Chief Financial Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of financial strategy, annual operating plans, rolling forecasts, management reporting, and long-term planning.

• Deliver decision-oriented analysis to the CEO, Board of Directors, and parent organization.

• Supervise controllership, monthly closing processes, U.S. GAAP financial statements, consolidation support, audit coordination, tax compliance, and internal controls.

• Direct financial performance management across revenue, gross margin, trade investments, operating expenses, EBITDA, and cash flow.

• Ensure robust policies for revenue recognition, trade deductions, inventory costing, landed costs, accruals, and intercompany transactions.

• Collaborate with Gambol finance and leadership on reporting requirements and governance.

• Manage cash forecasting, liquidity planning, banking relationships, payment controls, bank signatory governance, and financial risk management.

• Enhance cash conversion through collection of receivables, resolution of deductions, inventory productivity, supplier terms, and disciplined purchasing practices.

• Oversee exposure issues related to international sourcing, import duties and tariffs, freight, foreign suppliers, and intercompany settlements.

• Partner with Sales and eCommerce teams on customer and channel profit and loss statements, SKU economics, pricing, trade promotion effectiveness, and joint business plans with retailers.

• Establish analytical rigor for distribution expansion, promotions, customer investments, new product launches, and channel mix.

• Propel reporting and business intelligence advancements utilizing ERP systems, retailer POS, syndicated data, and planning tools.

• Provide executive oversight of product and business operations, encompassing demand and supply planning, inventory management, logistics, third-party warehousing, and cross-functional execution.

• Champion sales and operations planning that connects demand, production lead times, purchasing, service levels, inventory investments, and financial outcomes.

• Collaborate with international manufacturing teams and U.S. commercial leaders to ensure product availability, cost competitiveness, quality escalation, and operational risk management.

• Spearhead operational KPI management, vendor performance, process enhancements, and scalable systems and controls.

• Lead, mentor, and develop senior finance and operations leaders.

• Act as a senior leadership team member and strategic partner to the CEO.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, integrity, and practical problem-solving.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of progressive finance leadership, including significant experience as CFO, VP of Finance, or in a similar enterprise-level role.

• Strong preference for candidates with operational oversight experience.

• Background in consumer packaged goods, pet food/treats, food and beverage, or a related physical-product business with national retail and e-commerce distribution.

• Extensive understanding of retailer trade spending, deductions, customer profitability, inventory accounting, demand planning, and cash conversion dynamics.

• Proven expertise in U.S. GAAP, audits, financial controls, forecasting, treasury, and management reporting.

• Capability to engage effectively with a board and international parent company.

• Successful track record in leading multifunctional teams, enhancing processes, and translating analysis into measurable commercial and operational outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Strong proficiency in ERP and analytical systems.

• Experience with NetSuite is a plus.

• Strategic thinker who is also willing to engage in hands-on work; commercially oriented, analytically rigorous, and decisive.

• Excellent communicator capable of constructively challenging assumptions, navigating cross-cultural relationships, and building trust with stakeholders.

• High integrity, sound judgment, ownership mentality, and the ability to remain resilient in a fast-paced, resource-conscious environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Target annual bonus of 40%.

• Eligibility for the Long-Term Incentive Plan.

• Equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace.