Portfolio Finance Lead, Operations & Retail (Hybrid)

a.k.a. Brands; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health & welfare benefits

401(k) retirement with match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Career development opportunities

Job summary

a.k.a. Brands in Los Angeles and Costa Mesa offers a hybrid FP&A leadership role. You will own the shared operating cost pools across multiple fashion brands and drive driver-based financial models that connect operating metrics to outcomes.

You'll consolidate forecasts, manage the budgeting calendar, and support CFO/VP with board reporting. This role blends finance rigor with strategic partnership in a fast-growing portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 6–10 years in FP&A or operations finance or analytical finance role.
• Experience in consumer goods, retail, or inventory-driven industries.
• Experience consolidating multi-entity or multi-brand forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Own budget, forecast, and long-range plans for freight, distribution centers, 3PLs, fulfillment, and returns.
• Build driver-based models to decompose variance by volume, rate, and productivity.
• Partner with centralized Operations and support carrier/3PL decisions.
• Create cost-to-serve views by brand, channel, and geography.
• Consolidate brand forecasts into portfolio view and run annual budget cycles.
• Support monthly/quarterly management reporting and Board materials.
• Maintain planning standards and KPI definitions across brands.

Skills

Advanced Excel & financial modeling

Driver-based modeling

Cost-to-serve analysis

Strategic finance partnership

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Planful

Tableau/Power BI

SQL (plus)

Job description

a.k.a. Brands in Los Angeles and Costa Mesa offers a hybrid FP&A leadership role. You will own the shared operating cost pools across multiple fashion brands and drive driver-based financial models that connect operating metrics to outcomes.

You'll consolidate forecasts, manage the budgeting calendar, and support CFO/VP with board reporting. This role blends finance rigor with strategic partnership in a fast-growing portfolio.