Forecast Planning Manager jobs in Jonesboro, AR

Ready to enhance your Financial Planning and Analysis career? Step into a vital role at Regent Holding Company as our FP&A Manager, contributing to the success of a global leader in home decor. This role has the flexibility to be headquartered in Maple Grove, MN or Memphis, TN.

Regent Holding Company is a designer, wholesaler and manufacturer of quality home décor, and has an extensive global presence through its three brands, Creative Co-Op, Bloomingville, and Illume. Between the three companies, Regent has multiple distribution channels in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and supplies more than 30,000 retailers globally. In addition, through its sourcing company, York Asia, Regent is able to leverage its scale to maximize supply chain efficiencies. With its portfolio of complementary products, distribution centers, on three separate continents, significant sourcing infrastructure as well as state of the art candle manufacturing facility, Regent is able to maximize the potential of great products and designs - reaching consumers throughout the world. Regent's growth has been fueled by a 2015 investment by Freeman Spogli & Co., a leading private equity firm dedicated to investing with management in middle market companies in the consumer and distribution sectors.

The Regent Holding Company FP&A Manager supports the company's success by enabling well-informed decisions with exceptional analysis, reporting, and projecting. This role integrates with the businesses to develop a deep and constantly growing understanding. A strong candidate will enjoy asking detailed questions and have a flare for translating the answers into relevant financial analyses. Building on a core reporting foundation, this role is integral to the monthly reporting cycle and the business planning processes.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Financial Reporting
  • Administrate the monthly close process across the businesses
  • Prepare the monthly consolidated financials
  • Work with the businesses to proactively improve reporting processes
  • Create the monthly consolidated reporting presentation
  • Develop and/or review monthly variances
  • Create weekly financials updates
  • Assure processes and systems are well-developed and consistent
• Planning
  • Lead and be a key contributor in the annual budget process
  • Lead and be a key contributor in the forecasting process
  • Develop and maintain an interactive five year outlook
  • Analytically review plans and recommend changes to assure that company goals are met
• Controls
  • Assure that US GAAP is followed and that reporting is compliant across the companies
  • Manage the annual audit
  • Assure that appropriate controls are in place and maintained

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or similar
• CPA or CMA strongly preferred
• Masters preferred
• 7 years of relevant experience with 3 years of hands-on consolidated financial reporting

• Strong systems background with the ability and experience analyzing large amounts of data
• High degree of competence working in a multi-ERP environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Occasional travel will be required.