Pair Eyewear

FP&A Manager - Operations

Pair Eyewear$140K — $160K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of finance experience with focus on COGS and supply chain finance
  • Consumer goods experience, preferably in a startup or high-growth brand
  • Hands-on BOM costing and management in high-SKU environments
  • Strong knowledge of landed cost components including freight and tariffs
  • Advanced skills in Excel modeling; experience with ERP (NetSuite) and BI (Looker) tools
  • Ability to work with imperfect data and document assumptions
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Responsibilities

  • Own COGS forecasting and budgeting across DTC and wholesale channels
  • Build and maintain SKU-level cost models and assist in product launches
  • Analyze and report on gross margin and performance variances
  • Conduct cost analysis on fulfillment and freight per order
  • Support inventory planning and cash impact analyses
  • Model supplier pricing scenarios affecting landed cost and margins
  • Collaborate with Accounting during month-end closes for reporting accuracy
  • Develop reporting infrastructure for timely and accessible margin data

Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Generous vacation policies
  • Competitive salaries with equity opportunities
  • Retirement savings plan options
  • Free eyewear with discounts for family and friends
Full Job Description
We're looking for an FP&A Manager to partner with our manufacturing and operations leaders. You'll be the finance team's expert on costs and capex - from bill of materials and supplier pricing through freight, duties, fulfillment, and everything else that sits between net revenue and gross margin. You'll partner closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, and Accounting to build cost visibility at the SKU level, drive margin forecasting accuracy, and surface opportunities to improve unit economics as we scale. This is a high-ownership role on a lean team: you'll build models, own recurring deliverables, and present insights directly to finance leadership.

What You'll Do
  • Own all COGS related forecasting and budgeting across all channels (DTC ecommerce and wholesale), including manufacturing standard costs, such as labor, capex, consumables, as well as purchase price variance, freight-in, duties/tariffs, fulfilment, freight-out, and inventory-related reserves
  • Build and maintain SKU-level and BOM-level cost models across a high-SKU catalog; partner with Supply Chain on cost rollups for new product launches and reorders
  • Analyze gross margin and unit economic performance monthly: bridge actuals vs. forecast, decompose variances (mix, cost, freight, promotions), and present drivers to finance leadership
  • Partner with Operations on fulfillment and outbound freight cost analysis, including cost-per-order and cost-per-shipment trends by channel and geography
  • Support inventory planning finance: purchase commitments, cash impact of inventory buys, E&O reserve analysis, and inventory turns
  • Model tariff, duty, and supplier pricing scenarios and quantify the impact on landed cost and margin
  • Partner with Accounting during month-end close on COGS accruals, inventory reconciliations, and margin reporting accuracy
  • Build and improve reporting infrastructure so margin data is timely, trusted, and decision-ready
  • Present findings to the leadership team to ensure strategic alignment across the business


Who You Are:
  • An analytical problem solver who enjoys digging into data to uncover insights and improve business performance
  • Strong ownership mentality with a desire to build scalable processes and improve how finance supports the business
  • Naturally collaborative, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, and Accounting
  • Comfortable translating complex financial analyses into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders at all levels
  • Able to navigate ambiguity, make thoughtful assumptions, and continuously refine models as new information becomes available
  • Exceptional attention to detail without losing sight of the broader business strategy
  • Curious and proactive, always looking for opportunities to improve margins, reporting, and operational efficiency
  • Equally comfortable building models from scratch, owning recurring deliverables, and presenting findings to leadership
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities and consistently deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment


Need to Have:
  • 5-7 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 2-3 years focused on COGS, manufacturing finance, supply chain finance
  • Consumer goods experience strongly preferred - ideally at a startup or high-growth brand with both DTC/ecommerce and wholesale channels
  • Hands-on experience with BOM-based costing and high-SKU inventory environments
  • Strong understanding of landed cost components: consumables, tooling, labor, inbound freight, duties/tariffs, 3PL fulfillment, outbound freight
  • Advanced Excel modeling skills; ERP experience (NetSuite a plus) and BI tools (Looker a plus)
  • Comfort working with imperfect data - able to build a defensible answer, document assumptions, and improve it over time
  • Clear communicator who can distill SKU-level detail into executive-ready insights
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field


Nice to Have
  • Experience in eyewear, accessories, apparel, or other customizable consumer products
  • Experience working at a high-growth consumer brand, particularly one with both DTC/ecommerce and wholesale channels
  • Exposure to overseas manufacturing partners and global supply chains
  • Experience supporting a business through rapid growth and operational scale


Some Benefits and Perks of Working At Pair:
  • Health, vision and dental insurance
  • Generous vacation policies
  • Competitive salaries with equity opportunities
  • Retirement savings plan options
  • Free eyewear (plus discounts for family and friends)

At Pair, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. The pay range for this position is expected to be between $140,000 - $160,000 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

About Pair Eyewear

Pair Eyewear is a direct-to-consumer eyewear brand that offers customizable glasses for kids. The company's glasses feature a base frame that can be paired with a variety of magnetic top frames, allowing kids to change the look of their glasses as often as they like. Pair Eyewear was founded in 2018 by Sophia Edelstein and Nathan Kondamuri and is headquartered in New York City.
Learn more about Pair Eyewear
Size
10 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$5 million
Founded
2018
Revenue
$1 million

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