Head of Finance

ELOREA is seeking a Head of Finance to lead financial planning, analysis, forecasting, and strategic finance across our growing global business. This is a highly hands-on role for someone who can operate as both a strategic thought partner and an exceptional financial operator. The Head of Finance will work closely with the CEO and leadership team to translate company strategy into financial plans, ensure teams remain accountable to budgets and targets, manage cash and capital planning, and provide leadership with the financial visibility needed to make better decisions. This person will serve as the financial connective tissue across ELOREA — partnering with Retail, E-commerce, Marketing, Operations, Product, Korea, and other functions to understand performance, identify risks and opportunities, and ensure the company grows responsibly. ELOREA works with external accounting, finance, tax, and other professional service firms in both the United States and Korea. The Head of Finance will be the primary internal owner of the company's financial planning and performance while coordinating closely with these external partners. We are looking for someone who thrives in a startup environment: highly analytical, adaptable, resourceful, willing to roll up their sleeves, and excited to build the finance function alongside the company. Responsibilities Financial Planning & Analysis Own ELOREA's annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes. Build and maintain detailed financial models across revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, headcount, inventory, cash flow, and other key drivers. Maintain rolling forecasts that give leadership clear visibility into expected performance and future capital requirements. Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses to support strategic decisions, investments, hiring, expansion, and other major company initiatives. Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods and clearly communicate key variances and recommended actions. Develop financial models and business cases for new stores, markets, products, partnerships, and other growth opportunities. Cash Flow & Capital Planning Own short- and long-term cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning. Maintain clear visibility into cash requirements, working capital, inventory commitments, accounts payable, and expected collections. Partner with Operations on inventory purchasing and demand planning to balance product availability with responsible working capital management. Identify potential liquidity risks early and provide leadership with actionable recommendations. Support financing activities, including equity raises, debt facilities, and other capital strategies. Business Partnership & Accountability Serve as the primary finance partner to leaders across Retail, Marketing, Operations, E-commerce, Product, and international markets. Translate company-level financial targets into departmental budgets, KPIs, and operating plans. Conduct regular reviews with department leaders to track performance against budgets and objectives. Help teams understand the financial implications of their decisions and identify opportunities to improve revenue, margins, and efficiency. Ensure department leaders have accurate, timely financial information and remain accountable to approved budgets. Proactively identify areas of overspending, underperformance, or financial risk and work cross-functionally to develop corrective action plans. Act as the financial "glue" between departments, ensuring operating plans collectively support the company's overall financial objectives. Management & Board Reporting Own monthly and quarterly management reporting packages. Prepare financial materials for Board of Directors meetings, including performance reporting, forecasts, cash outlook, KPIs, and strategic analyses. Partner with the CEO and leadership team to prepare investor presentations, fundraising materials, and strategic financial narratives. Prepare quarterly investor updates and other investor communications. Ensure financial reporting is clear, concise, accurate, and decision-oriented rather than simply reporting historical results. Investor Relations & Strategic Finance Support the CEO in managing relationships with existing and prospective investors. Maintain investor data, financial materials, capitalization analyses, and fundraising models. Support due diligence processes for equity financings, debt facilities, strategic transactions, and other corporate initiatives. Help communicate ELOREA's financial performance, growth strategy, unit economics, and long-term opportunity to investors and other stakeholders. Maintain financial models around capitalization, dilution, fundraising scenarios, and potential strategic outcomes. International Finance Coordinate closely with ELOREA's Korean finance, accounting, tax, and operational partners. Help consolidate financial performance across U.S. and international entities and markets. Maintain visibility into intercompany transactions, international cash requirements, inventory movements, and financial performance by market. Partner with external advisers on international accounting, tax, compliance, and reporting matters. Establish consistent financial reporting standards and processes across markets. Support the financial evaluation of new international opportunities as ELOREA expands. Accounting & Financial Operations Serve as ELOREA's primary internal liaison with external accounting, bookkeeping, tax, and finance partners. Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closes. Review financial statements and supporting schedules for completeness, accuracy, and consistency. Maintain strong internal financial controls and approval processes as the company scales. Partner with external firms on tax, audit, compliance, and statutory reporting requirements. Continuously improve finance processes, systems, data integrity, and reporting infrastructure. Qualifications 7+ years of experience across FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, accounting, or related disciplines, with meaningful experience in an operating company. Prior startup or high-growth company experience strongly preferred. Exceptional financial modeling and advanced Excel skills . This is a hands-on role, and candidates must be comfortable personally building and maintaining detailed financial models. Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, financial analysis, and management reporting. Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, working capital, and cash management. Experience preparing Board materials, investor presentations, and executive-level financial reporting. Ability to translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for both financial and non-financial stakeholders. Experience partnering directly with functional leaders and holding teams accountable to budgets and financial targets. International finance experience strongly preferred, including experience working across multiple entities, currencies, or markets. Experience working with external accounting, tax, audit, and professional service firms. Highly analytical with exceptional attention to detail, while maintaining the ability to understand the broader strategic picture. Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge assumptions and provide an independent financial perspective. Entrepreneurial, adaptable, and comfortable operating with ambiguity in a rapidly changing environment. Willingness to move between high-level strategic work and detailed execution — sometimes within the same day. Experience within beauty, fragrance, fashion, luxury, retail, or another inventory-intensive consumer business is preferred but not required. Korean language proficiency is a plus, but not required. Benefits & Work Environment Four-day workweek: ELOREA operates on a four-day workweek as our standard schedule. Occasional business-critical projects, fundraising processes, Board meetings, closes, or deadlines may require additional flexibility. 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees. In-person working environment: This is an office-based position and is not eligible for remote work. We believe staying close to our customers, products, stores, and teams allows us to make better decisions and build a stronger company. Approximately 10% domestic and international travel may be required. Must maintain a valid passport and be able to travel internationally. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. #J-18808-Ljbffr