TEMP Manager FP&A - Gross Margin, Revenue & Consolidation (Finance)

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab.

The salary range for this position is $50.00 - $58.00 per hour based upon a San Francisco location.

Job Summary:

This is a temporary role for 3-6 months

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven temporary FP&A Manager to join our finance team in a dynamic, fast-paced beauty company. This role will be responsible for overseeing gross margin, revenue, and cost of goods sold (COGS) analysis, as well as financial consolidation across the business. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical mindset, excellent organizational skills, and the flexibility to adapt to evolving business priorities. This position plays a critical role in supporting gross margin analysis, forecasting, long-range planning, and new product launches, while also providing leadership to team members and driving process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

Gross Margin Analysis & Reporting:

• Lead and oversee gross margin performance analysis across product categories, brands, and channels.
• Provide variance analysis against budget, prior periods, and latest estimates to identify trends and drivers of performance.
• Partner with supply chain and operations teams to understand COGS components, including raw materials, packaging, and manufacturing costs.
• Track and evaluate the impact of transfer pricing on gross margin results and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.

Revenue & COGS Forecasting:

• Develop and maintain annual, quarterly, and monthly forecasts for revenue and COGS.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and support the creation of latest estimates (LEs).
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and product development teams to assess the impact of new product launches on revenue and gross margin.
• Prepare and present long-range category plans to ensure alignment with strategic business goals.

Financial Consolidation & Reporting:

• Support the consolidation of financial results across business units, brands, and regions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure completeness of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements.
• Reconcile financial data to ensure consistency and integrity across various reporting systems and sources.
• Prepare and review consolidated P&L statements, gross margin summaries, and other financial reports for senior management and executive leadership.

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Perform detailed variance analysis to identify key business drivers and areas for improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand business assumptions and identify risks and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess profitability, pricing strategies, and investment decisions.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses and reports to provide insights to senior management.

Leadership & Process Improvement:

• Provide guidance and leadership to junior team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
• Drive process improvements related to financial planning, reporting, and consolidation to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Maintain a strong focus on data quality controls and documentation standards.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, financial regulations, and audit requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or a related finance role, preferably in the consumer goods or cosmetics industry.
• Strong proficiency in Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) and financial planning systems (e.g., Anaplan, Hyperion, SAP).
• Experience with financial consolidation tools and processes.
• Experience with reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or other visualization platforms is a plus.
• Knowledge of transfer pricing concepts and their impact on financial results.
• Familiarity with accounting principles, including COGS accounting, gross margin calculations, and financial consolidation.