VP​/Director of Finance

Description We are looking for a strategic and hands-on finance and operations leader to support the wholesale business in Burbank, California. This role blends financial oversight with operational leadership, helping the organization strengthen performance across planning, inventory, logistics, customer support, and core business processes. The ideal candidate brings sound judgment, strong analytical capability, and experience guiding cross-functional improvements that increase efficiency, accountability, and scalability.

Responsibilities:

- Direct day-to-day business operations for the wholesale function, ensuring effective coordination across supply chain activities, inventory control, logistics, customer operations, and supporting systems.

- Build and monitor performance metrics that improve visibility into service levels, spending, productivity, and overall operating results while reinforcing accountability across teams.

- Work closely with senior leaders and partner functions such as Finance, Tax, Legal, HR, Compliance, and Technology to align priorities, manage risk, and support sound business decisions.

- Oversee inventory planning, warehouse activity, transportation, fulfillment, and external service providers to maintain reliable execution and cost-efficient operations.

- Lead recurring inventory reviews and corrective action plans related to excess stock, aging product, reconciliations, cycle counts, valuation concerns, and audit readiness.

- Partner on budgeting, forecasting, monthly performance reviews, and financial analysis to assess business trends, operating expenses, working capital needs, and cash flow impact.

- Create reporting tools, dashboards, and scenario analyses that give leadership clearer insight into performance drivers and support data-informed planning.

- Guide process improvement and transformation initiatives, including system enhancements, implementation efforts, user training, testing, and change adoption across the organization.

- Promote the practical use of analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to improve reporting quality, operational efficiency, and decision-making.

- Foster a collaborative, high-accountability environment focused on continuous improvement, disciplined execution, and scalable growth. Requirements - Extensive leadership experience in finance, business operations, or a related function, preferably within a wholesale, supply chain, or distribution environment.

- Strong command of budgeting, forecasting, month-end activities, financial reporting, and cash flow planning.

- Demonstrated experience managing inventory, logistics, fulfillment processes, and operating performance in a complex business setting.

- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that improve processes, strengthen controls, and support organizational transformation.

- Experience with system implementations, business process optimization, and adoption of new technologies or automation tools.

- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate operational and financial data into practical business recommendations.

- Effective leadership and communication skills, with a track record of influencing stakeholders and driving results in fast-moving environments.

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