Director, Corporate FP&A

Single PositionView All JobsDirector, Corporate FP&ANew York,US-NY,United StatesApply NowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionReq ID23323BrandEstée Lauder CompaniesJob FunctionFinanceJob Sub-FunctionFinancial Planning & AnalysisAssignment CategoryFulltime-RegularThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.Description The Director of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a finance leader who adds value by creating and implementing actionable data analytics and reporting for the global organization. Reporting to the VP, Corporate FP&A, this role is responsible for managing deliverables related to the quarterly guidance and monthly estimate process, along with reporting and analysis on global performance. Responsible for providing leadership at a Corporate level at ELC across Affiliates, Regions, Brands, Functional Departments and Channels. This individual will provide Executive Management with insights on the business through enhanced analyses and reporting, with a focus on analyzing global expense estimate reporting.1.    Responsible for leading the global finance organization by creating insightful analytics and reporting related to the quarterly guidance and monthly global P&L estimates2.    Lead the Corporate FP&A planning process with a focus on consumer-centric financial planning, specifically as it relates to consolidating and analyzing operating expense estimate reporting3.    Strengthen FP&A partnership with corporate function, global support and region finance teams to capture insights and accurately reflect projected financials, which inform strategic decisions 4.    Develop and maintain robust financial models for forecasting operating expenses (both consumer facing and non-consumer facing), including scenario and sensitivity modeling5.    Integrate consumer-focused financial drivers into planning models6.    Apply scenario planning on operating expenses to discover insights that will drive strategic decisions and will identify opportunities and risks. Leverage as comparisons for the risk and opportunities identified by the business.7.    Track changes to forecast assumptions on operating expenses and present findings. Analyze and report on trends. Conduct deep-dive variance analysis, collaborating with the business to understand and clearly explain key drivers of performance monthly.8.    Prepare and review comprehensive monthly reporting and presentation decks for Senior Management, that deliver timely and actionable insights9.    Responsible for assisting with key quarterly earnings analyses. Support investor relations and executive communications with articulate presentations.10.    Tracking of business rules – report on the business adherence to guidelines set by Corporate in regards to optimizing investments and protecting margins11.    Oversee the tracking of corporate funds and stretch approvals12.    Lead FP&A process automation and improvement initiatives to strengthen forecasting accuracy and streamline reporting. 13.    Participate in the roll-out of agentic AI, applying intellectual curiosity to explore new capabilities, challenge traditional forecasting methods, and embed autonomous insights into decision-making processes. 14.    Build collaborative relationships with Brand, Regional and Corporate Finance teams 15....