VP Finance & Strategy

CSC Generation Enterprise (CSC) is an AI-enabled multi-brand platform that acquires and transforms retailers into profitable, digital-first, consumer-centric businesses. CSC's retail platform is purpose built around its core M&A strategy and drives alpha by encoding revenue growth, unit margin management, and other expert-level retail practices into automation and AI. CSC owns and operates more than 10 retail, eCommerce, and wholesale brands, including Sur La Table, Backcountry, and One Kings Lane.

This role is challenging – above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have a big role within a fast-paced team. The challenge doesn’t come without reward; you’ll have the opportunity grow your career while building a world-class team.

This position will report into one of the founding partners.

What you get to do every day:

• Drive performance management tied to key metrics/KPIs/business drivers that provide a forward-looking view into trends requiring management decisions and action
• Improve the quality, timeliness, and reliability of financial analysis and key performance metrics available to executive management and the Board, including forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation in all functional areas.
• Oversee the enterprise level budget process, and the consolidation and synthetization of brand level budgets into a consolidated financial plan.
• Automate processes and systems to achieve efficiency gains and quality improvements on a sequential basis.
• Support capital raising by anticipating due diligence requests, gathering and synthesizing data from brand and platform groups, and presenting data in an articulate manner that supports company narrative
• Develop long term plans and strategies to position the company for a successful IPO (~4 year goal)
• Attract, retain and promote individuals suited to operate in an entrepreneurial, fast paced environment.

What you bring to the role:

• Is “hands-on,” and knows the business KPIs/issues cold
• Has 10+ years of executive level finance experience leading an organization through time-sensitive and stressful initiatives such as acquisitions, divestitures, and financings/IPOs.
• Has worked at a *successful* ecommerce/retail, or fintech company.
• Isn’t afraid of legacy systems (we often acquire old companies with legacy systems).
• Does not mind travel.

What’s in it for you (US)?

• PTO for salaried employees 
• Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available
• Company 401K match
• Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match
• Company provides group life insurance at no cost
• COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible 
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance
• Generous employee discounts

What’s in it for you (Canada)?

• Competitive compensation
• Medical/Dental/Vision benefits through Greenshield- Health Benefits 100% employer paid!
• Company Provided Life Insurance equal to one year salary
• RRSP matching
• 3 weeks’ vacation + 5 Paid Sick Days
• Birthday off with pay!
• Paid holidays

This posting is intended for candidates that reside in the following states: 

AZ, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NJ, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY. 

This position may not be performed, in whole or in part, in New York City (whether from an office, in the field, or remotely from the candidate's home). 

The CSC family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. 

The CSC family of brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact [email protected].