Live Tinted Sr. Director, Finance Los Angeles, CA · Full time

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Live Tinted is a community-driven beauty brand on a mission to revolutionize the industry by championing multicultural beauty through inclusive conversation, community and product innovation. At Live Tinted, beauty is our vehicle for cultural connections. We all have more in common than we realize - from dark circles to hyperpigmentation. Our multicultural community is a place to discuss this all, and have your discussions lead the product development. Culture is home, and we are developing a collective home, for every shade in between. Our mission is to continue to raise awareness for more representation and identity affirmation while creating solutions with POC-first in mind. Along the way, our products have amassed love from our community and won multiple awards— including the O-Beauty Awards, Allure's Best of Beauty Awards, Glamour Beauty Award, Essence Best in Black Beauty Award, the WWD Beauty Inc. Innovative Product of the Year Award, and Ulta Beauty's Emerging Brand of the Year Award.

Finance :

• Oversee financial planning/analysis, cash resource management & budgeting processes, and reporting
• Build and maintain forecast model, including financial performance reporting, ad hoc analysis, KPIs and communication across internal and external teams
• Develop Long Range Plan and work with executive team & board of directors to reflow based on performance and strategic priorities, inclusive of geographical expansion
• Identify opportunities for profitability across the value chain, including supply chain, partnerships, operations, and customer channels
• Manage day-to-day financial operations and third-party teams, including invoicing, reconciliation, billing, vendor payments, COGS, tax, and related processes
• Work closely with executive management and board to support financial planning, cash forecasting, performance modeling, and scenario analysis
• Lead monthly financial close process and support audit requirements
• Develop and manage compliance to key financial policies, including audit traceability, T&E, AML, and others as required with company growth
• Oversee retailer invoicing and manage accounts receivables process, including analysis and efficiencies from G2N chargebacks, to support wholesale channel contribution margin
• Manage outsourced accounting & audit firms

Analytics:

• Support cross-functional teams in weekly analytics, with a focus on channel performance and profitability analysis
• Develop ad-hoc analysis for proposed investments across departments
• Build and automate standard reporting on commercial performance + growth opportunities, including field team, store-level analytics, digital marketing initiatives, and infrastructure
• Support negotiation of key partner contracts, including suppliers, retail partners, software providers, and third-party agencies
• As a category expert, participate in and contribute to multiple initiatives, spanning sales, marketing and growth

Ideal Candidate

• 10+ years professional experience, with preference for CPG/beauty industry experience, including but not limited to multiple channels & retailer landscape, manufacturing & co-packers, etc.
• Ability to understand complex business drivers, produce high-quality analysis, and communicate effectively
• Solid experience in business operations and ability to set up systems and processes to ensure financial controls and traceability
• Experience with accounting (Quickbooks) and ERP systems
• Excellent organizational and time management with the ability to independently manage and prioritize workload
• Willingness to function at 10,000 feet and roll up your sleeves
• Detail, process, and quality-oriented with a passion for accuracy
• Must be able to perform in high-pressure, team-oriented atmosphere
• Collaborative – strong organizational and communication skills required to
• work effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Confident – financial, data, and digital savviness and a proven track record of understanding and utilizing qualitative and quantitative data