LHH is assisting our Springfield, NJ client in their search for a temporary Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis. The initial duration will be three months, but it could extend longer. The schedule is hybrid - 4 days onsite, 1 remote

Job Description:

Position Overview

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will oversee regional financial reporting and provide strategic insight to support business performance across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end creation of monthly financial reporting for North America and LATAM regions, utilizing enterprise financial systems to ensure accuracy and timeliness

• Evaluate business results through detailed analysis of actual performance versus forecasted and historical data, isolating performance drivers and partnering with stakeholders to clarify outcomes

• Prepare and present comprehensive profit and loss insights for senior leadership and global teams

• Track and assess spending across distribution channels and cost centers, identifying efficiency opportunities and potential financial exposure, and recommending corrective actions

• Partner closely with commercial, marketing, and operational teams to support financial discipline, expense tracking, and informed decision-making, with particular focus on discretionary spend

• Analyze margin and profitability trends at the channel, store, and customer levels

• Support investment initiatives, including retail expansion and store transformations, by delivering financial modeling, return analysis, and post-investment evaluations

• Play a central role in the annual planning process by aligning cross-functional inputs, pressure-testing assumptions, and ensuring financial plans support strategic objectives

• Lead, coach, and develop a financial analyst, fostering analytical rigor and professional growth

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Finance preferred

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in FP&A

• Prior experience in retail industry preferred

• Experience in multi-brand environment a plus

• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint

• Knowledge of SAP

Pay Range: $60/hr-$70/hr

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www-uat.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.