VP, Corporate Finance & FP&A
About The Position
The VP of Corporate Finance & FP&A serves as a hands-on strategic leader, directing financial planning, growth strategy, budgeting, and advanced modeling across all retail and omni-channel business units. This role is responsible for critical financial operations, specifically capital allocation, corporate expense governance, liquidity management, and debt covenant compliance. The primary objective is to maximize profitability and capital efficiency through the direct management of budgets, cash financing, liquidity, and overhead expenses. Functioning as a key strategic partner, this leader drives enterprise value by collaborating with private equity sponsors, lenders, and investment banks to execute transactions, M&A activities, and capital restructurings. This position requires a proactive, entrepreneurial executive who optimizes internal processes, champions systems improvement, cultivates high-performing teams, and remains deeply engaged in complex financial modeling and analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a highly quantitative discipline.
- Minimum of 10 to 12+ years of progressive corporate finance, private equity turnaround, investment banking, or financial consulting experience.
- Leadership experience within the retail, consumer goods, or omni-channel sectors, including a deep familiarity with 4-wall store economics, GMROI, inventory turn optimization, and peak seasonal working capital cycles.
- Deep expertise in GAAP/IFRS principles & corporate tax legislation.
- Advanced command of financial planning software & enterprise ERPs; proven record of scaling internal financial processes.
- Strong risk management capabilities; ability to communicate complex data to non-finance stakeholders.
- Mastery of structural modeling, including building & auditing complex, integrated three-statement models from scratch.
- Experience in institutionalizing liquidity forecasting (e.g., 13-week cash models), managing credit facility draws, & tracking debt covenant compliance.
- Proven success supporting PE sponsors or investment banks with due diligence, data room management, & modeling for M&A and recapitalizations.
- Skilled in establishing corporate governance thresholds, leading investment committee processes, & delivering strategic narratives to executive leadership & the Board.
Nice To Haves
- An MBA, CFA charter, or active CPA license is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development & execution of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, & multi-year strategic plans.
- Build & optimize integrated three-statement models reflecting evolving retail operations & capital structures.
- Direct consolidated capex deployment; analyze efficiency across stores, e-commerce, & logistics to maximize ROIC. Manage Investment Committee workflows & project approvals.
- Partner with PE sponsors, banks, & corporate development to provide financial evaluation, due diligence, & modeling for M&A, recapitalizations, & restructurings.
- Lead end-to-end forecasting calendars, ensuring cross-functional alignment & timely deliverables.
- Drive governance over overhead via rigorous expense management, cost-containment, headcount modeling, & zero-based budgeting.
- Manage daily liquidity, credit facility strategies, & debt covenant compliance.
- Recruit, mentor, & scale a high-performing corporate finance & FP&A team.
- Define annual operational goals & performance metrics for the team.
- Cultivate a collaborative culture focused on continuous system improvement & reporting optimization.
- Generate precise monthly, quarterly, & annual financial statements.
- Ensure strict adherence to local, state, & federal tax regulations.
- Coordinate all internal & external auditing activities seamlessly.
- Act as the management liaison for the board & audit committees.
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- basic life insurance
- supplemental life insurance
- disability insurance
- a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance)
- An amazing employee discount.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
