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&