Director - Outsourced CFO & Accounting Start-Up Services

About the position

The Director of Outsourced CFO & Accounting Services at EisnerAmper will serve as a fractional CFO for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) startups and small businesses, providing financial consulting and strategic support. This role involves analyzing financial data, supporting fundraising initiatives, preparing board presentations, and supervising junior finance staff. The position requires a deep understanding of e-commerce, wholesale revenue models, and inventory management to ensure clients receive expert advice for optimal decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to client's management team for strategic decision-making purposes
• Supporting fundraising strategies and efforts of the CEO/Founders
• Preparing for board presentations and attending Board of Directors' meetings as requested by client
• Supervising junior finance staff in the development and maintenance of financial pro forma models for forecasting, budgeting, capital expenditure analysis, industry/peer group comparison, budget vs actual analysis and operating plan variance analysis
• Ensuring that financial models reflect GAAP (e.g. Revenue Recognition)
• Analyzing trends in financial metrics and KPIs pertinent to client industry and needs
• Continually monitoring metrics and highlighting trends and unexpected variances
• Supporting Client employee Option plans and Cap Table management as needed
• Working with other members of the client team (accounting staff and controllers) to review and support in the creation and distribution of quarterly and monthly financial reports
• Implementing and working with Business Intelligence and Dashboarding Technology tools
• Improving performance by evaluating client's current processes to drive efficiencies
• Performing Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis and proactively providing strategic insights as needed
• Overseeing all aspects of the client engagement to ensure client satisfaction and the timely preparation of accurate & insightful financial deliverables
• Expanding services to existing clients
• Coaching, mentoring and assisting staff so they can develop

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business field
• 15+ years of accounting or finance experience
• CFO experience with small, scaling and/or start-up CPG company

Nice-to-haves

• MBA or advanced degree highly preferred
• Consulting (multi-client) experience is preferred
• Ability to draft customized financial policies and procedures for clients
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential
• Executive presence: Articulate, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to think creatively and demonstrate effective and creative problem-solving skills
• Highly detail-oriented with ability to juggle multiple client requests simultaneously
• Ability to meet deadlines; highly driven and self-motivated
• Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work collaboratively with team members in a hands-on capacity as mentor and coach to both internal and client teams
• Collaborate with other EisnerAmper partners and colleagues to ensure seamless introductions and delivery of extended services (e.g. tax, Outsourced HR, etc)
• Comfortable with a wide variety of financial software packages
• Ability to teach best accounting practices
• Understands the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive job cost system

Benefits

• Flexible work hours to support work/life balance
• Participation in Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Access to cutting-edge industry technology and outsourcing practices
• Recognition as a top workplace with multiple awards