Where Trust Leads, Bold Ideas Grow, and Community Thrives
Paula's Choice, a global skincare leader founded in 1995, empowers individuals to define beauty on their own terms through science-backed products. Our mission comes to life through four core values that guide our actions, decisions, and impact:
Build Trust: We set the standard for skincare, transparency, and shared knowledge.
Be Bold: We lead through innovation and by challenging the status quo.
Act with Kindness: We operate with respect and care-for our customers, colleagues, and the planet.
Create Community: We believe in the power of connection-whether educating customers, supporting each other, or giving back, we grow stronger together.
Our team spans North America, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, and the broader APAC region, collaborating globally to drive innovation. We offer space to thrive-personally, professionally, and through our comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being at every stage:
Generous paid time off, including time off to volunteer
Learning and development resources to support personal and professional growth
Wellness benefits like meditation app memberships, product discounts, and free samples of our amazing products
Most roles are fully remote (roles that are required to be at our Seattle HQ can be found in the details section of this job post)
Great location - for roles that are hybrid or fully onsite, we're in the heart of Seattle's beautiful International District?
Did we mention we're a dog-friendly office??
Our culture encourages continuous learning and is fueled by connection, curiosity, and cross-functional collaboration. Whether onsite, remote, or hybrid, we stay connected through shared initiatives that bring our teams together. If you're inspired by transparency, driven to make an impact, and eager to help foster community-we'd love to have you join us.
How you'll have an impact at Paula's Choice:
Reporting to the Senior Finance Director, North America, this role will support the Marketing team at Paula's Choice North America and provide Global supervision and support of our Chief Marketing Officer. The essence of this role is to provide guidance and financial insights to the Marketing team, while owning and optimizing Brand and Media investments ($100m budget). By delivering accurate budget planning, forecasting, and performance insights, this role ensures marketing and Media investments are aligned to brand strategy, growth targets, and profitability goals.
The Marketing Finance Manager will play a critical role in connecting brand ambition with financial rigor-partnering closely with Marketing and Finance teams to drive disciplined investment decisions across media investments, campaigns, and key brand launches. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, DTC-led, premium beauty environment and is passionate about maximizing the impact of brand and media spend in a high-growth business.
As a Marketing Finance Manager, a typical day might include a mix of the following:
Budget Management & Business Partnering: Develop and own financial forecasts and monthly reporting. Provide variance analysis and clear insights to senior management, proactively identifying risks and opportunities and required course correction. Drive cost efficiency through optimizing spend across channels.
Financial Control & Compliance: Review agency contracts, media plans, and marketing invoices. Manage accruals, provisions, and prepayments for marketing costs. Provide financial controls and ensure compliance with internal policies.
Campaign Performance Analytics: Establish tracking mechanisms to analyze effectiveness of media and brand campaigns through assessing ROI, cost efficiency, and contribution to brand and commercial objectives. Support post-campaign reviews with data-driven insights and recommendations.
Brand Innovation Support: Partner with Marketing and Global teams to provide financial modeling for key brand launches and major initiatives. Track key financial metrics related to innovation performance, including P&L impact, margin analysis, and forecast accuracy, ensure alignment to overall budget guardrails and company strategic goals and ROI targets.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, Marketing, SC) to align on assumptions, evaluate the financial viability of new product development and innovations.
The Details:
Location: We are based in Seattle, WA. Local candidates are preferred, but flexible to location.
Hours: Typical PST business hours
Physical requirements: Ability to handle long periods of both sitting & screen time
Travel requirements: Less than 3%
What you'll bring to the table:
8+ years of experience in commercial finance, FP&A, or marketing finance, preferably within beauty, FMCG, or DTC-led businesses
Strong financial and analytical acumen, excellent level of computer literacy (incl. Excel, PowerPoint)
Ability to translate marketing and media performance into financial insights
Proven experience partnering cross-functionally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders
Act to remove basic blocks to progress without waiting for others to do it
What can help you really stand out:
Experience supporting DTC-led premium beauty brands
Experience managing brand and media investment budgets
P&L ownership and marketing budget governance experience
Approximate Salary Range Based on Experience and Location:
$130,000 - $145,000 USD/annually
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Paula's Choice Skincare determines the pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data. We evaluate external and internal equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. Our posted salary range is based on national data and may be refined for a candidate's region/town/cost of living.
For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, geographic location, and budget. This position is also eligible for participation in the company discretionary bonus plan.
Paula's Choice Skincare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other classification protected by Federal, State or Local law. We are committed to create a workplace that is inclusive of all. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full authentic self to work.
Please note:
At any time, with or without notice, Paula's Choice reserves the right to add/delete/change the position's requirements.
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