Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Morphe

  • Greater London
  • £65,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Who are we?Born in 2008 among the artists and influencers of Los Angeles, Morphe instantly disrupted the beauty industry by making artist-designed, professional-quality brushes affordable and accessible. As the brand grew—into eyeshadow, blush, bronzer, lip, and more—so did its fanbase of unapologetic makeup lovers. A loyal community that we remain incredibly grateful for!Over the years, Morphe continued to break boundaries, fuelled by iconic collaborations, internet-breaking launches, and an ever-increasing community. Today, Morphe exists to celebrate the inner artist in everyone by empowering beauty beginners and professionals alike with the tools and products to express themselves, unapologetically.Summary of Position:Morphe are seeking a dedicated Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to enhance the finance function by providing strategic insight, financial analysis, and budgeting.This is a hybrid role, 3 days per week in the office and 2 days from home.Principle Accountabilities:
  • Lead the company’s quarterly budgeting process, business partnering with functional leaders to develop forecasts for revenue and spend, which are appropriate, suitably challenged, and managed through rigorous control
  • Function as a strategic business partner to the Morphe EMEA team, supporting with analysis of results and recommendations for future performance, highlighting, and explaining variances verses budgets
  • Pressure test budget inputs through development of models showing assumption-based outcomes of scenarios, and demonstrating return on investment against spend initiatives
  • Prepare monthly FP&A reports and decks, presenting business and industry trends, and showing clear actionable insights
  • Maintain customer price lists and support the business with periodic recommendations on appropriate pricing changes
  • Manage contra revenue (rebates, returns, promotional offerings) to ensure revenue optimization, accurate timing of expense recognition, and compliance with contracted terms
  • Support month-end processes for the finance team to deliver accurate and on-time closes, with compliant audit-ready back-ups saved appropriately
Key Working Relationships:
  • Senior Finance Director
  • Global & Local Finance teams
  • EMEA Commercial teams
  • EMEA Operations teams
Required Skills & Experience:
  • CIMA or similar accountancy qualifications strongly preferred
  • Experience working in fast-paced environment in a role that incorporates commercial finance & strategy
  • Must work well in dynamic, evolving business environments
  • Experience in FMCG and an understanding of gross margins and profit drivers in consumer goods industries is preferred
  • Highly analytical, with the ability to effectively communicate outcomes
  • High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel & PowerPoint) required
  • Strong grasp of reporting systems, ideally Netsuite
  • Must possess strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, including the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-function peers

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