Senior Director, FP&A
#MaesaMagic
The next gen beauty company, Maesa is transforming the industry by incubating and growing meaningful, innovative brands and making prestige beauty accessible. Maesa believes beauty ignites inspiration, creativity, imagination, and connection, sparking new ideas and possibilities, and meeting unmet consumer needs. Through best-in-class design, formulation, brand creation and marketing capabilities, Maesa delivers new, better and different products with an unsurpassed speed to market. Maesa works with a variety of retailers to create and launch brands across beauty and wellness categories. The current portfolio includes Kristin Ess, Hairitage by Mindy McKnight, Fine'ry, Being Frenshe, Onto, and Party of You among other brands. For more information, visit www.maesa.com.
Position Overview
Reporting to the VP, Finance, the Senior Director, FP&A will lead Maesa’s global financial planning function, drive strategic financial insights, strengthen forecasting capabilities, and partner with executive leadership to support growth, operational efficiency, and long range strategic planning. You will be charged with providing the actionable insights necessary to scale our existing portfolio and launch the next generation of disruptive beauty brands. This role oversees the full FP&A lifecycle—budgets, forecasts, financial modeling, performance analytics, and executive reporting and aligning financial plans with Maesa’s strategic priorities. Responsibilities reflect senior level FP&A standards in industry for best practice guidance.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership
- Strengthen FP&A capabilities, tools, and systems to improve forecasting accuracy, automate reporting, and enhance decision support analytics.
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Oversee S&OP process, including annual budgeting, quarterly and monthly forecasting, long-range planning, and scenario modeling for all business units.
- Partner closely with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Brand leadership to improve forecast accuracy, while identifying risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
Trade Management & ROI
- Develop & Own Trade governance and reporting, partnering with Field Sales and Sales Operations
- Assess effectiveness of trade promotions by retailer, creating playbook to assess future opportunities and drive efficiencies.
Strategic Finance & Executive Partnership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, offering insights on performance trends, KPIs, and strategic initiatives.
- Influence cross functional teams in aligning financial plans with longterm business objectives and growth priorities.
Performance Reporting & Insights
- Oversee monthly business reviews, management reporting, and board level presentations, delivering clear storytelling and actionable insights.
- Own KPI development across the organization; establish performance dashboards and accountability frameworks.
- Drive improvements in data quality, reporting cadence, and insight generation to support operational excellence.
Operational & Process Optimization
- Upgrade FP&A processes, systems, and financial controls to support Maesa’s scaling and private equity driven environment.
- Lead special projects such as profitability enhancement, cost optimization initiatives, and optimization initiatives, and cross functional productivity improvements.
- Champion best practices in financial planning, advanced analytics, and performance management.
Qualifications
- Experience: 12+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), Beauty, or Retail industries.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or Economics; MBA or CPA is highly preferred.
- Technical Skills: Mastery of Excel and experience with enterprise-grade ERPs (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and EPM tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive Insights).
- Agility: Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, private-equity-backed environment where "speed to market" is a competitive advantage.
- Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex financial data into compelling narratives for non-financial stakeholders and Board members.
What We Offer
$180k – $200k/yr. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This position is eligible for participation in a discretionary bonus plan based on individual and company performance.
Maesa offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees. Employees can choose to enroll in health insurance coverage, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, and retirement savings plans. Through generous paid time off, a hybrid office setup, and paid leave options, Maesa encourages wellness and balance among employees.
Our Commitment to You
At Maesa, we live by our values of collaboration, curiosity, game-changing, creativity, and discipline. We believe our people and partners are a creative force that catalyzes the possibilities of beauty to break through traditional limits and discover the “new” without restriction. We prioritize creating and fostering a welcoming environment for employees, partners, ideas, approaches, and endeavors — all through a spirit of warmth and inclusivity. As set forth in Maesa’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
Our EVP
Maesa is the next-gen beauty company, where bold ideas become beautiful brands. We ignite the dreamer and doer in each of us. We move at the speed of culture to push boundaries and redefine possibilities unleashing #maesamagic every day. By fostering a start-up spirit, we equip everyone to lead with accountability & execute with excellence. We champion each voice and empower every journey, creating an environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking, calculated risk taking, and cutting-edge innovation. Growth is personal, intentional, and limitless.