VP Finance & Strategy

Operations · Full-time · Austin, United States

Job description

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands is an Altos Ventures backed technology company that is saving retail by acquiring store and catalog-based retailers, and transforming them into high performing, “digital first” brands. In just seven years, we’ve acquired and turned around brands including: Sur La Table, Z Gallerie, Direct Buy, One Kings Lane, Amerimark Interactive, Touch of Modern, and Cherryman saving thousands of jobs and reaching over a billion dollars in revenue.

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?

  • Unlimited 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

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