Leslie’s Looking for Director, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis at Phoenix, AZ Full Time

Leslie’s pool supplies is the “World’s Largest Retailer of Swimming Pool Supplies.” With over 1,000 retail stores in 39 states plus Pro, Service, E-Commerce, Production, and Distribution divisions, there are many career opportunities at Leslie’s. With over 60 years of providing the best-in-class products and solutions to our customers, there is nothing that we value more than the development and growth of our team. We strive to create a positive and fun atmosphere where our team members feel valued and are enthusiastic about the contributions they make to the success of Leslie’s.

Job Overview:

The Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis is a business partner role that supports the entire organization to achieve strategic and financial goals. This role directs a team dedicated to FP&A that will work in collaboration with all levels of leadership to develop financial and strategic plans, analyze financial and operational results and deliver meaningful insights into company performance. This role will prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages to key internal and external stakeholders as well as quarterly board presentation materials. This position will also support the execution of the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts as well as serve as our finance leader for corporate admin functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Risk Management and Real Estate), and work closely with other members of the Finance & Accounting organization. The position is based at Leslie’s corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona and reports directly to the Vice President of Finance.

Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning: Partner with FP&A leadership and key stakeholders to prepare the annual budget as well as produce weekly, monthly, annual, and multi-year financial forecasts that drive results in support of company objectives.
• Lead the execution of quarterly and monthly forecasts maintaining the FP&A deliverables calendar and coordinating timelines and priorities.
• Lead the development and execution of annual budgeting process focusing on underlying business drivers, key financial and operating metrics, and sensitivity analysis as well as assigned corporate admin planning activities.
• P&L Review: Support monthly P&L review process that includes explaining variances to plan, providing insight on current and expected trends, and identifying areas of risk and opportunities.
• Financial Analysis: Structure, build, and maintain complex financial and decision-making models to develop meaningful insights and recommendations; conduct financial cost/benefit and NPV analyses to support growth and other strategic initiatives.
• Acquire and maintain a thorough understanding of business issues, strategies and risks, and profitability opportunities.
• Support the VP of Finance, CFO, and executives with ad hoc research and analysis related to current and historical financial performance and future expectations of the Company, external benchmarking, and peer performance assessments as needed.
• Bring new thinking and process improvement to the function, including analyzing and recommending new metrics and performance indicators to help identify trends.
• Support implementation of a new ERP system; ensure key FP&A and financial system processes are documented, key controls are identified, and procedures are developed to periodically test the effectiveness of controls.
• Develop Corporate FP&A team by setting priorities, removing obstacles for delivering on objectives, and ensuring the team is focused on providing support that helps deliver strong financial performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive financial analysis experience, including corporate FP&A and people leadership experience.
• Proficient at problem solving – digging into complex and ambiguous data sets and synthesizing the key takeaways at an executive level.
• Outstanding conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly build in-depth knowledge of data hierarchies and financial systems. Proficient and willing to troubleshoot and solve problems.
• Highly skilled in analyzing raw information and large data sets, and translating into relevant insights for informed decision making.
• In-depth financial modeling skills, as well as understanding of financial statements and the linkages between the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Proficiency in corporate finance and valuation concepts such as Discounted Cash Flow, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return and Return on Invested Capital.
• Communication of complex financial information and issues in a clear, concise, and relevant manner (both written and verbal).
• Open, forward-thinking, and welcomes challenges and change, adapts to a continuously evolving environment while exercising good judgment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and social skills with a strong executive presence.
• Advanced competency in Excel and proficiency with other Microsoft Office suite products (e.g., Word and PowerPoint); experience using modern ERP systems, planning applications and related reporting tools (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday Adaptive, Power BI, etc.).
• Organized and extremely detail oriented.
• Holds self and others accountable for ensuring that results are achieved; seizes opportunities to produce results without direct supervision; takes action on items beyond formal job responsibility; sets high expectations for self and others.
• Operates well within a fast-paced, dynamic environment, delivers high-quality results within timelines, and effectively leads and prioritizes multiple projects.
• Influential across all levels of the organization including C-Suite and other executives.
• Partners with leaders and team members in tough situations to resolve and reduce discord while maintaining professionalism.
• Simultaneously serves in finance leadership role while delivering as an individual contributor.
• Ability to work independently, with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills, self-starter, and team player.
• Exhibits enthusiasm, positive professional attitude, integrity, reliability, and leadership.

We offer our employees competitive compensation, extensive paid training, comprehensive and flexible suite of benefits package, 401K with company match, team member discounts, rewards for top performers, and most importantly career advancement opportunities.

Leslie’s recognizes a critical component to our continued success is our people. Leslie’s is committed to developing and fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion within our company and the communities we serve. A key aspect of building a great team is valuing ideas from many viewpoints, which is why we place a priority on identifying and hiring talented individuals from all backgrounds and perspectives.