Director Financial Planning and Analysis

Summary/Objective

This role combines strategic finance leadership, enterprise analytics, and Chief of Staff level execution to support the executive team in driving growth, operational rigor, and transaction readiness. This position owns the numbers, shapes the strategy, and executes discipline across ecommerce, retail, and operations.

Essential Functions

• Own FP&A for the ecommerce and retail business.
• Act as the CEO and CFO’s primary analytical and strategic thought partner, framing complex business questions and tradeoffs.
• Help define annual priorities, multi-year strategic plans, and operating rhythms for the organization.
• Translate strategy into executable plans with clear milestones and accountability.
• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long‑range planning processes.
• Build and maintain integrated financial models and scenario analyses.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive analytical rigor across key performance areas, including:
  • Product productivity and SKU rationalization
  • Marketing ROI, CAC, LTV
  • Ecommerce, retail, and wholesale channel performance
  • Inventory, working capital, and cash flow
  • Manufacturing, sourcing, and margin economics
• Establish and own company‑wide KPI definitions, dashboards, and operating cadences.
• Prepare board‑level materials, executive presentations, and leadership communications.
• Facilitate executive and cross‑functional leadership meetings with clear agendas, reports, decisions, and follow‑through.

Competencies

• Strategic and analytical thinking.
• Financial acumen and modeling excellence.
• Business and value creation orientation.
• Enterprise analytics and KPI leadership.
• Executive partnership and influence.
• Change leadership and transformation.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change.
• Board level presentation.

Required Education and Experience

• 8‑12 years of progressive experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, FP&A, or portfolio operations.
• Prior experience in ecommerce, retail, consumer, or PE‑backed environments highly valued.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printer/copiers.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of working on a computer and communicating via phone.
• Extensive typing and record keeping.
• Ability to move throughout office and attend meetings and one‑on‑ones.
• Regularly required to communicate verbally and understand conversation.
• Frequently required to operate buttons and controls, reach and grasp.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full‑time position. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 40 hours per week. Must be able to work extended hours as needed, to include weekends and holidays.

Travel

No travel is required for this position.

EEO Statement

Grunt Style provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Grunt Style complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.