Director of Finance

The Director of Finance will lead the company’s financial planning, reporting and performance management functions while helping build a more scalable and data-driven finance organization. A key priority will be improving forecasting, KPI visibility, profitability analysis, cash-flow management and executive reporting across the business.

This individual will play a critical role in an inventory-intensive environment, partnering with Operations, Supply Chain and senior leadership on working capital, product costing, gross margin, purchasing and overall financial performance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning and long-range financial planning while providing the CEO and senior leadership with clear visibility into business performance, risks and opportunities.
• Lead and develop a lean Finance and Accounting team, maintaining strong accounting, reporting, controls, audit, tax, banking and risk-management disciplines.
• Build profitability visibility across products, customers and channels, including wholesale, e-commerce, DTC and retail, analyzing revenue, COGS, gross margin, operating expenses and ROI.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain on inventory valuation, product costing, purchasing, vendor terms, logistics, working capital and overall supply chain economics.
• Develop executive dashboards, KPIs and operating reports that translate financial and operational data into actionable recommendations and faster decision-making.
• Optimize financial systems, automation and reporting processes to improve data integrity, efficiency and scalability.
• Manage key external relationships, including banking, insurance, accounting and legal providers.
• Support strategic growth initiatives, including new business opportunities, channel expansion, capital expenditures and other investments while identifying opportunities to improve profitability and financial performance.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including senior-level leadership as a Director of Finance, VP Finance, Controller or comparable role.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leadership.
• Experience within consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, retail or another inventory-intensive environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting a multi-channel business, ideally including wholesale, e-commerce/DTC and retail.
• Strong FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow and working-capital expertise.
• Deep understanding of inventory, product costing, COGS, gross margin, supply chain and purchasing economics.
• Proven ability to translate complex financial and operational data into clear recommendations and measurable business actions.
• Experience improving financial systems, reporting processes and automation; Oracle NetSuite strongly preferred. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field; CPA and/or MBA preferred.

Job ID:

24138