Who You Are:We're seeking a highly analytical and strategic finance leader to partner directly with the SVP of Finance, CEO, COO, and the broader leadership team in shaping the company's financial strategy and long-term growth. You'll operate tactically and strategically at once; you are equally comfortable building sophisticated models, driving cross-functional execution, evaluating high-level strategic decisions, and presenting to leadership, lenders, and investors. This is an exciting opportunity to proactively elevate the Finance function and serve as a trusted partner in driving our next stage of growth.
Responsibilities:Strategic Finance & Corporate Initiatives- Partner directly with the SVP of Finance and leadership team on financial strategy, capital allocation, long-range planning, and other high-impact business initiatives
- Act as a strategic thought partner to the SVP of Finance, helping shape the Finance organization's priorities, operating model, and long-term roadmap
- Assist the SVP of Finance with board reporting, executive reporting, capital allocation decisions, and other high-impact projects
- Proactively identify financial risks and opportunities, monitor spending trends and budget compliance, develop contingency plans, and evaluate macroeconomic and business factors impacting financial performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders in Marketing, Strategy, Customer Experience, Product, Engineering, and Operations to analyze and execute high-priority strategic projects
Financial Planning & Analysis- Develop monthly leadership reporting packages that explain financial performance, variance drivers, risks, opportunities, and forward-looking implications
- Own FP&A's planning, reporting, and analytics tools and systems; leverage what's built and drive continuous improvement
- Lead the company's budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance management processes, while improving forecast accuracy and planning cadence
- Translate operational initiatives into financial targets and establish scalable planning processes
- Partner with accounting to ensure timely month-end close and forecasting accuracy
- Develop actionable financial insights that impact cross-functional teams (e.g. customer acquisition, retention, inventory planning, spend management, strategic investments, new business cases, and broader business strategy)
Treasury, Cash Flow & Capital Planning- Own cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and working capital management; deliver rolling forecasts with actionable recommendations
- Partner with Accounting to improve cash forecasting accuracy and working capital efficiency
- Support treasury operations and banking relationships
- Support debt and equity financing activities, M&A transactions, including financial modeling, due diligence, and execution
Finance Transformation & Systems- Own FP&A systems, planning tools, and reporting infrastructure while driving continuous improvements in scalability, automation, and decision support
- Lead Finance transformation initiatives that enhance planning processes, reporting capabilities, and operational efficiency
- Champion process improvements across budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and cross-functional planning
Requirements:- 8-12 years of experience in top-tier investment banking, private equity, venture capital, corporate development, strategic finance, FP&A, management consulting, or a combination thereof, with deep expertise in financial modeling
- Progressive FP&A leadership experience, including 3+ years supporting a CPG, food & beverage, retail, or inventory-driven omni-channel businesses
- Experience partnering directly with the leadership team on strategic and operational finance
- Experience leading company-wide forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and integrated financial modeling
- Capital markets experience (equity raises, debt financings, IPO prep, lender/investor reporting, etc) is strongly preferred
- Experience supporting omni-channel businesses across DTC, Amazon, wholesale, and retail is highly preferred
- Bachelor's degree or higher from top-tier college; coursework in finance, business, math, engineering, statistics, computer science, or related field strongly preferred
Qualifications:- Exceptional financial modeling skills with advanced Excel and integrated operating and financial models
- Strong command of FP&A, cash flow forecasting, treasury, working capital, and capital allocation
- Highly autonomous with exceptional ownership and accountability; proactively identify opportunities, anticipate issues, and independently drive initiatives from concept to execution
- Experience with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite, along with modern BI and reporting tools
- Experience leading finance transformation (reporting automation, planning systems, ERP enhancements, etc) is preferred
- Proven communication and cross-functional leadership skills
- Collaborative, curious, and comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Dog lover!
This is a hybrid position based in our Midtown Manhattan office.
In-office presence is required on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
