Senior Director, Finance
Job Description
Own finance strategy and systems for GLDN, partnering with executive leadership to drive profitability, cash discipline, and scalable reporting.
- Build and execute a multi-year roadmap for profitability, cash flow, and capital allocation aligned to growth objectives
- Lead planning cycles including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and scenario planning
- Deliver forward-looking financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision-making
- Partner cross-functionally with Planning, Operations, and Product to evaluate performance, improve profitability, optimize working capital, and align financial goals with demand, inventory, capacity, and S&OP processes
- Own contribution margin reporting at the SKU, product, customer, and channel levels
- Optimize cost accounting with Operations and Product, including labor absorption, scrap recovery, and precious metal cost management
- Establish financial KPIs and reporting frameworks to enable data-driven decision-making
- Implement finance systems and process improvements to increase visibility, improve scalability, and strengthen execution
- Drive working capital transparency with reporting and accountability for inventory productivity, inventory turns, and working capital efficiency
- Oversee accounting operations including AP, AR, payroll, treasury, and general ledger to ensure accurate, timely, GAAP-compliant reporting
- Strengthen internal controls and improve process accuracy across financial reporting
- Scale the finance organization in partnership with the Controller, supporting growth, financing, and institutional reporting needs
- Maintain weekly cash forecasting and liquidity management processes
- Improve cash conversion cycles through disciplined management of receivables, payables, and inventory investment
- Identify automation and AI-enabled workflows to improve efficiency, reporting quality, and financial insight
- Evaluate strategic opportunities including investments, partnerships, acquisitions, and growth initiatives
- Lead capital planning, banking relationships, and financing activities
- Prepare for institutional diligence, investor reporting, and future capital events
- Build board-ready materials including financial reporting and strategic analysis
- Lead governance support for legal, insurance, risk management, and corporate governance with external advisors
- Support financing and transactions including equity programs, commercial contracts, and strategic transactions
- Set team direction by establishing goals, KPIs, performance standards, and development plans
- Serve as strategic advisor to the CEO and Founder
- Lead finance systems and process improvement initiatives to enhance scalability and decision-making
- Executive sponsor for finance-related components of ERP, reporting, planning, and business intelligence platforms
- Partner with Technology and Data to improve financial data quality, governance, automation, and enterprise reporting
- Drive adoption of modern finance technologies, automation, and AI-enabled workflows across forecasting and reporting
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
- MBA or master’s preferred
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including ownership of FP&A, financial strategy, or finance leadership in growth-stage companies
- Experience in a $15M–$150M omnichannel consumer products company (preferably ecommerce, retail, and manufacturing)
- Demonstrated success improving EBITDA through margin expansion and operational discipline
- Experience supporting financing, recapitalization, or acquisition processes
- Strong cost accounting and inventory management expertise
- Deep understanding of inventory-driven working capital management and supply chain finance
- Experience partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Inventory Planning, or Manufacturing organizations
- CPA preferred; CMA considered
Technology
- ERP
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Work Location
- Hybrid remote in La Conner, WA 98257
Pay
- $190,000 - $205,000 per year