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Director, Financial Planning

Job in New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listing for: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.
Part Time position
Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Compliance, Financial Manager
  • Management
    Financial Manager, Change Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 175000 - 225000 USD Yearly USD 175000.00 225000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

As a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will be a strategic finance leader responsible for developing and implementing financial plans that support the company's short- and long-term goals.

Key Areas of Responsibilities
  • Own the enterprise-wide planning process, setting the standard for how the organization forecasts, budgets, and reports — establishing a cadence that is proactive, consistent, and decision-ready.
  • Lead the monthly financial performance review, synthesizing results to deliver meaningful commentary and strategic insight that informs leadership decision-making.
  • Translate financial performance into actionable guidance, delivering analysis that connects P&L results, capital deployment, and business initiatives to the Company’s growth objectives.
  • Act as a trusted strategic advisor to the executive committee, proactively surfacing risks, opportunities, and recommendations through high‑quality board packages, scorecards, and executive reporting.
  • Drive cross‑functional financial partnership, collaborating with business and functional leaders to embed financial rigor into operational strategies and organizational initiatives.
  • Govern the capital planning and approval process, ensuring a rigorous investment evaluation framework — including ROI modeling — is in place to assess key initiatives and hold the business accountable to deliver shareholder value.
  • Spearhead the evaluation and implementation of a new financial planning and reporting platform, leading adoption across the finance team to streamline, modernize, and elevate the Company’s planning and management reporting capabilities.
Leadership & Team Development
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and excellence.
  • Set clear performance expectations, provide ongoing coaching, and create meaningful development opportunities for all direct and indirect reports.
  • Champion a data‑driven, ownership‑oriented culture.
Position Requirements
  • Proven track record as a finance leader with demonstrated success leading a high performing FP&A function.
  • Experience operating in a multi‑site retail environment is strongly preferred.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long‑term vision with day‑to‑day execution and operational detail.
  • Exceptional influencing skills — able to drive alignment, shape decisions, and lead change at the executive level and across the broader organization.
  • Proven ability to create, implement and maintain best‑in‑class processes, systems and structure.
  • Strong change management capabilities with a history of transforming functions and building organizations from tactical to strategic.
  • Outstanding financial modeling, analytical, and problem‑solving skills; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with financial planning systems or data visualization tools (e.g., Hyperion, Essbase, IBM Planning Analytics, Power BI, or similar).
  • Clear, articulate communication style; someone that can make complex things simple and is able to synthesize information quickly.
  • Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrates a growth mindset — actively seeks feedback, adapts to change, and fosters the same in others.
  • A strong team leader who acts as a player/manager. Possesses the ability to recruit, retain and motivate a high‑performance team, and hold them to account.
Position Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other quantitative discipline.
  • Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
  • MBA strongly preferred.
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