Chief Financial Officer
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CFO leading financial strategy, cash generation, and operations for Simply Protein for Pets, a U.S. natural pet nutrition provider. Partnering with commercial and international teams to drive profitable growth.
Responsibilities:
- Own financial strategy, annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, management reporting, and long-range planning
- Provide decision-oriented analysis to the CEO, Board, and parent company
- Oversee controllership, monthly close, U.S. GAAP financial statements, consolidation support, audit coordination, tax compliance, and internal controls
- Lead financial performance management across revenue, gross margin, trade investment, operating expense, EBITDA, and cash flow
- Ensure sound policies for revenue recognition, trade deductions, inventory costing, landed costs, accruals, and intercompany transactions
- Liaise with Gambol finance and leadership on reporting requirements and governance
- Own cash forecasting, liquidity planning, banking relationships, payment controls, bank signatory governance, and financial risk management
- Improve cash conversion through receivables collection, deduction resolution, inventory productivity, supplier terms, and disciplined purchasing
- Manage exposure related to international sourcing, import duties and tariffs, freight, foreign suppliers, and intercompany settlements
- Partner with Sales and eCommerce on customer and channel P&Ls, SKU economics, pricing, trade promotion effectiveness, and retailer joint business plans
- Build analytical rigor around distribution expansion, promotions, customer investment, new product launches, and channel mix
- Advance reporting and business intelligence using ERP, retailer POS, syndicated data, and planning tools
- Provide executive oversight of product and business operations, including demand and supply planning, inventory, logistics, third-party warehousing, and cross-functional execution
- Sponsor sales and operations planning connecting demand, production lead times, purchasing, service levels, inventory investment, and financial outcomes
- Partner with international manufacturing teams and U.S. commercial leaders on product availability, cost competitiveness, quality escalation, and operational risk
- Lead operational KPI management, vendor performance, process improvement, and scalable systems and controls
- Lead, coach, and develop senior finance and operations leaders
- Serve as a senior leadership team member and thought partner to the CEO
- Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, integrity, and practical problem-solving
Requirements:
- 12+ years of progressive finance leadership, including meaningful CFO, VP Finance, or equivalent enterprise-level responsibility
- Demonstrated oversight of operations strongly preferred
- Experience in consumer packaged goods, pet food/treats, food and beverage, or an adjacent physical-product business with national retail and e-commerce distribution
- Deep understanding of retailer trade spend, deductions, customer profitability, inventory accounting, demand planning, and cash conversion dynamics
- Proven command of U.S. GAAP, audits, financial controls, forecasting, treasury, and management reporting
- Ability to operate credibly with a board and international parent company
- Demonstrated success leading multifunctional teams, improving processes, and translating analysis into measurable commercial and operational results
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Strong ERP and analytical systems fluency
- NetSuite experience advantageous
- Strategic yet willing to work hands-on; commercially minded, analytically rigorous, and decisive
- Clear communicator able to constructively challenge assumptions, navigate cross-cultural relationships, and build trust with stakeholders
- High integrity, sound judgment, ownership mentality, and resilience in a fast-moving, resource-conscious environment
Benefits:
- 40% target annual bonus
- Eligibility for the Long-Term Incentive Plan
- Equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace















