Vice President Finance

Position Overview:

This position reports to the CEO and is responsible to direct and lead the Finance function for 100.co and its subsidiaries. Responsibilities include overseeing the financial performance of the business units, management of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, acquisition due diligence & integration, commercial finance activities, preparation of financial statements under US GAAP and maintaining a functional internal control system. Provide direction, advice and leadership to the 100.co executive leadership team as a key business partner. This is a hands-on role with competing priorities as would be expected in a start-up environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Works with key executives in the overall planning, goal setting, organizing, leading and controlling of operations. This also includes: developing strategic plan, responding to customer and market pressures and dynamics, providing acquisition due diligence and integration, as well as, increasing the financial acumen of cross functional partners.

• Works with key executives in the overall planning, goal setting, organizing, leading and controlling of the Finance function.

• Responsible for financial results through financial reporting and providing visibility to the drivers of the results, insights for decision making, and formulating a plan to achieve results in line with commitments and guidance. This applies to Budgeting, Forecasting, Risk Assessment, Strategic Planning, Acquisition review and ad hoc analysis.

• Influencing commercial, supply chain operations including 3PL, and procurement activities that includes: accountability for advertising and promotional spend, pricing initiatives, trade spend, sales & marketing financial analysis, plant spending, inventory write-offs and risk reviews, commodity inflation, and SG&A.

• Maintain an effective control environment to ensure the integrity of the financial statements and control environment.

• Responsible for the leadership and support to develop the team for growth, advancement, recognition, and engagement for succession planning and for organizational design.

Experience and Education:

• BS in Finance or Accounting, MBA preferred

• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

• Financial experience, with experience in some of the following functional areas preferred: public accounting, external or internal auditing, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and operations finance and financial planning & analysis.

• Proven leadership skills, including successfully attracting and developing talent and team-building Cross functional team management experience.

• In-depth understanding of the external business environment, including customer and industry trends.

• In-depth knowledge of the internal business environment, including activities in other divisional support functions (Sales/Marketing/Technical) and Corporate functions (Supply Chain/Shared Services/Corporate).

• Knowledgeable of Integrated Business Planning cycles.

• Strong communication skills - Must be able to synthesize and communicate well to all levels within the company, from CEO to financial analyst as well as investors and partners.

• Negotiation/influencing - Must be able to work within the matrix environment, using informal leadership skills.

• Mentoring - Must be able to positively influence the personnel development of the Finance team, to help ensure successful succession planning and improved employee motivation and satisfaction.

• Handling Complexity - Must be able to synthesize large amounts of information (both financial and non-financial), in order to translate to leadership.

• Adaptability - Must be flexible to meet customer (i.e. leadership) needs as well as work cross functionally in a matrix environment.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to hiring@100.co