Strategic FP&A Lead: COGS, Margin & SKU Costing

Pair Eyewear; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance

Generous vacation policies

Equity opportunities

Retirement savings plan

Free eyewear and discounts

Job summary

Pair Eyewear is seeking an FP&A Manager in New York to partner with manufacturing and operations, owning costs, capex, and margin visibility. You will build SKU-level cost models, forecast gross margin, and surface opportunities to improve unit economics as we scale.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, and Accounting to deliver timely, decision-ready insights to finance leadership.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressive finance experience with 2-3 years in COGS and supply chain finance.
• Consumer goods experience in high-growth consumer brands preferred.
• Hands-on BOM-based costing and high-SKU inventory familiarity.
• Advanced Excel; ERP experience (NetSuite a plus) and BI tools (Looker a plus).
• Clear communicator able to translate SKU detail to exec-level insights.

Responsibilities

• Own COGS forecasting and budgeting across channels, including labor, capex, and variances.
• Build SKU- and BOM-level cost models; partner on cost rollups for launches.
• Analyze gross margin and unit economics; present drivers to leadership.
• Partner with Operations on fulfillment and outbound freight cost trends by channel/geography.
• Support inventory planning finance and cash impact of buys; E&O reserve analysis.
• Model tariff and supplier pricing scenarios and their impact on landed cost and margin.
• Collaborate with Accounting during month-end close on COGS accruals and margin reporting.
• Develop reporting infrastructure to ensure timely, trusted margin data.
• Present findings to leadership to align on strategic priorities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Ownership mindset

Collaboration

Communication

Modeling

Excel modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Looker

Job description

Pair Eyewear is seeking an FP&A Manager in New York to partner with manufacturing and operations, owning costs, capex, and margin visibility. You will build SKU-level cost models, forecast gross margin, and surface opportunities to improve unit economics as we scale.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, and Accounting to deliver timely, decision-ready insights to finance leadership.