Smalls
Chief Financial Officer
Remote US · Exec
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 44 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingForecastingSAPValuationM&AFP&ATaxAuditingSupply ChainERPAR/VRLeadershipGAAPFinancial ReportingInternal AuditAccounts PayableNetSuiteVariance Analysis
About the role
- Smalls has built something rare: a subscription-first pet food business with genuine customer love, durable unit economics, and a retail expansion underway.
- The CFO who built this infrastructure is stepping back.
- What we need now is someone who has lived inside a consumer business at scale, has managed the tension between growth and profitability and, at least once, sat at the closing table for a significant transaction.
Responsibilities
- Design and direct omnichannel P&L architecture - particularly retail and wholesale margin reporting inclusive of trade spend, slotting, co-op, spoilage, and incremental fulfillment costs; evaluate new retail placements against defined return and payback thresholds
- Drive financial accountability with supply chain and operations on co-manufacturing cost structure, freight and fulfillment cost-per-order, inventory turn targets, and the financial implications of formulation or sourcing changes
- Oversee variance analysis against plan and forecast across all cost centers; develop and implement corrective action plans where performance deviates materially from targets
- Design and manage capital allocation decisions across the business - marketing channel investment, CapEx (freezer infrastructure, co-manufacturing capacity, ERP and systems), new SKU development, geographic expansion - against established ROI and payback thresholds
- Own the financial systems roadmap - ERP, OMS, and EDI - ensuring infrastructure supports accurate multi-channel and multi-category profitability reporting as the business scales
- Design and maintain an internal controls environment appropriate for a VC-backed, pre-transaction business; ensure controls are audit-ready and consistently applied
- Evaluate, structure, and manage non-dilutive financing instruments as the business scales, including inventory-based facilities, receivables factoring, and revenue-based financing alternatives
- Optimize working capital across AP, AR, and inventory; develop and implement programs to improve days payable outstanding, reduce inventory days on hand, and accelerate cash conversion
- Serve as the primary management liaison to the audit committee; maintain responsibility for all financial representations made to the board
- Build independent relationships with board members as a financial steward - not as a proxy for the CEO, but as the board's own trusted source on the integrity of financial representations, risk posture, and governance
Nice to have
- Experience in pet, food, subscription CPG, or other perishable goods categories
- Deep familiarity with omnichannel or retail-expanding DTC businesses - having navigated the transition from DTC-first to omnichannel with both a retail and e-tail component
- Background in investment banking or private equity with a subsequent track record as a full-function operating CFO
- Experience managing a debt facility with active covenant compliance and lender reporting
- Mission-Driven Company: We love cats and we're here to make nine lives ten.
- People-Driven Company: We treat our people like people
- we're committed to Smalls, and we work hard but also respect everyone's lives outside of work.
- Data-Driven Culture: We love using data to guide decision-making where appropriate, but we also know when to move quickly and go with our gut.
Compensation
- Direct the annual operating plan process, including revenue and contribution margin targets by channel, headcount planning, operating expense budgets, and capital expenditure schedules; present the approved plan to the board of directors
- Own the external audit relationship; oversee preparation of audited financial statements and coordinate timely completion of the annual audit and required tax filings
Benefits
- Fully paid Health, Vision, and Dental insurance.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Oversee cap table management, equity administration, and all board-level financial disclosures in coordination with legal counsel
- Develop capital structure recommendations - equity, debt, earnout, and rollover structures - in advance of and during any transaction process
Company info
- Own the accuracy and timeliness of GAAP financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows
- Oversee monthly and annual close process through the Director of Accounting; ensure close completes within established timelines with full account reconciliation and variance commentary
- We love cats and we're here to make nine lives ten.
- We treat our people like people; we're committed to Smalls, and we work hard but also respect everyone's lives outside of work.
- People-Driven
- Competitive Salary: Make some $$$.
- Very Competitive
- We love using data to guide decision-making where appropriate, but we also know when to move quickly and go with our gut.
- Our team is spread across the US day to day, but we travel for department & company off-sites and retreats.
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