Director, Corporate FP&A

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including:
Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M
· A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

• Responsible for leading the global finance organization by creating insightful analytics and reporting related to the quarterly guidance and monthly global P&L estimates
• Lead the Corporate FP&A planning process with a focus on consumer-centric financial planning, specifically as it relates to consolidating and analyzing operating expense estimate reporting
• Strengthen FP&A partnership with corporate function, global support and region finance teams to capture insights and accurately reflect projected financials, which inform strategic decisions
• Develop and maintain robust financial models for forecasting operating expenses (both consumer facing and non-consumer facing), including scenario and sensitivity modeling
• Integrate consumer-focused financial drivers into planning models
• Apply scenario planning on operating expenses to discover insights that will drive strategic decisions and will identify opportunities and risks. Leverage as comparisons for the risk and opportunities identified by the business.
• Track changes to forecast assumptions on operating expenses and present findings. Analyze and report on trends. Conduct deep-dive variance analysis, collaborating with the business to understand and clearly explain key drivers of performance monthly.
• Prepare and review comprehensive monthly reporting and presentation decks for Senior Management, that deliver timely and actionable insights
• Responsible for assisting with key quarterly earnings analyses. Support investor relations and executive communications with articulate presentations.
• Tracking of business rules – report on the business adherence to guidelines set by Corporate in regards to optimizing investments and protecting margins
• Oversee the tracking of corporate funds and stretch approvals
• Lead FP&A process automation and improvement initiatives to strengthen forecasting accuracy and streamline reporting.
• Participate in the roll-out of agentic AI, applying intellectual curiosity to explore new capabilities, challenge traditional forecasting methods, and embed autonomous insights into decision-making processes.
• Build collaborative relationships with Brand, Regional and Corporate Finance teams
• Proactively seek ways to enhance, streamline, and automate existing processes
• Assist in the identification, development, and adoption of strategic ad hoc initiatives that contribute continuous process improvement to the organization

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required, MBA or CPA preferred
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including corporate finance and accounting
• Advanced P&L management, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Experience building complex analytical models
• Excellent financial and analytical skills, with the ability to analyze business impacts and synthesize messaging in an appropriate manner
• Strong PC skills including SAP, One Stream, PowerPoint and particularly Excel, with the ability to work with data efficiently and effectively
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong work ethic, in order to manage tight deadlines and multiple deliverables
• Demonstrates strong presentation skills, ability to communicate and present to Executive Management

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $ to $. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly…