Director of Finance - CPG/Alcoholic Beverages - job 4 of 4

Santa Monica, California, United States

The Director of Finance will play a key role in helping the beverage industry's leading venture-stage firms build their businesses by providing in-depth financial and analytical guidance. This person will operate with a high level of independence and play a leadership role within the Propeller service team. For a senior finance professional looking for long-term job stability and a CFO-track position; this is an excellent opportunity to learn the complexities and interdependencies of early-stage, high-growth companies.

Propeller’s Beverage team has been a partner to some of the top emerging consumer brands of the last decade. Current and alumni beverage clients include: Flying Embers, Be Mixed, Local Roots, Mighty Swell, Pampelonne, McTavish Brands, Calidad Beer, DRNXMYTH, Barrel Brothers Brewing, SaltPoint Beverage, Hoplark HopTea and more -- helping the founders and investors build and scale their businesses. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Deep understanding of the workings of the beverage industry including but not limited to: on & off-premise sales channels, self-fermented/distilled processes & co-packers, distributor networks, sales promotion strategies, etc. 
• Solid experience in firms’ business operations and ability to set up systems and processes to ensure firm-wide controls 
• Oversee financial planning/analysis, cash resource management & budgeting 
• Create financial models & provide ad-hoc financial analysis 
• Oversee client relationship management and board reporting 
• Draft management discussion and analysis reports 

Qualifications and Capabilities:

• BA in accounting or finance or economics
• 8+ years of accounting and financial experience
• Familiar with the production process, Production & Loss metrics (beer bbls, wine & proof gallons, keg sizing, case equivalents (CE’s) and distributor billbacks)
• Familiarity with industry-specific KPIs (Gross Margin, Contribution Margin, Product Margins by SKU or packaging type, GM by Channel, Days of Inventory on Hand, Revenue per CEs, keg cycle time, machine downtime)
• Strong working knowledge of inventory, inventory management systems (Ekos, OBeer, Crafted ERP, Barrel ERP, SOS) and complex inventory reconciliations 
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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!

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. 

Benefits Offered: Generous Vacation & Sick Pay, Medical (Employer pays 100% for Employee coverage), Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, Annual Commuter Benefits.