Senior Manager, Finance, e.l.f. Brands
Hybrid (Oakland, CA / New York, NY)$110k - $140kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior finance partner for the e.l.f. Brands (e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN and e.l.f. Hair) providing financial leadership, insights, and decision support to drive sustainable, profitable growth. Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Corporate FP&A and cross-functional teams to translate business strategies into financial outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to e.l.f. Brands leadership and cross-functional teams, providing financial insights and recommendations that support growth and profitability.
- Lead key elements of brand financial planning, including annual operating plans, forecasts, long-range planning, and ongoing performance management.
- Develop a deep understanding of e.l.f. Brands performance and underlying drivers, including revenue, gross margin, marketing investment, operating expenses, and profitability.
- Partner closely with sales and commercial teams to evaluate customer and channel performance, retail opportunities, promotional activity, new distribution, and other growth initiatives.
- Establish milestones, KPIs, and sensitivity cases connecting strategic choices to P&L, balance sheet, and cash outcomes.
- Analyze actual performance versus plan and forecast, identify key business drivers and trends, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
- Communicate complex financial information clearly and concisely to both finance and non-finance audiences, including senior leadership.
- Develop strong cross-functional relationships and establish Finance as a proactive, solutions-oriented partner to the business.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field; MBA or other advanced degree a plus.
- 5+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally within CPG/beauty, retail, or another high-growth consumer environment.
- Experience in brand FP&A or commercial finance strongly preferred. Experience evaluating retailer/customer economics, channel performance, promotional investments, distribution opportunities, or other customer-level growth initiatives would be particularly valuable.
- Demonstrated experience with financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis, and financial modeling.
- Strong understanding of P&L drivers and the ability to connect commercial and operational activity to financial performance.
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with business leaders and influencing decisions through financial analysis and insights.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to move between detailed analysis and the broader strategic picture.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to distill complex analyses into clear recommendations.
- Comfortable operating with speed, ambiguity, and evolving priorities in a high-growth environment.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities; experience with financial planning, BI, and/or ERP systems preferred.
Skills
Required:Financial planning and forecastingP&L managementcross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- retirement savings plan
- gender neutral parental leave
- unlimited paid time off
- bonus eligibility (up to 200% of target)
- equity
- hybrid 3 days in office, 2 days at home
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About e.l.f. Beauty
A Different Kind of Beauty Company
e.l.f. Beauty is a bold disruptor with a kind heart. We stand with every eye, lip, face, paw and fin. We’re making the best of beauty accessible to everyone.
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