Vice President of Finance

Escalon Services. • Culver City, CA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Our client is a fast-growing, well-funded Series A beauty and consumer goods brand based in the Los Angeles area. With a nationally recognized founder and a loyal and expanding customer base, they are building the financial infrastructure to support their next phase of growth. They are seeking their first VP of Finance — a strategic FP&A leader who will own financial planning, analysis, and strategic finance, work directly with the CEO and investor group, and grow into the CFO role as the brand scales. Day-to-day accounting is handled by an experienced external finance partner, so this role is focused entirely on forward-looking finance, business intelligence, and strategic decision support.

Requirements

• 12-15 years of progressive finance experience with a strong FP&A and strategic finance focus — this is not a controller or accounting-heavy role.
• CPA required.
• Big 4 or public accounting background strongly preferred as a foundation.
• Industry background in consumer packaged goods, beauty, wellness, or retail DTC is highly preferred — candidates with this background will be prioritized.
• Proven ability to build financial planning infrastructure from the ground up in a lean, high-growth environment.
• Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, scenario modeling, and board-level financial reporting.
• Experience managing or supporting an ABL facility and lender relationships.
• Comfortable being the sole finance leader — a builder who thrives without a large team around them and is excited to hire and develop one over time.
• Proficiency in FP&A planning tools such as Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Prophix, or similar.
• NetSuite preferred for ERP.
• QuickBooks and Excel proficiency a plus.
• Highly analytical, data-driven, and an exceptional communicator who can translate complex financial data into clear business insights for non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong cross-functional business partner with executive presence and the ability to influence decisions at the CEO and board level.

Responsibilities

• Own all FP&A functions including bottoms-up annual budgeting, monthly rolling forecasts, cash flow modeling, and variance analysis with actionable insights.
• Serve as the primary financial business partner to the CEO — translating financial data into strategic decisions on growth, profitability, and capital allocation.
• Prepare and present monthly financial reporting packages, board decks, and investor updates to the executive team and investor group.
• Manage ABL relationship and bank compliance reporting including covenant tracking and lender communications.
• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate new business opportunities, channel expansion, wholesale initiatives, and strategic investments.
• Develop KPI frameworks and financial dashboards to give the executive team real-time visibility into business performance across DTC and wholesale channels.
• Manage data integrity of financial reporting systems including SaaS tools and internally maintained databases.
• Partner with the external accounting team on month-end close review, audit preparation, and tax compliance — overseeing rather than executing the accounting function.
• Build financial processes, reporting infrastructure, and standard operating procedures to support a scaling organization.
• Prepare quarterly board and investor packages and lead special finance projects as required by the executive team.
• Oversee payroll review, insurance, contracts, and key administrative financial functions in partnership with external support.

Benefits

• Base salary $200,000 - $225,000 depending on experience.
• Performance bonus up to 20% of base salary.
• Equity: 0.25% vesting over 4 years — meaningful upside in a well-funded, high-growth celebrity-founded brand.
• Clear and committed path to CFO as the company scales and the finance function grows around this person.
• Hybrid work model: 2-3 days in the Culver City, California office per week.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company product gratis.
• Creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial team culture at an exciting stage of growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive