Director – Corporate Finance

About ANN INC.:
At ANN INC., WE GET WOMEN. Real women live ever more complicated lives. They juggle more activities, play more roles and carry more expectations. But what women value is what they have always valued: connecting with others, making smart choices, looking and feeling great. Living life fully means women choose to play all their roles with confidence and style.That is why we’re here.For more than half a century, we have evolved with the needs of real women who live full, active lives. Our values are her values. We get that a woman expresses herself through what she wears – at work, at home and at play. To meet her needs, we design pieces for her life and her changing roles to help her look and feel confident and beautiful. We create rich experiences that connect with her wherever she is, inspire her style and simplify her choices.

About the Position:
The Sr. Director/Director of Corporate Finance serves as a key member of the Finance leadership team and acts as a strategic partner to senior management in the establishment and achievement of financial objectives. Through collaboration with brand finance teams and key stakeholders, the Sr. Director/Director of Corporate Finance will play a critical role providing strategy and vision around ANN INC.’s financial planning processes and analytics, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Responsibilities include driving the long range planning, budget and forecast ownership, quarter and month-end performance analysis, Board of Directors and Investor Relations support, and other responsibilities as needed. Manages a high performing and fast-paced team, and must be effective in delegation of responsibilities while maintaining high quality and timely deliverables.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Provide financial leadership through insights and consultation to the corporate management team
• Work with management to develop and achieve short-term and long-term financial plans
• Construct meaningful analysis and communicate findings to critical stakeholders across the company
• Enable overall Corporate FP&A capabilities by instilling best practices and increasing team contextual knowledge of key business drivers at each brand
• Ensure all functional drivers are appropriately captured in seasonal / full year budgets; develop robust budgets and long range plans that appropriately reflect the trend of the business and key operational project deliverables
• Manage monthly financial and operational hindsight process in partnership with operations partners; ensure CFO and Finance partners are appropriately briefed on any key performance issues in a timely manner, and develop recommendations to mitigate potential P&L exposure as appropriate
• Lead company-wide performance analysis and hindsight's, including materials for the Board of Directors and investors relations.
• Develop forecasts and action plans to ensure financial objectives are achieved
• Analyze performance to identify risks and opportunities
• Provide financial tools and analysis that lead to improved decision making across the company.
• Understand key drivers of operating profit and work with business leaders to maximize profitability
• Support business development activities and initiatives
• Drive consistency of information, and ensure detailed understanding of actual performance
• Approach problem solving with a continuous improvement mindset

People Management:

• Development of strong partnerships with executive leadership, team members and cross functional teams
• Provides positive, challenging and effective direction and team support
• Partners with team to establish and position specific department annual goals that are in accordance with the strategic plan. Develop implementation plans to support achievement of these goals.
• Mentors, coaches and supports direct reports and team on performance expectations
• Facilitates learning and the development and growth of team members and recognizes and rewards talent

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Finance or Accounting. Graduate degree desirable, as well as CPA accreditation
• 10-15 years of experience in progressive responsibility in financial planning / operational management.
• Strong cross-functional leadership capability, along with proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.
• Strong skills in financial planning/analysis, modeling, systems, accounting and reporting.
• Strong technical finance skills required, along with proficiency in MS Excel.
• Knowledge of accounting methods, practices principles, procedures and systems
• Ability to work as a business partner with all business units, corporate and executive leadership is essential. Individual must be able to direct the work of others (with no direct line authority) in gathering, analyzing and reporting of different types of information.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior management, large/small groups and one-on-one. Strong executive presence is critical.
• Ability to manage and work effectively on multiple work streams simultaneously with minimal oversight. Strong organizational prioritization and time management skills are essential.
• Adaptable and flexible in a complex, changing environment
• Previous management experience required
• Proven ability to create structure and provide direction