Financial Planning & Analysis Lead, Corporate Marketing

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard; Nutley (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Financial Planning & Analysis Lead at brobstongroup.com is a strategic finance role responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close for Corporate Marketing. This leader develops financial models and manages a global team, translating financial data into actionable insights.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and over 8 years of experience, candidates should possess strong financial modeling and Excel skills, and an ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of FP&A experience with proven supervisory responsibility.
• Hands-on FP&A expertise with full P&L ownership.
• Experience in multinational environments, retail apparel experience highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, month-end close.
• Develop financial models, evaluate business cases, and provide recommendations.
• Create executive presentations and manage a global team.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel skills

Communication skills

Storytelling

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Hyperion/Essbase/Planning

HFM

SAP

Insight

Job description

Summary

The Financial Planning & Analysis Lead for Corporate Marketing is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning and month‑end close for the Corporate Marketing organization. This role owns the P&L, develops financial models and business cases, partners with senior Marketing, Advertising and PR leaders, and leads a global team to translate financial data into actionable insights for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning, month‑end close, variance analysis and spend management for Corporate Marketing.
• Maintain hands‑on ownership of the P&L and consolidate global marketing reporting.
• Develop financial models, evaluate business cases, and provide recommendations to inform investment decisions and ROI.
• Create visually compelling executive presentations and translate complex financial data into clear narratives.
• Manage and develop a global team across the US and India, ensuring quality, accuracy and operational excellence.
• Support strategic planning cycles and lead cross‑functional special projects to drive efficiency and accountability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 8+ years of FP&A experience with proven supervisory responsibility and experience managing global teams.
• Hands‑on FP&A expertise with full P&L ownership, strong financial modeling and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with planning, forecasting and reporting systems (Hyperion/Essbase/Planning, HFM, SAP) and business intelligence tools (Insight preferred).
• Exceptional communication, storytelling and executive presentation skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience in multinational environments; retail apparel experience highly desirable.