OPI & Prosumer Sales Finance Manager

Job Title: OPI & Prosumer Sales Finance Manager Department: Finance Reports To: Associate Dir, RHOP Finance Location: Calabasas, CA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite) Scope / Brands : US / OPI & Prosumer

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves. WellaCompany is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, WellaCompany and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, WellaCompany empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders. The Sales Finance Manager acts as a strategic partner to Sales, providing financial insights and analysis that influence key business decisions. This role is responsible for financial planning, performance tracking, profitability analysis, and commercial deal support, helping to drive revenue growth, cost efficiency, and margin improvement across the business. Key Responsibilities Business Partnering Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Category teams to evaluate commercial initiatives, promotional plans, and investment decisions. Oversee the end-to-end management of trade funds, ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Support customer negotiations and trade terms with financial insight and risk assessment. Serve as a key point of contact between Finance and commercial stakeholders to ensure alignment of financial and strategic goals. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for revenue, trade spend, and gross margin. Deliver accurate, timely financial reports and dashboards with insightful commentary. Analyze variances between actuals and forecast, identifying risks and opportunities. Performance Management Track key commercial KPIs including customer/channel profitability, and ROI of trade spend. Drive improvements in margin and working capital through deep commercial analysis and recommendations. Evaluate financial performance by customer, product, and region to support strategic reviews. Commercial Projects & Strategic Support Support scenario modeling, business cases, and investment appraisals (e.g. new channels, market entry). Lead finance input into strategic initiatives such as customer planning cycles, sales incentive schemes, and contract negotiations. Controls & Governance Ensure adherence to financial controls and compliance with internal policies for commercial decisions (e.g., discounting, promotions, trade terms). Partner with legal and compliance teams as needed for contract reviews and risk assessments. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. 3+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, commercial finance, or business partnering. Strong business acumen and commercial understanding, preferably in FMCG, CPG, Retail, or B2B environments. Proficient in Excel and financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, Anaplan). Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills. Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority. Preferred Qualifications MBA or professional qualification (e.g., CPA, CIMA, ACCA) preferred. Experience with sales, pricing, trade terms, and promotional finance. Familiarity with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for data visualization and analysis. We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: $102,000 - $136,000 salary per year. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io . This email account will not respond to inquiries regarding the status of a candidate’s application. Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wella Operations US LLC