VP Finance & Strategy

CSC Generation; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a seasoned finance executive to lead performance management and financial analysis in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the chance to influence key business decisions and contribute to the company's growth trajectory towards a successful IPO. You will be responsible for overseeing budget processes, improving financial metrics, and attracting top talent. If you thrive in dynamic settings and have a proven track record in ecommerce or fintech, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

PTO for salaried employees

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401K match

Health Spending Account (HSA) match

Group life insurance

COBRA reimbursement

Paid Holidays

Birthday off with pay

Pet Insurance

Generous employee discounts

Qualifications

• 10+ years of finance experience in fast-paced environments.
• Strong understanding of business KPIs and financial metrics.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance management tied to KPIs and business drivers.
• Oversee enterprise budget process and brand level budgets.
• Support capital raising and develop long-term strategies.

Skills

Executive level finance experience

Performance management

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Resource allocation

Capital raising

Strategic planning

Ecommerce/retail experience

Hands-on approach

Job description

CSC Generation Enterprise (CSC) is an AI-enabled multi-brand platform that acquires and transforms retailers into profitable, digital-first, consumer-centric businesses. CSC's retail platform is purpose built around its core M&A strategy and drives alpha by encoding revenue growth, unit margin management, and other expert-level retail practices into automation and AI. CSC owns and operates more than 10 retail, eCommerce, and wholesale brands, including Sur La Table, Backcountry, and One Kings Lane.

This role is challenging – above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have a big role within a fast-paced team. The challenge doesn’t come without reward; you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career while building a world-class team.

This position will report into one of the founding partners.

What you get to do every day:

• Drive performance management tied to key metrics/KPIs/business drivers that provide a forward-looking view into trends requiring management decisions and action.
• Improve the quality, timeliness, and reliability of financial analysis and key performance metrics available to executive management and the Board, including forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation in all functional areas.
• Oversee the enterprise level budget process, and the consolidation and synthetization of brand level budgets into a consolidated financial plan.
• Automate processes and systems to achieve efficiency gains and quality improvements on a sequential basis.
• Support capital raising by anticipating due diligence requests, gathering and synthesizing data from brand and platform groups, and presenting data in an articulate manner that supports company narrative.
• Develop long term plans and strategies to position the company for a successful IPO (~4 year goal).
• Attract, retain and promote individuals suited to operate in an entrepreneurial, fast paced environment.

What you bring to the role:

• Is “hands-on,” and knows the business KPIs/issues cold.
• Has 10+ years of executive level finance experience leading an organization through time-sensitive and stressful initiatives such as acquisitions, divestitures, and financings/IPOs.
• Has worked at a *successful* ecommerce/retail, or fintech company.
• Isn’t afraid of legacy systems (we often acquire old companies with legacy systems).
• Does not mind travel.

What’s in it for you (US)?

• PTO for salaried employees.
• Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available.
• Company 401K match.
• Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match.
• Company provides group life insurance at no cost.
• COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible.
• Paid Holidays.
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance.
• Generous employee discounts.

What’s in it for you (Canada)?

• Competitive compensation.
• Medical/Dental/Vision benefits through Greenshield- Health Benefits 100% employer paid!
• Company Provided Life Insurance equal to one year salary.
• RRSP matching.
• 3 weeks’ vacation + 5 Paid Sick Days.
• Birthday off with pay!
• Paid holidays.

This posting is intended for candidates that reside in the following states: AZ, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NJ, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY.

This position may not be performed, in whole or in part, in New York City (whether from an office, in the field, or remotely from the candidate's home).

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws.

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, CSC Generation will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [e-mail].