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Director, Business Planning & Analysis
Samsung
Ridgefield Park, NJ, United States
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Position Summary
We are seeking a Director of eCommerce Business Planning and Analysis to join our team. This person will be responsible for both business and strategic planning. This position reports directly to the VP & GM of Samsung Direct and will partner with every functional and business leader within Samsung Digital as well as across all of Samsung Electronics America.
This role is a hybrid of traditional jobs in strategy and FP&A requiring a mix of analysis, strategy development, and cross functional leadership. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in direct to consumer ecommerce businesses. They will be a proactive and innovative financial professional who is passionate about the development of new models / tools, capabilities and processes to support the growth of Samsung’s direct to consumer business in the U.S.
Role and Responsibilities
• Build and drive and efficient and effective process for developing financial plans and analysis to drive strategic growth objectives and operating initiatives. Deliver financial updates, performance analyses and entity-wide rolling forecast processes.
• Track performance metrics and proactively analyze and assess business opportunities to drive operational and financial performance.
• Build and maintain a dynamic forecasting model and strategic plan that blends top down and bottoms up assumptions.
• Collaborate with the functional leads to develop monthly forecasts; specifically with senior planning, buying, and marketing leadership.
• Support decision making and provide guidance for new business initiatives, marketing requests, and other investment decisions; partner with leadership to develop related ROI analyses.
• Identify trends, highlight issues and address problems to drive proactive financial management.
• Establish and maintain strong business partnerships with Digital Division Controller and central finance teams to promote teamwork and organizational alignment including sharing best practices across divisions.
• Anticipate needs of business partners and prioritize efforts to deliver results.
• Prepare analyses for business reviews, annual budgets, and long range plans and provide insightful analysis.
What You’ll Bring
• Minimum 7-10 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, with exposure to retail financials, accounting, and operating budget management.
• BS/BA in Business, Finance or Accounting. MBA/CPA a plus
• Deep experience with quantitative analysis and modelling, performance analysis, forecasting and projections.
• Results oriented, ability to prioritize and deliver key initiatives and build organizational capability
• Strong planning, operational, analytical and creative problem solving skills
• Strategic agility, leader who can roll up your sleeves and dig deep into the details
• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to effectively work with senior management, board of directors and staff
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills who can communicate with and relate to people at all levels in the organization
• Ability to work independently, deal with ambiguity, and meet deadlines in a fast moving environment focused on growth
• Comfortable working under pressure and able to multi-task and manage competing priorities