Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

For over 164 years, Frette has crafted exquisite linens, blending Italian artistry with timeless luxury. Master artisans in Monza and Milan transform the finest fibers into creations of unmatched quality and elegance. Renowned for its signature finish, Frette has graced iconic destinations—from St. Peter’s Basilica to the Orient Express—while over 500 European royal families have slept beneath its sheets. Today, its legacy lives on in luxury hotels, private residences, yachts, and jets, remaining dedicated to outfitting the world’s most exceptional spaces.

Job Description

Frette is seeking a Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) of Finance, based in our NYC office. The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for leading the company's financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting processes. This role partners closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders to deliver financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and drive business performance. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen, analytical expertise, leadership skills, and a proactive approach to continuous process improvement. This role is the lead finance role for the North America business, reporting to a global CFO based in Europe.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Lead the annual budgeting process and long-range strategic planning.
• Manage monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles.
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, investments, and business cases.
• Analyze financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to business leaders.
• Partner with department heads to understand operational drivers and financial impacts.
• Primary Commercial finance business partner, supporting (retail, wholesale, hospitality ecommerce, and Marketing teams to review monthly results, reporting, controls, analysis, and advice, to achieve the financial objectives established.
• Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard the financial assets of the organization.
• Retail management of customer contracts, supporting channel director and operations manager with KPIs, producing Pro-Forma P&Ls as needed per store.
• Hospitality management of KPIs, commissions calculations and payments, customer agreement review and implementation, and general support for channel director and team.
• Wholesale management of consignment inventory and sales process, customer contracts, and general support for channel director.
• Inventory management including obsolescence, slow moving SKU management to increase efficiency of working capital, strategic input on increasing/decreasing customer inventory.
• Oversight of payment and allocation of warehouse costs and insuring that inventory physical counts match system-reported inventory levels.
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Ensure accurate submission to head-office of monthly, quarterly and annual financial report packages and associated variance commentary and explanations.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Conduct variance analysis and explain business performance.
• Present financial results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Evaluate investment opportunities through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Lead sensitivity and risk analyses for strategic projects.
• Assist in developing long-term financial strategies.
• Improve financial planning processes and reporting automation.
• Work with CEO to ensure programmatic success through cost analysis support, and compliance with all contractual requirements.
• Drive implementation and optimization of FP&A systems and reporting tools.
• Standardize reporting methodologies and financial metrics.
• Promote best practices in financial analysis and planning.
• Identify and implement strategies to improve cost-efficiency and strengthen internal financial controls.
• Manage and administer corporate card program, bank accounts, vendor payments and investments.
• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, landlords, and regulatory agencies to maintain trust and alignment.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of FP&A professionals and counsel to channel leaders across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field at an accredited college or university.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or CMA preferred.
• 5–8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related fields preferred.
• 2–4+ years of people leadership experience preferred.
• Experience supporting executive leadership in a mid-size organization.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and strategic planning.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
• Experience with ERP systems (strong knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365).
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) preferred.
• Ability to drive influence decision-making across multiple business functions.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles (knowledge of US GAAP and general understanding of corporate accounting).
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear business recommendations.
• Hands on and self-starter who can set and manage their own priorities.
• Well organized and a team player.
• Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and lead change initiatives effectively.
• Excellent strategic planning capabilities.
• Adaptable and flexible in a complex, changing environment.
• Attention to detail while managing competing priorities and tight timelines.

Additional Information

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