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WHO ARE WE?
Iconic British brand ghd is a global leader in high end professional hair styling tools and the UK's number one recommended styling brand. Loved by stylists and consumers, loved by press, and loved by the people that work for the brand!
Merging science and innovation, with luxury beauty and style; ghd pioneers new technologies and beautiful designs to create the most technically advanced hair tools in the world. Developed by leading scientists in the dedicated ghd R&D laboratories in Cambridge, ghd tools deliver safer for hair heat styling and have become an essential part of the daily lives of professional hair stylists and consumers globally.
A trusted and loved brand, ghd sells 2 million stylers every year and 5 iconic ghd products are sold every minute. The award-winning ghd tools are used by 200,000 stylists around the world and sold in 30+ countries and more than 45,000 premium salons.
Renowned for game changing innovation and superior performance, at ghd we are on a mission to transform lives with the power of a good hair day!
ABOUT THIS ROLE
The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for providing strategic direction and day-to-day leadership to the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, fostering a high-performance culture through coaching, development, and continuous improvement. This role involves close collaboration with functional leaders across the business to deliver data-driven insights that influence key commercial and operational decisions
JOB ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Lead and evolve the FP&A Function: Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for the FP&A team, comprising 8 members (4 direct reports). Foster a high-performance culture through coaching, development, and continuous improvement.
* Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborate closely with functional leaders across the business, delivering data-driven insights to influence and support key commercial and operational decisions.
* Collaboration: Act as a trusted strategic advisor to the VP of Commercial Finance, providing forward-looking commercial analysis, actionable recommendations, and thought leadership to support strategic initiatives.
* Planning & Forecasting Excellence: Design and execute robust, agile forecasting and planning frameworks that drive accountability, align with organizational objectives, and meet internal and corporate deadlines.
* Executive Reporting & Presentations: Lead the creation and delivery of key financial reporting packages, including the Monthly Business Update, quarterly Profit Forecasts, and the Annual Plan, ensuring high-quality, executive-ready outputs
* Corporate Alignment & Reporting: Partner with Wella Corporate Finance team to ensure timely, accurate financial submissions. Liaise with the Custodian team to ensure smooth month-end close and consistent reporting standards.
* Financial Oversight: Provide end-to-end financial management for the Finance, Executive, and Central cost centers, ensuring transparency, compliance, and fiscal discipline.
* Performance Monitoring & Variance Analysis: Own the process for tracking and analyzing actuals vs. forecast/plan. Deliver clear, insightful variance analysis to explain key drivers and support course correction where needed.
* Cost Centre Excellence: Champion best-in-class cost center management practices, ensuring spend is aligned with plan and group cost centers consistently deliver against forecast.
REQUIREMENTS
Essential Experience:
* Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
* 7+ years in FP&A or equivalent function.
* Line management experience
Essential Skills / Competencies:
* Excellent Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and present financial information clearly and concisely.
* Strong Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Proficient in interpreting complex financial data to drive insights and decisions.
* Organizational Skills: Highly organized, capable of managing multiple stakeholders and priorities efficiently.
* Attention to Detail: Meticulous with a keen eye for detail, able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
* Process Improvement: Proven experience in embedding efficient processes with appropriate controls.
* Initiative & Change Management: Self-starter who is comfortable leading tasks from the outset and managing change effectively.
* Financial Accounting Knowledge: Sound understanding of financial accounting principles with meticulous attention to detail.
* Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic working environment.
* Advanced Excel Skills: Expertise in using Excel for financial analysis and reporting.
Desirable Skills / Competencies:
* Management Experience: At least 5 years in management role, with a strong emphasis on coaching, development, and driving team engagement.
* Team Leadership: Demonstrated expertise in line managing a team of finance managers and professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
VALUES
We at ghd are proudly committed to our Company Values and aim to attract and retain employees who live our Values.
* Collaborative - We work together to create the extraordinary.
* Creative - We foster creativity & excellence to create value for our brands and business.
* Courageous - We are agile, entrepreneurial & we own our future
* Connected - We stay connected and ensure we are always consumer first.
* Committed - We are responsible for our impact on others & the planet.
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