Senior Director Finance

Discovered MENA; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury goods company in New York is seeking a Senior Finance Director to manage financial operations across the Americas. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and leadership skills, with 10-15 years of experience in finance, including a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, and providing essential financial leadership. This full-time role requires an individual with a strategic mindset and experience in a global environment.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of progressive experience in finance, including 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Experience in a global, multi-entity environment, ideally in beauty or luxury goods.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience with US GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Americas Finance team.
• Provide financial insight and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with key financial processes and controls.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Location: Times Square, New York (4 days in the office, 1 day wfh)

Overview

Senior Finance Director to manage the end to end financial aspects of the Americas market. The ideal candidate will align financial objectives with the company’s strategic goals by managing payroll, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and cost control. Requires a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and a background in finance, retail, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, coach, empower, and grow the Americas Finance team; provide thought leadership and build strong, effective partnerships with internal and external partners
• Serve as financial advisor to the Americas team and global Finance team, providing data-driven recommendations and creating a long-term strategy for financial stability based on financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling
• Build business models and forecasting tools that allow for long-term scenario planning and real-time decision making, maximizing impact and revenue
• Partner with and present to the senior leadership team on:
  • P&Ls by country, region
  • YTD performance/YTG targets vs. Budget
  • Feedback on sales-mix implications on profit (e.g., COG)
  • Support on capturing, reporting and monitoring retail/wholesale monthly sales plans (forecasts and results) by channel and geography, flowing into regional and international reporting
• Partner closely with the Operations team to forecast, monitor and analyze logistics budgets, advising on efficiencies across 3PL fulfilment and global physical distribution costs
• Work alongside the global Supply Chain and Finance teams to track and reconcile tariffs and duties
• Responsible for key financial compliance areas and critical business operations processes and ensures adequate financial procedures and controls are in place and adhered to
• Support, drive, and leverage best practices that enhance operational efficiency and profitability
• Track inventory value and obsolescence risk, and ensure that E&O remains in budget
• Build the 3-5 year financial plan for the Americas team, ensuring commercial viability and profitability
• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and usefulness of all financial reports, including budget-to-actuals and financial reports for the Board and key internal decision-makers
• Hold a key role in the regional S&OP process ensuring proper regional alignment between financial and unit sales forecast and inventory plans
• Support overseeing the fixed costs of logistics, warehousing, and impact of inventory costs
• Work closely with the US VP of Sales and Marketing for external negotiations with retailers including Sephora to protect business interests and represent the brand
• Drive operational excellence across the organization, evaluating, refining, creating and/or supporting systems and processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness as we scale
• Capture, monitor, and manage fixed overheads of the Americas team units
• Lead all efforts on the annual audit, liaising with external auditors and accountants to ensure compliance, including leading preparation and filing of the annual financial statements and tax forms
• Provide strategic financial advice to the executive team to support decision-making

Leadership

• Directly oversee regional controllers to achieve objectives and KPIs
• Build and lead a high-performing global finance team through ongoing feedback and development aligned with the company values
• Lead, mentor, coach, empower, and grow the Americas Finance team; provide thought leadership and build strong, effective partnerships with internal and external partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum 10-15 years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
• Experience in a global, multi-entity environment, preferably in the fragrance, beauty, or luxury goods industry
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience with US GAAP
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Outstanding leadership and communication abilities

Job Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Finance
• Industries: Fashion Accessories; Manufacturing and Retail; Luxury Goods and Jewelry

New York, NY