Director of FP&A

ABOUT THE GROUP

From a small store in Turin to a large internationally recognized group: we are present in 90 countries around the world with over 5000 employees and 30 companies managed directly and indirectly by the Luigi Lavazza Spa parent company which distribute and market our products and coffee addition to Lavazza the following brands are also part of our Group: Carte Noire Merrild Kicking Horse Eraclea and Whittington tea.

Joining Lavazza means doing business with passion knowing that the impact of our work goes beyond the quality of the production chain. We are a big family and are constantly looking for new talents who share our values and can enrich our team. We combine competitiveness with social and environmental responsibility as we create superior quality products available for consumption both at home and out of home and distributed through all channels: Retail Foodservice Office Coffee Service (OCS) and Vending. Our strong diversified presence enables us to offer consumers and clients perfectly suited solutions for any occasion and time of day.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Director of FP&A is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving financial planning analysis and decision support across the organizations commercial segments (e.g. Foodservice OCS ECommerce Retail/Home). This role partners closely with senior commercial leadership to deliver actionable insights support growth initiatives optimize profitability and ensure financial rigor across forecasting budgeting and longrange planning.

As a key member of the Finance leadership team this role leads segmentlevel FP&A activities develops highperforming analysts and ensures consistent financial governance while enabling commercial agility. The Director translates complex financial data into clear executiveready insights that support strategic and operational decisionmaking.

Location: West Chester PA

Work model: Hybrid

Travel: Occasional travel may be required to support commercial leadership meetings business reviews or company events.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead FP&A support for all assigned commercial segments acting as a trusted finance business partner to segment presidents VPs and crossfunctional leaders.
• Support the development and execution of commercial and financial strategies including pricing portfolio mix promotions and investment tradeoffs.
• Provide clear financial perspectives on new business opportunities channel expansion and customer initiatives.
• Own the annual budget rolling forecast and longrange planning processes for commercial segments ensuring accuracy transparency and alignment with corporate targets.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to assess revenue margin volume and cost drivers across channels.
• Monitor performance versus plan identify risks and opportunities and proactively recommend corrective actions.
• Deliver deepdive analyses on revenue growth margin performance customer profitability trade spend and ROI.
• Partner with Commercial Strategy Sales and Marketing teams to evaluate pricing actions promotions and customer terms.
• Prepare executivelevel dashboards scorecards and presentations for leadership reviews and business updates.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Operations Marketing and Revenue Growth Management to align assumptions forecasts and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure consistent financial assumptions methodologies and reporting standards across all commercial segments.
• Support monthend close activities by reviewing variances and ensuring alignment between actuals forecasts and business narratives.
• Lead coach and develop a team of FP&A managers and analysts supporting commercial segments.
• Build financial acumen within commercial teams by simplifying complex financial concepts and promoting datadriven decisionmaking.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field required; MBA or CPA/CFA preferred.
• 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A or commercial finance with significant exposure to salesdriven organizations.
• Proven experience partnering with senior commercial leadership in a multichannel or consumerfocused business.
• Strong financial modeling analytical and storytelling skills with the ability to influence at the executive level.
• Advanced proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g. ERP planning tools BI platforms Excel).
• Ability to analyze complex data manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fastpaced environment.

BENEFITS/PERKS

• Competitive Medical Vision Dental Benefits
• 401K Package
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Ability to be barista certified
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Performance Development Plans
• Employee Discounts
• Summer Fridays (Memorial Day Weekend Labor Day Weekend)
• Flexible business casual dress code - jean friendly!
• Free coffee anytime!
  
  

Lavazza is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Lavazza prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.