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Director, Finance
Levi's
San Francisco, CA, United States
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JOB DESCRIPTION
We believe that clothes — and how you make them — can make a difference.
Since 1853, we’ve been obsessed with innovation to meet people’s needs. We invented the first blue jean. And we reinvented khaki pants. We pioneered labor and environmental guidelines for our manufacturing partners. And we work to build sustainability into everything we do.
A company doesn’t last 160 years by standing still. It endures by reinventing itself, striving to delight its consumers, winning in the marketplace, and by remaining true to its values.
We employ more than 17,000 people around the world – supporting great brands, including Levi’s®, Dockers® and Denizen®. Our employees are committed to innovation, creativity and collaboration. Put simply, if you’re looking for a new opportunity, this is a great place to grow your career.
Purpose:
• Lead the company wide annual financial planning and forecasting process including target setting, owning the global financial calendar, developing global standardized reporting, and providing the VP of Finance and CFO value-added business insight synthesizing key business trends while highlighting risks & opportunities
• Responsibility for all aspects of company-wide internal management reporting, including presentations to the CFO, CEO, Worldwide Leadership and Board
Key Results:
• Establish challenging yet realistic targets in line with company strategic business plan
• Drive an efficient, effective and comprehensive process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to the strategic objectives.
• Provide financial status updates and analysis to the finance leadership team, Worldwide leadership team and Board of Directors
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the financial planning process, partnering with corporate and regional leaders to shape business priorities and develop financial plans to execute against those priorities. Drive an efficient, effective and comprehensive process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to the strategic objectives.
• Develop and monitor the company’s annual budget and in-year forecasts. Develop forecasts and guidance models and then drive towards achievement of those forecasts, in partnership with various other finance teams on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Support Corporate Strategy in developing the long-range strategic planning models and target setting. Elevate strategic issues early and drive to resolution.
• Partner with the management team to provide value-added insight into the business. Prepare reporting packages including Monthly Business Reviews (MBR) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) as well as analysis of key business trends, actual versus budget variances and comprehensive executive level analyses.
• Provide ad hoc support for HR, External reporting, and Investor relations (e.g. incentive compensation, stock valuation, support for financing events)
• Provide financial modeling and financial analysis for various ad-hoc financial projects.
• Assist in preparing analysis, commentary and presentation material for Board of Directors meetings, operations reviews, management meetings & financial reviews.
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance and/or accounting
• MBA, CFA or CPA a plus
Experience:
• 7- years min experience in an FP&A role, with progressive leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with business partners
Specialized Knowledge/Technical Skills:
• Strong excel skills, PowerPoint presentation skills, Hyperion HFM/Essbase knowledge a plus
Decision Making and Problem solving:
• Ability to identify issues and involve others as needed to resolve issues.
• Very strong analytical skills, including extensive decision making under uncertainty
• Ability to confidently express his/her own ideas, challenge ideas, and provide financial insights.
• Able to deliver tough / unpopular messages and negotiate effectively across organization.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to partner effectively cross functionally and across the organization with other finance teams
The Company's policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, Vietnam era/disabled veteran status, physical or mental disability, or other protected classes prohibited by applicable law. Company policy prohibits harassment of applicants or employees on the basis of any protected classes. The Company has established a continuing Affirmative Action Program to assure equal employment opportunity in all its policy decisions affecting recruitment, selection, assignment, promotion, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
LOCATION
1155 Battery St. San Francisco, CA, 94111
FULL TIME/PART TIME
Full time