About the Role:

The core responsibilities will include:

1. Financial Reporting & Close Ownership

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close for assigned brand(s), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
• Ensure month-end workbooks are completed in accordance with US GAAP
• Review general ledger activity, reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Maintain the integrity of revenue, cost of goods sold, inventory, and accruals
• Identify and resolve issues proactively, not after the fact
• Continuously improve how we close, with a focus on speed, structure, and reliability

2. Brand Financial Performance & Analysis

• Deliver monthly results with clear, actionable variance analysis
• Provide both backward-looking reporting and forward-looking insight
• Translate financial results into the key operational drivers, risks, and opportunities that matter
• Assist with developing and maintaining KPI frameworks for assigned brand(s)
• Own the financial narrative, be able to clearly explain what is happening and why

3. Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning

• Lead the budgeting and rolling forecast process for assigned brand(s)
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic initiatives, pricing, and cost decisions
• Own forecast integrity and accuracy, continuously refining assumptions based on actual performance
• Identify and explain variances against budget and forecast with clear root-cause analysis
• Ensure financial plans reflect operational reality, not just spreadsheet logic

4. Business Partnering & Cross-Functional Support

• Act as the primary finance partner to operations, sales, and other business units
• Support decision-making on pricing, product mix, and cost structure
• Ensure non-finance stakeholders understand the financial implications of their decisions
• Escalate risks, assumptions, and performance gaps clearly and early
• Provide targeted challenge on financial assumptions where required, and escalate material issues with clear recommendations

5. Working Capital & Financial Discipline

• Monitor and analyze working capital drivers, including inventory, receivables, and payables
• Identify risks and inefficiencies that impact cash and operational performance
• Support improvements in working capital efficiency and overall financial discipline

6. Process Improvement & Controls

• Identify gaps in processes, controls, and reporting, and implement improvements with measurable impact
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with policies
• Drive consistency and standardization across reporting and analysis
• Support SAP B1 enhancements and reporting automation

7. Audit, Compliance & Technical Accounting

• Support the annual audit and review process
• Prepare working papers and supporting schedules
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Support tax filings as required

8. Functional Leadership

• Provide guidance and support to junior finance team members
• Act as a resource for finance and accounting-related questions across the business
• Promote consistency, discipline, and quality in financial outputs

*Required Experience: *

• CPA designation is recommended, but not required
• Bachelor?s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5?8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience
• Strong experience owning full-cycle accounting and close processes
• Demonstrated ability to translate financial results into clear, actionable insights
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis in an operational environment
• Hands-on experience with SAP Business One (SAP B1) is preferred
• Experience working in a multi-entity or multi-brand environment is preferred
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and support non-finance stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing direct reports within a finance function
• Experience overseeing transactional accounting functions (AP, A