American Greetings · 3 months ago
Director - Financial Planning and Analysis
Westlake, OH
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
8+ years expAmerican Greetings is seeking a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to lead the company's global FP&A activities. The role involves overseeing financial planning, forecasting, and reporting while collaborating with senior leadership to drive strategic financial initiatives and support business transformation efforts.
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Responsibilities
Lead the financial planning, analysis, and reporting functions for all business units including Product, Merchandising, Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, and partner with our International team. Own the annual budgeting process, monthly rolling forecasts, and long-term strategic planning
Manage all cash flow forecasting working closely with VP Treasurer on optimizing cash management
Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive financial models, including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements. Ensure the accuracy and functionality of models for scenario analysis, decision support, and financial forecasting
Serve as a financial partner to senior leadership across business units, providing financial insights, analysis, and recommendations. Work closely with Accounting, Sales, Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, and International Units to support data-driven business decisions
Analyze financial and operational performance across all departments, identifying key drivers of business results and working with leadership to implement improvements. Monitor variances from budget and forecast and provide actionable insights to optimize financial performance
Lead team efforts to monitor industry trends, channel evolution, and key competitors’ strategies and tactics; identify and evaluate issues that could potentially impact company’s competitive position, and financial performance. Build commercially viable strategies to grow new or existing profit pools
Provide strategic financial analysis for business decisions, including pricing strategies, cost optimization, capital allocation, and new product development. Ensure alignment between financial strategies and corporate objectives
Provide finance support for Business transformation including supporting M&A initiatives. Quantification, measurement and presentation of project benefits and investments
Support M&A efforts, including due diligence and financial modeling. Manage acquisition-focused business development pipeline. Partner with BU leaders to identify and evaluate potential acquisition opportunities
Challenge budget holders on corrective action required to achieve performance targets and budgets
Oversee the preparation of periodic financial reports, including monthly forecasts and annual budget. Develop presentations for senior management, highlighting key financial insights and risks
Lead and mentor a team of FP&A professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Provide guidance on financial modeling, forecasting techniques, and business analysis
Continuously review and improve financial planning and reporting processes, leveraging best practices, tools, and systems to drive greater efficiency and accuracy in financial management
Qualification
Required
8+ years in a FP&A role; leadership experience required
Significant experience in strategic planning and multi-entity forecasting
Global consumer goods or manufacturing experience required
M&A experience
Strong team leadership capabilities and communications skills; an ability to work with and influence a variety of different positions within an organization
Dynamic, pro-active and enthusiastic leader with the financial and interpersonal skills that will allow him/her credibility across the business
Strong financial acumen, broad business skill set and strong strategic thinking capabilities
Highly articulate with the ability to communicate effectively with various levels in an organization including senior leaders
Ability to work independently and as a team member under deadline pressures; set priorities; multitask, drive change and respond to demands from multiple sources
Ability to structure a problem and lead complicated quantitative analysis
Demonstrated planning and organizational skills with a deadline driven focus
Strong proficiency in financial modeling and advanced Excel skills; experience with financial planning software (e.g., SAP-BPC, Anaplan, SAP)
Strong verbal and written skills as well as the ability to effectively present financial data to senior management and business partners
Robust analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills
Excellent financial modeling experience and skills
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration or other relevant degree
Preferred
MBA, CMA, or CFA
Company
American Greetings
American Greetings allows users to send online greetings.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-12-20Acquired
Leadership Team
Joe Arcuri
CEO
Lorna Street, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-11-27
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