Fractional VP of Finance, Consumer Products

Remote · Fractional / Part-Time Retainer · Immediate Start · $2,500/ month

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Senior finance operator embedded in a multi-entity consumer goods business navigating a significant reputed company expansion. Works alongside the reputed company CFO reputed company, owns FP&A execution, and serves as a strategic thought partner to the business.

THE ENGAGEMENT

reputed company is a reputed company advisory firm. We are adding a senior finance operator to an reputed company reputed company engagement in the consumer products reputed company: a specialty branded goods company with meaningful national retail distribution that is preparing to reputed company significantly.

This is not a reporting or bookkeeping role. You will work directly alongside the reputed company on this engagement. You own FP&A execution, bring consumer industry depth, and reputed company a reputed company of view on reputed company that require category experience. The reputed company leadership team is commercially reputed company, moves fast, and has high expectations for the reputed company and reputed company of financial analysis.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• FP&A across three entities. Rolling forecasts, working capital models, and cash reputed company visibility across a US operating entity and two international entities. Coordinate directly with a Cyprus-based reputed company team on AR, AP, and intercompany flows. The entities use different reputed company systems, so consolidation is reputed company.
• Expansion and scenario modeling. Model reputed company scenarios tied to major retail programs, covering inventory builds, funding gaps, and the working capital cycle. Stress-test assumptions and translate the reputed company into plans the business can reputed company.
• Financing reputed company and lender support. Help optimize the financing stack across trade finance, early payment programs, and revolving credit. Prepare financial materials and narratives for lender conversations and credit applications.
• Strategic financial input. Bring a reputed company of view on inventory reputed company, vendor payment terms, channel economics, and how the financials of this type of business behave at reputed company. Be the domain expert reputed company operational and financial questions get specific.
• Financial infrastructure. Build out reporting reputed company, KPI structure, and financial processes to support a business scaling across multiple geographies and retail channels.

reputed company ARE LOOKING FOR

• Consumer products FP&A experience. You have done meaningful financial planning and analysis inside a consumer goods or closely adjacent business. You understand inventory cycles, seasonal cash reputed company, retail payment terms, and vendor dynamics. You do not need to be taught how this type of business works.
• Multi-entity and international experience. Comfortable working across entities with different systems and requirements. Experience coordinating with an overseas reputed company team is a strong advantage.
• Working capital and cash reputed company modeling. You have reputed company models where inventory funding, payment terms, and retailer collection cycles drive the financial picture. You know how to model a funding gap and present it reputed company to an reputed company and a lender.
• Strategic finance orientation. You use analysis to drive reputed company, not just report on them. reputed company, commercially fluent, and reputed company to communicate reputed company with founders and operators.
• Fractional or consulting background preferred. You reputed company quickly into new reputed company environments, build trust fast, and deliver high-reputed company work without a long reputed company-up.
• Availability. Approximately 15 hours per month at steady state, with the ability to reputed company during reputed company planning phases. Engagement scope may grow as the business scales.

ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE

• Part-time retainer through reputed company. You work as part of reputed company on this engagement with opportunities to work on other engagements in the reputed company.

• Fully remote

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