VP of Finance

At Pair Eyewear, we believe in placing our people at the center of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a joyful and dynamic workplace, providing our employees with an environment where they can thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Pair Eyewear is looking for a VP of Finance to help lead the company through its next phase of growth. This is a senior leadership role responsible for FP&A, Accounting, and Business Systems, and for bringing financial rigor and operating discipline to a fast-moving, high-growth consumer business. As a member of the company's leadership team, the VP of Finance will help set company-wide objectives, partner with functional leaders to build the operating plans that achieve them, and hold the organization accountable for delivering results.

This role reports directly to the CFO/COO and is a critical partner to the leadership team in translating strategy into an executable, measurable plan.

• Serve as a member of the company's leadership team, contributing to company-wide strategy and decision-making beyond the finance function

• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate strategic objectives into concrete operating plans, budgets, and resourcing decisions

• Hold leadership and their teams accountable for delivering against operating plans, surfacing risks and trade-offs early

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CFO/COO and co-CEOs on financial and operational implications of major business decisions

• Partner with co-CEOs, CFO/COO on fundraising, M&A and other strategic projects

• Own the company's financial planning and analysis function, including annual budgeting, monthly/quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning

• Build and maintain financial models that support scenario planning, fundraising, and investment decisions

• Deliver monthly and quarterly business reviews with clear, actionable insight into performance against plan

• Partner with department leaders on headcount planning, capital allocation, and ROI analysis for key initiatives

• Oversee the Accounting function, ensuring accurate, timely monthly close, financial reporting, and compliance

• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure the integrity of the company's financial statements

• Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners

• Ensure the company is audit-ready and positioned to scale its accounting infrastructure as the business grows

• Own the roadmap for finance and business systems (ERP, planning tools, reporting infrastructure), ensuring they scale with the business

• Drive process improvement and automation to increase the speed and accuracy of financial data and reporting

• Partner with Data/Engineering to ensure clean, reliable data flows between systems that inform financial and operational decisions

• A strategic finance executive who sees beyond the numbers and helps shape the long-term direction of the business

• A trusted advisor to executive leadership, bringing sound judgment, thoughtful perspective, and a willingness to challenge assumptions in pursuit of the best outcome

• An exceptional cross-functional leader who builds strong partnerships across the organization and influences decisions through data, credibility, and collaboration

• A people-first leader who attracts, develops, and empowers high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

• An operator who can seamlessly shift between high-level strategy and hands-on execution, knowing when to zoom out and when to dive into the details

• Someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and is energized by solving complex business challenges with pragmatism and creativity

• A systems thinker who continuously looks for opportunities to simplify processes, improve operational efficiency, and build scalable infrastructure

• A clear and confident communicator who can distill complex financial concepts into actionable insights for stakeholders at every level of the organization

• Someone with a strong sense of ownership, integrity, and accountability who leads with transparency and earns trust across the business