Vice President Finance

Location: North Bergen, NJ (Regular travel to New York City office required)

This executive will play a critical role in driving financial performance, supporting profitable growth and ensuring operational excellence across wholesale, retail and DTC/eCommerce channels.

Our client is a well-established, fast-growing, multi-channel apparel company and are seeking an experienced Vice President of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership across a complex global business. The Vice President of Finance will oversee all aspects of financial planning, reporting, accounting operations, budgeting, forecasting, tax coordination, audit management and financial controls. This individual will lead the finance organization while serving as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, providing actionable insights that support growth, profitability and operational effectiveness across multiple entities and international operations.

The ideal candidate will bring deep apparel industry expertise and a proven track record leading finance organizations within consumer products, fashion and retail businesses. Experience supporting both wholesale and direct-to-consumer operations is required. This leader will partner closely with executive leadership to drive data-driven decision making, optimize financial processes, and identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to increase efficiency and business insight.

• Lead the annual budgeting process across a multi-channel global apparel business, including wholesale, retail and direct-to-consumer (DTC) revenue channels
• Establish budget timelines and partner with department leaders to develop revenue forecasts, operating plans and expense budgets
• Drive monthly forecasting and projection processes, identifying risks and opportunities to achieve financial objectives
• Develop and maintain meaningful financial reporting packages, including monthly income statements, balance sheets, cash flow analyses and departmental performance metrics
• Create reporting standards, KPIs, and dashboards that enhance visibility into business performance
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to executive leadership regarding growth initiatives, profitability, inventory management and operational investments
• Develop strong cross-functional partnerships to support strategic decision-making throughout the organization
• Lead financial projections and scenario planning for wholesale, retail, and eCommerce businesses

• Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, General Accounting, and financial reporting functions
• Ensure timely and accurate month/quarter/year-end close processes across multiple domestic and international entities
• Maintain the integrity of financial statements and ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls
• Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, banks, insurance providers and other financial partners
• Coordinate quarterly and annual tax reporting and payment requirements in partnership with external tax advisors
• Oversee domestic sales tax compliance and international indirect tax requirements
• Ensure compliance with lending agreements, debt covenants and banking requirements
• Lead annual audits and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors
• Oversee intercompany accounting, foreign subsidiary accounting and multi-entity consolidations
• Continuously evaluate and improve financial processes, controls and reporting efficiency

• Lead, train, support and build Finance & Accounting team and manage all corporate financial functions
• Serve as a trusted advisor…