Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ember Search is seeking a Senior Director of Finance for a fast-growing, prestige clean haircare brand backed by top-tier growth equity. The role involves owning the financial and operating model, leading budgeting and forecasting, and driving margin analysis while partnering with various departments to support the company's growth and operational needs.
Responsibilities
- Own the financial and operating model and keep it as the decision-support tool the leadership team and board rely on
- Build and maintain an elevated internal and external reporting package that drives decisions, not just visibility
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash planning - defending the forecast in the room with leadership and the board
- Partner with supply chain on purchase order review, approval, and the working capital implications of the demand plan
- Drive margin analysis and new product economics, including fully loaded COGS at given price points
- Manage and coordinate the fractional controller and third-party accounting firm across month-end close, AR/AP, audit prep, and tax compliance
- Oversee lender reporting, weekly bill pay, payroll approval, and finance-adjacent HR administration
Skills
- 7+ years across investment banking, growth equity, or operating finance roles
- Experience in consumer, beauty, or CPG - omnichannel exposure (DTC plus prestige retail) strongly preferred
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and operating model ownership - you have built the model and defended it in the room
- Enough accounting fluency to oversee a close and manage external accounting partners with confidence
- Experience in an early-stage or fast-growth environment where you were the first or second finance person
- Track record of cross-functional partnership - marketing, operations, and sales come to you because your work makes theirs better
- Low ego and high ownership - no task is beneath you and you hold yourself accountable at every level
- NetSuite experience a plus; Shopify or Amazon-integrated environment a plus
Company Overview
The senior finance hire that changes everything, done fast, by the people who already know them. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in New York, NY, US, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://www.embersearch.com.