Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
The Senior Director, FP&A is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving financial performance, decision support, and long-range planning across the marketing and merchandising organizations within a fast-paced multi-channel apparel environment. This role partners closely with senior marketing, merchandising, and executive leaders to optimize investments, enhance profitability, and ensure strong financial stewardship in a highly competitive consumer landscape. The ideal candidate brings deep retail FP&A expertise, strong business partnership skills, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights that influence strategy and operational execution.
This role reports to the Senior Vice President, Finance, has 3 direct reports with a total team of 5 and is based in our Buckhead office.
30%: Merchandising FP&A & Decision Support
- Lead the financial target setting by brand in conjunction with merchandising and consumer insights teams and partner with retail, wholesale, and supply chain teams
- Build models and frameworks that evaluate product assortment decisions, product make investments, and gross margin outcomes
- Lead cross-functional product costing analysis in conjunction with our go-to-market process
- Conduct recurring financial updates with licensees and onboard additional licenses
- Produce monthly and quarterly reporting and analysis on brand performance
- Complete business cases for new initiatives as needed
30%: Marketing FP&A & Decision Support
- Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and long-range planning processes for the Marketing teams
- Partner with Marketing team on financial models to forecast sales, traffic, customer acquisition, retention, and marketing ROI
- Determine and align on quarterly, monthly and weekly KPIs in conjunction with Retail FP&A team
- Implement tools, dashboards, and KPIs that improve visibility into investment performance and operational execution
10%: Reporting & Performance Management
- Oversee monthly and quarterly results reporting, variance analysis, executive presentations, and performance reviews to support Monthly Business Review meetings, earnings call preparation and Board materials
- Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and clarity of financial reporting to senior leadership and the board
30%: Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team that supports both centralized and business-unit finance needs
- Foster a culture of analytical rigor, proactive problem solving, and strong business partnership
- Collaborate with broader finance teams (Retail FP&A, Wholesale FP&A, Corporate FP&A, Accounting, Investor Relations) to ensure alignment on financial processes and strategic initiatives
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required; MBA preferred
- 8+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience
- Deep understanding of marketing analytics, merchandising financials, gross margin drivers, inventory dynamics, and retail KPIs
- Proven experience partnering with senior executives and influencing cross-functional decisions
- Exceptional financial modeling, analytical, and strategic thinking skills
- Strong communication skills and executive presence, with the ability to simplify and articulate complex insights
- Intellectually curious; strong interest in understanding our various business models and channels
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Strong work ethic; ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Experience in managing high performance teams; strong orientation to development and mentoring
- Retail and/or wholesale industry experience preferred
MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S:
- Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
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What We Do
Carter’s, Inc. is the largest branded marketer in the United States and Canada of apparel and related products exclusively for babies and young children. The Company owns the Carter’s and OshKosh B’gosh brands, two of the most recognized brands in the marketplace. These brands are sold in leading department stores, national chains, and specialty retailers domestically and internationally. They are also sold through nearly 1,000 Company-operated stores in the United States and Canada and on-line at www.carters.com, www.oshkosh.com, and www.cartersoshkosh.ca. The Company’s Just One You, Precious Firsts, and Genuine Kids brands are available at Target, its Child of Mine brand is available at Walmart, and its Simple Joys brand is available on Amazon.com. The Company also owns Skip Hop, a global lifestyle brand for families with young children. Carter’s is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. If you dream of working with innovative colleagues who support and inspire you, Count on Carter's.
