CFO - CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods)

New York, New York, United States

Summary

Our CFOs play a key role in helping the CPG industry's leading venture-stage firms build their businesses by providing in-depth financial and analytical guidance. As a Propeller CFO, you will consult with multiple clients by providing both financial and operation information to help them clearly understand their current state of business. You also serve as a strategic sounding board to help clients make data driven decisions that guide the overarching strategy for their business. As a trusted advisor, you will need to:

Responsibilities:

• Assist clients with strategic planning and growth
• Develop financial models with the support of the finance team (cashflow, headcount, revenue, pricing, budgets)
• Oversee monthly rolling forecasts and financial analysis
• Ensure the Propeller team creates KPI dashboards and automated scorecards to guide the key decisions of the business in a real-time fashion
• Own the annual budgeting process for clients
• Assist clients in capital raising, including the development and presentation of investor decks
• Oversee deck preparation and attend Board of Directors meetings
• Provide mentorship and learning opportunities for your Propeller colleagues
• Be one of our industry experts in CPG
• Leverage your network to provide great resources for our clients
• Actively develop our CPG client base

Qualifications:

• 20+ years in progressively responsible finance leadership roles
• Specialized experience in the CPG industry, including but not limited to: multiple channels & retailer landscape, manufacturing & co-packers, distributors & brokers, tradespend, etc.
• Experience with venture-backed start-ups
• Thrive in a consultancy model handling multiple clients
• Fundraising experience is a plus
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex thoughts and strategies into simple, actionable recommendations to Propeller team as well as our clients
• Ability and desire to teach others within the organization to help grow the broader internal FP&A skill set

Propeller Industries is the leading strategic finance and accounting partner for venture-stage companies. We leverage our fractional team model, deep industry pattern-recognition, scalable technology stack and global operating platform to deliver an unfair advantage to founders trying to navigate the challenges of growth. We deliver real-time reporting and data access to management teams, which helps them build, shape and scale their businesses. 

Propeller’s consumer team has been a partner to some of the top emerging consumer brands of the last decade. Current and alumni CPG clients include: Krave Jerky, Sir Kensington’s, Chameleon Cold Brew, Kite Hill and Bowery Farming. Other consumer clients include: Casper, Away, Hubble, Hims and The Farmer’s Dog. 

As a full-time, salaried employee of Propeller, benefits include: Generous Vacation & Sick Pay, Medical (Employer pays 100% for Employee coverage), Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, 3% Employer contribution to your 401K, Annual Education and Commuter Benefits.

At Propeller Industries, we encourage our employees and our clients to bring their true selves to the organization. We believe that a diverse team enables us to cultivate and improve upon our culture of inclusion and collaboration. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome the contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. So however you identify and whatever your background, we encourage you to apply for this role if you share our passion for helping great entrepreneurs build great companies. We look forward to meeting you!