Frette Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

About Frette

Founded in 1860, Frette is an Italian luxury house renowned for exceptional linens, refined textiles and a longstanding presence in prestigious hotels and private residences worldwide. Its identity rests on craftsmanship, sophisticated design and an exacting approach to quality, expressed through collections that elevate everyday rituals. As an employer, Frette brings together expertise across textile design, product development, retail, hospitality partnerships and corporate functions. The brand offers professionals a setting where heritage meets contemporary expectations of luxury, with attention to detail, product knowledge and thoughtful client service central to representing its distinctive vision of comfort and elegance.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and long-range strategic planning.
• Manage monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles.
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, investments, and business cases.
• Analyze financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.
• Advise business leaders on financial matters and partner with department heads to assess operational drivers and financial impacts.
• Serve as the primary commercial finance business partner to retail, wholesale, hospitality, ecommerce, and marketing teams, supporting monthly results reviews, reporting, controls, analysis, and advice to meet established financial objectives.
• Develop and maintain internal controls to safeguard organizational financial assets.
• Manage retail customer contracts and support the channel director and operations manager with KPIs; produce pro forma P&Ls for stores as needed.
• Manage hospitality KPIs, commission calculations and payments, customer agreement reviews and implementation, and provide general support to the channel director and team.
• Manage wholesale consignment inventory, the sales process, and customer contracts; provide general support to the channel director.
• Manage inventory obsolescence and slow-moving SKUs to improve working capital efficiency, and provide strategic input on increasing or decreasing customer inventory.
• Oversee warehouse cost payments and allocations, and ensure physical inventory counts match system records.
• Recommend actions to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Ensure accurate submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages to head office, with variance commentary and explanations.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Monitor KPIs and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Conduct variance analysis and explain business performance.
• Present financial results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Evaluate investment opportunities through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Lead sensitivity and risk analyses for strategic projects.
• Assist in developing long-term financial strategies.
• Improve financial planning processes and reporting automation.
• Work with the CEO to support programmatic success through cost analysis and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Lead implementation and optimization of FP&A systems and reporting tools.
• Standardize reporting methodologies and financial metrics.
• Promote best practices in financial analysis and planning.
• Identify and implement strategies to improve cost efficiency and strengthen internal financial controls.
• Manage and administer the corporate card program, bank accounts, vendor payments, and investments.
• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, landlords, and regulatory agencies to maintain trust and alignment.
• Lead, mentor, and develop FP&A professionals, and advise channel leaders across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or CMA preferred.
• 5–8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related fields preferred.
• 2–4+ years of people leadership experience preferred.
• Experience supporting executive leadership in a mid-size organization.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and strategic planning.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems; strong knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker preferred.
• Ability to influence decision-making across multiple business functions.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles, including knowledge of US GAAP and a general understanding of corporate accounting.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear business recommendations.
• Hands-on, self-starting approach, with the ability to set and manage priorities independently.
• Strong organization and teamwork.
• Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and lead change initiatives effectively.
• Excellent strategic planning capabilities.
• Adaptability and flexibility in a complex, changing environment.
• Attention to detail while managing competing priorities and tight timelines.

Skills

Experience

5–8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related fields preferred; 2–4+ years of people leadership experience preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field from an accredited college or university; MBA, CPA, CFA, or CMA preferred.

Culture

Frette’s workplace culture is rooted in its Italian heritage and expertise in luxury linens, placing craftsmanship, attention to detail and refined design at the heart of its professional identity. Its presence in both private homes and prestigious hotels gives the working environment a distinctive focus on product knowledge, attentive service and an understanding of discerning international clients.

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