will land.

Physical Requirements

This position requires you to sit, stand and perform general office functions. You may also be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. Bending, stooping and reaching are also frequently required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and associates. This policy includes our commitment to ensure that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status (including Vietnam era veterans), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other non-job-related characteristic protected by law.

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