Manager, Reporting & Analysis (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 salary range for this position is $105,700 - $132,200 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks during the calendar year and December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions.
The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.
POSITION SUMMARY:
We are looking for a detail-oriented and strategically minded Manager, Reporting & Analysis to join our accounting team. The Manager, Reporting & Analysis will report to the Director, Financial Reporting. The responsibilities include performing and reviewing various external financial reporting, reconciling ERP data to financial reporting, assisting with financial audit, performing various financial analysis, and participating in monthly closing. This role can be located in either our Glendale or San Francisco offices.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the actual financial reporting and assist with budget, forecast, long-range plan reporting to our parent company, LVMH.
- Manage all other external financial reporting.
- Assist in managing timeline and closing for our international entities, being a bridge between US headquarters and international entities.
- Assist Kendo's finance group (Accounting and FP&A) in meeting the closing and financial reporting timeline.
- Understand, develop, and enforce proper accounting practices and controls.
- Identify opportunities in reporting and process improvements and work with team to implement changes.
- Work cross-functionally with other groups and monitor business activities to ensure timely identification of accounting and financial reporting matters and recommend practical solutions.
- Proactively pursue business issues impacting the general ledger for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare financial analysis as assigned.
- Participate in month-end close as needed.
- Assist with financial audit.
- Serve as a resource to other departments as needed.
- Document processes and procedures.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years' experience in accounting
- Public accounting experience preferred
- CPA a big plus
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Must be highly accurate and detail-oriented
- Possess strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to thrive under tight deadlines and high-pressure
- Experience with ERP system, experience in Dynamics 365 a plus
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Consumer products or manufacturing industry experience a BIG plus
