Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

J.Jill is a national lifestyle brand that provides apparel, footwear and accessories designed to help its customers move through a full life with ease. The brand represents an easy, thoughtful, and inspired style that celebrates the totality of all women and designs its products with its core brand ethos in mind: keep it simple and make it matter. J. Jill offers a high touch customer experience through over 200 stores nationwide and a robust ecommerce platform. J.Jill is headquartered outside Boston.

Overview :

As a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, you will be a key member of J.Jill’s Finance Leadership team. You’ll own financial support of operational areas of the business including Retail, Fulfillment Operations, Real Estate and Special Projects. The Director contributes to the achievement of J.Jill’s financial goals through the execution of the financial plans and the creation of Executive and Board level reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities :

Lead the Financial Support of J.Jill’s Key Operating Areas:

• Support key operating areas including the development of annual plan, forecasts and analysis to understand drivers of actual performance.
• Enhance analytics and reporting to support efficient operations and identify cost savings opportunities.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure achievement of plan and provide financial support to the operation.
• Work with the senior leadership team to develop long-range plans/financial models and policies.
• Maintain effective working relationships to ensure teamwork in achieving corporate goals.

Provide Financial Planning and Analysis Vision and Direction:

• Be a thought expert in driving continuous improvement and the evolution of J.Jill’s Financial, Planning & Analysis function.
• Run project based financial tracking for large IS and Capital projects. Ensure accurate tracking and reporting.
• Prioritize and ensure key strategic projects are implemented within budget and in a timely manner.
• Be flexible with ability to contribute to special corporate initiatives including Strategic/Long-range planning and capital structure (equity offering, dividend initiation, debt refinancings, etc.).
• Develop and guide a team of seven to nine including three managers
• This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of this role

Benefits, Tailored for You.

• Bonus and equity plan and generous amount of paid time off
• Flexible hybrid work arrangements with three days in office
• 401(k) plan with company match, variety of benefits and options, associate resource groups
• Associate discount and more perks (discounts on travel, consumer products, movie tickets, etc.)
• Corporate Office includes amenities such as a café, fitness center, parking and Red Line shuttle

Qualifications :

Essential Skills and Experience:

• 10 years’ experience managing teams with the ability to identify, develop and motivate finance talent
• Extensive knowledge of top-down P&L expense planning and management
• Investment evaluation experience (NPV, ROI, IRR, etc.)
• Highly motivated with exceptional sense of curiosity to dissect, understand and improve operations
• Synthesize data for effective communication in Executive and Board materials

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience in a retail, e-commerce or consumer focused business
• Previous implementation of general ledger and FP&A systems
• Knowledge of three statement financial modeling

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work, prolonged periods of time working at a desk on a computer.
• Ability to communication information and observe details at close range.
• Light lifting may be required.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position.