Financial Planning & Analysis Director at TILLEY DISTRIBUTION INC – Middle River, Maryland

Job Title: Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Summary:

The Director, FP&A, will oversee commercial FP&A, which includes commercial management reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes, as well as providing strategic financial insights to support Tilley’s goals of overall growth and cash flow improvement. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills, a deep understanding of financial management principles, and a proven track record of driving process improvements. This role reports directly to Tilley’s Chief Financial Officer.

Key Responsibilities

Management Reporting & Analysis – Commercial

• Serve as the finance business partner to the commercial leaders, shaping strategy through financial insights, margin growth, and portfolio performance.
• Lead month-end analysis and drive forecast updates for the Monthly Operating Review
• Deliver customer profitability analysis, identify margin improvement opportunities, and partner with Sales leadership to strengthen deal economics
• Collaborate with the Product Line Management team and other stakeholders to support decision-making on offers, analyzing pricing, volume, and mix impacts to inform future strategies
• Own forecasting of all major Commercial metrics (originations, service units, revenue), ensuring accuracy and forward-looking insights
• Prepare comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for the Executive Leadership Team
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to evaluate business performance
• Analyze financial results to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
• Present financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership to inform strategic decision-making
• Assist on development of the Monthly Operating, Board of Directors presentations, and materials
• Prepare and support ad-hoc projects/management requests

Planning & Forecasting

• Oversee annual budgeting and monthly outlook process, partnering with Tilley’s Executive Leadership Team
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of potential business decisions

Cash Flow and Working Capital

• Drive terms with customers to improve cash flow management

Process Improvement & Systems Enhancement

• Identify opportunities to streamline FP&A processes and implement best practices
• Enhance financial systems and tools to improve data accuracy and reporting efficiency

Qualifications & Experience:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline
• Preferred: Master’s degree in a related field
• Other relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CMA, CFA) are a plus

Required

• 10 – 15+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, consulting, investment banking, private equity, portfolio company or accounting experience
• Distribution, Chemicals, and/or Manufacturing industry experience
• Experience in analytics, financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting
• Significant experience in Excel includes Pivot Tables, large data sets, etc.
• Significant experience using PowerPoint to create and present updates for senior-level stakeholders

Preferred

• Private Equity or Portfolio Company experience
• Independent / self-starter with high attention to detail
• Ability to communicate complex financial matters in a simplified way to a broad audience
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines,s and to adapt to changing work priorities
• Superior problem-solving and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
• Focused, organized, results-oriented individual
• Experience collaborating across teams and building strong relationships with business leaders

Compensation / Location / Other

• Compensation: Commensurate with relevant experience. The compensation package will include base salary + cash bonus + benefits eligibility (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off)
• Location: Mid-Atlantic Region
• Travel: 40% primarily to Tilley U.S. locations

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.