Finance Lead – FP&A, Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Take full responsibility for bookkeeping, monthly closures, and precise preparation of financial statements.

• Implement COGS tracking by channel and product.

• Develop and manage company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Create and uphold a retail-focused contribution margin model that addresses distribution, trade marketing, slotting, and other retail expenses separate from DTC.

• Collaborate with the founding team on financial strategies related to retail expansion decisions, including pricing, store count, and SKU selection.

• Set up labor cost and budget monitoring by business unit linked to CAC, LTV, and MER.

• Establish the foundation for the future finance department, including team development as the scope broadens.

• Report directly to the CEO and closely collaborate with the Head of Data.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong grounding in accounting principles.

• Ability to independently manage bookkeeping and monthly closings as the company's first dedicated finance professional.

• Experience overseeing FP&A at a growth-stage consumer or DTC brand.

• Direct involvement in modeling retail unit economics.

• Knowledge of retail velocity and margin influencers.

• Proficiency in establishing and formalizing infrastructure and processes in accounting and FP&A.

• Proven history of conveying financial complexities in actionable language for non-financial stakeholders.

• Significant overlap with US business hours, preferably in the Central Time Zone (CST).

• Submission of a resume is mandatory.

• A brief overview of a dynamic financial model developed for a DTC e-commerce business is required.

• Documented approach to modeling unit economics, including comparisons between DTC and wholesale margins and CAC/MER.

• Experience in structuring cash flow and inventory forecasting for rapid growth and product reorder cycles.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first and asynchronous work environment.

• Emphasis on output rather than hours worked.

• Significant overlap with US business hours to facilitate real-time troubleshooting, banking approvals, and effective communication.

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Supportive and inclusive workplace.

• Accommodations available for individuals with disabilities or special needs.