Forecasting & Planning Analyst II

Who We Are

Founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash with a bold mission to enrich women's lives, Mary Kay has grown into one of the world's most successful and enduring beauty brands. For more than 60 years, our people-first culture and commitment to innovation have powered our global success in skincare, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and fragrances. Our corporate teams spanning R&D, marketing, IT, manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, analytics, and more play a critical role in supporting millions of Independent Beauty Consultants across more than 35 markets worldwide. At Mary Kay, employees collaborate on meaningful work that drives real impact, fuels entrepreneurship, and advances science backed beauty. Guided by purpose, we are equally committed to sustainability, supporting women affected by cancer and domestic abuse, and inspiring future generations, all while offering rewarding careers with global reach and opportunities for growth.

What We Offer

• Generous Paid Time Off

• 401K & Profit Sharing

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage

• Free On-site Fitness Center & Health Clinic

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Product Discounts

About the Role

Assists in developing and maintaining the quarterly rolling forecast and prepares managerial reports for company variances. Manages and performs financial research and complex analysis of forecasts, accounting controls and policies, and initiatives for the area supported. Oversees and coordinates complex multi-department financial work-cycle initiatives, projects and assignments. Develops, recommends, implements and monitors performance standards, methodologies, measurements, systems, processes, reports and internal controls for compliance with financial regulations (U.S. and international) and for the business units, recommending changes as necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and assists with the development of the strategic plans, annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and capital plans for the supported area, ensuring forecasts align with company goals. Responsible for the maintenance of rolling forecast and keeping in line with reporting deadlines as directed by the Financial Planning team. Provides leadership with explanations for significant changes to the rolling forecast during and after the forecast has been finalized. Identifies discussion points and suggests options regarding next steps/plan changes/adjustments.

• Ensures company expenses are appropriately recorded in the General Ledger and expensed in the proper period. Performs detailed review of monthly financial reports and provides monthly and year-to-date variance explanations to business owners. Identifies opportunities for further research on variances and anomalies and aids with division requests for additional analysis, coordinating corrective action, if needed.

• Independently evaluates all models, metrics, forecasting techniques, and business processes and recommends modifications for better accuracy or efficiency as appropriate. Analyzes and interprets trends and variations from expectations and contributes analysis for VP- and Executive-level briefings, communications, and visualizations that articulate issues and drive actionable responses. Routinely monitors metrics and KPIs to drive financial and operational performance and provides interpretation and reporting for those metrics to the business.

• Participates in tactical and operational planning of company initiatives, projects, and alternative business decisions to assist with process or policy inquiries. Creates ad hoc complex financial models to analyze company objectives and provides manager with key insights and interpretations for inclusion in communication points to business partners.

• Develops close working relationships with those responsible for strategic planning and creating rolling forecast within the company, including key leaders, and serves as a finance resource to the company and its leadership team. Provides guidance for special accounting procedures and coordinates implementation of the new process or action.

• This job requires on-site work at both our Global Headquarters located in Addison, TX and our Research & Development Facility located in Lewisville, TX.

What You'll Need to Be Successful

• Experience: 3+ years in accounting or finance

• Education: Bachelor/University Degree in Accounting, Finance, or business related

• Strong organizational, interpersonal skills, and time management skills. Ability to work independently with some supervision. Works with varying levels of employees within the company and responsible for communicating with some higher level employees.

• Maintains a general understanding of the Company's financial policies and procedures and ensures that business partners adhere to these policies and procedures. Escalates issues when identified.

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Word.

• Experience using business systems such as PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Hyperion Planning, Ariba, and Tableau. Demonstrates an intermediate understanding of digital tools and their impact on business processes, with the ability to independently research and resolve issues and understand downstream system implications.

• Demonstrates the ability to independently research problems and an intermediate understanding of the downstream effect of these tools on other systems and processes.

• Experience with modeling, analytical and problem solving techniques and ability to apply business knowledge to those techniques to support business decisions.

• Accurate with strong attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and competent data visualization skills.