Director, Global Cost FP&A

The Director, Global Cost FP&A at Wella International Operations Switzerland Sàrl is a senior finance leader based in New York, NY, working in a hybrid arrangement. This role partners directly with the CFO/COO, the executive leadership team, and business leaders across the organization to drive profitability, optimize resource allocation, and accelerate enterprise transformation. The position sits at the center of strategic and financial decision-making, leading productivity initiatives, operating model improvements, cost transformation programs, and AI-enabled finance modernization, ensuring investments align with growth priorities. It offers high visibility and influence across the organization, including exposure to executive leadership, board-level priorities, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. Compensation range: $215,000–$225,000 per year, with total rewards to be determined by factors such as location, experience, skills, and internal equity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead an enterprise value creation framework that aligns productivity, margin expansion, and resource allocation with the company’s strategic objectives and long-term value creation.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute initiatives to improve SG&A leverage, organizational effectiveness, and cost competitiveness across functions, markets, and business units.
• Use benchmarking, external best practices, and rigorous financial analysis to inform business cases, investment decisions, and value realization tracking.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO/COO and other executive leaders on enterprise performance, operating model effectiveness, investment allocation, and transformation priorities.
• Lead large-scale transformation programs focused on operational excellence, digital enablement, operating model improvement, and sustainable cost reduction.
• Establish and lead the transformation office with governance, milestone tracking, risk management, and benefits realization across priority initiatives.
• Partner with HR and business leaders on workforce productivity, organizational design, and resource optimization efforts.
• Lead post-investment reviews and transformation benefit tracking to ensure expected outcomes are realized.
• Own enterprise cost productivity performance across the global cost base, including SG&A, marketing investments, CAPEX, and project costs.
• Lead cost planning processes across the Annual Operating Plan, quarterly forecasts, long-range planning, and transformation roadmap.
• Enhance executive reporting, monthly cost performance reviews, and planning methodologies to improve decision-making, transparency, and accountability.
• Lead monthly enterprise cost performance reviews with the CFO/COO, CHRO, and senior finance leadership, providing insights on cost drivers and recommendations on target delivery.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled planning, predictive analytics, automation, and advanced decision-support capabilities to improve cost management and finance effectiveness.
• Partner with the FP&A Center of Excellence to embed scalable digital finance capabilities that improve planning accuracy, business agility, and productivity.
• Build and lead a high-performing team focused on value creation, financial excellence, and transformation delivery.
• Foster strong partnerships across functions, geographies, and leadership levels while creating a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and performance excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic planning, business transformation, management consulting, or enterprise performance management.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation, productivity, restructuring, or value creation programs in global organizations.
• Strong financial acumen across business case development, investment analysis, financial modeling, performance management, and executive decision support.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives, navigate ambiguity, and drive enterprise-wide change across functions and geographies.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, stakeholder management, executive presentation, and people leadership skills.
• Ability to zoom-in/zoom-out while partnering with senior leaders.
• Preferred: MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced qualification; experience in consumer products, beauty, manufacturing, or large multinational organizations; experience supporting public company environments, investor-facing processes, or AI-enabled finance transformation.