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Pacific World Corporation · 3 weeks ago

Senior Director Financial Planning Analysis

Los Angeles County, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

8+ years exp

Pacific World Corporation is a global leader in the consumer goods industry, specializing in high-performance brands. The Senior Director of FP&A is responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management, partnering with executive leadership to optimize financial outcomes.

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Responsibilities

Lead the company’s annual budget, quarterly forecasts, long-range planning, and monthly financial outlooks

Build and maintain robust, scalable financial models across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow

Develop clear financial insights and recommendations for leadership, highlighting risks and opportunities

Sole owner of the weekly cash forecast, ensuring all inputs are accurate, current, and validated across stakeholders

Maintain a highly detailed and dynamic cash model, incorporating:

Daily and weekly inflows/outflows

Customer collections timing

Inventory purchases and COGS commitments

Freight, logistics, and supply chain payments

Payroll, benefits, and fixed cost schedules

Capital expenditures and any other cash impacts

Partner with Accounting, Treasury, AP, AR, Supply Chain, and Sales teams to continuously update assumptions

Proactively identify short-term and long-term liquidity risks, and prepare mitigation recommendations

Provide weekly (or ad-hoc) cash reporting to executives with clear variance analysis vs. prior forecast

Drive process improvements that enhance accuracy, timeliness, and visibility into cash movement

Prepare monthly financial packages, board-level reporting, and KPI dashboards

Deliver insightful variance analysis against plan, forecast, and prior periods

Partner closely with Accounting to support month-end close and ensure accuracy between FP&A and actuals

Establish and manage key operational and financial KPIs to measure business performance

Act as a trusted business partner to leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Product, and HR

Evaluate financial implications of new products, pricing strategies, retail programs, and growth initiatives

Drive ROI analysis on marketing investments, promotions, inventory buys, and strategic projects

Support scenario planning and risk assessments to guide leadership decisions

Lead, coach, and develop members of the FP&A team; ensure strong analytical rigor and accountability

Implement scalable processes, tools, and systems to support a growing organization

Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and continuous-improvement culture

Qualification

Financial PlanningForecastingFinancial ModelingCash Flow ManagementGAAP KnowledgeAdvanced ExcelERP SystemsLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaboration