Finance Manager (Operating Units)
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About the role
The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) is a personal care company dedicated to creating cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products spanning categories across diapers, wipes, baby personal care, beauty, apparel, household care and wellness. Launched in 2012, the Company is on a mission to challenge ingredients, ideals, and industries through the power of the Honest brand, the Honest team, and the Honest Standard. For more information about the Honest Standard and the Company, please visit www.honest.com . Our Mission We're on a mission to empower people to live happy, healthy lives. We're a wellness brand with values rooted in consciousness, community, transparency, and design. Every day and in every way, we hold ourselves to an Honest standard. We believe that it is our responsibility to do our part to help create a healthy and sustainable future for all. The Honest Company is seeking a Finance Manager, Operating Unit to be a business partner to the commercial teams. The role is responsible for providing insightful analysis and building out the forecasting and reporting capabilities that support OU decision making. The ideal candidate provides financial acumen, operational understanding, and leadership skills to guide the business toward sustainable profitability and growth.
Responsibilities
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Execute the annual operating plan P&L and periodic forecasts with a focus on top-line volume/sales and marketing investment.
- Provide in-depth analysis of financial results, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Develop actionable insights and recommendations to optimize revenue, margin, and marketing spend performance.
- Financial Governance & Reporting
- Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting for the Ous.
- Maintain compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, and external regulatory requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and data quality.
- Business Partnership
- Partner with commercial teams to support innovation, pricing, investments, and other commercial decisions.
- Drive process improvement on our evolution of demand planning and integrated business planning, in partnership with Demand Planning, Brand, and Sales.
- Build financial capabilities across the business, promoting financial literacy among non-finance managers.
- Encourage innovation and best practices within the finance organization.
Requirements
- Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
- 6+ years of finance experience, including consumer goods industry experience and preferably including Finance Planning & Analysis experience
- Skills & Competencies
- Excellent analytical skills and experience improving reporting and processes
- Strong business acumen and understanding of P&L management
- Experience with business planning, such as demand (volume) or financial planning
- Excellent communication and cross-functional business partnership
- Proficiency in financial systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Hyperion and advanced Excel/financial modeling skills
- Ability to navigate change and adapt in a dynamic operating environment
- Strong time management and prioritization skills
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Additional Information
We appreciate your interest in employment with The Honest Company! The Honest Company is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. Applicants with disabilities who need assistance with the application process may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation in accordance with applicable law. If you need assistance in completing this application or with the application process because of a disability, please contact the Human Resources Department at 1.888.862.8818 or 1.310.857.3020.
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