Financial Controller

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

Financial Controller About Us We are a modern luxury menswear brand operating across 80+ countries. We move fast, operate at scale, and hold a high standard across everything we do. This role exists because we need complete financial clarity — and we need someone to build and own that internally. --- The Role We're looking for a Financial Controller to own our internal finance function entirely. You'll build and maintain our P&L, cash flow tracking, and profit reporting systems from scratch, manage our relationship with our external bookkeeping and legal team, and deliver clean, reliable financial reporting directly to the CEO. This is not a bookkeeping role. Our external team handles that. This is an internal build — systems, visibility, and reporting that give the founders a real-time view of the business at all times. --- What You'll Own * Internal P&L tracking by SKU, product category, channel, and market * Cash flow monitoring and rolling 90-day forecasting * COGS tracking and margin analysis as costs shift * Channel profitability reporting across paid and organic channels (pulling from Triple Whale) * Primary liaison with our external bookkeeping and legal team, ensuring deadlines are met and nothing falls through the cracks * Weekly financial summaries delivered directly to the CEO via Slack * Monthly P&L reporting, including revenue, margin, channel, and market breakdowns * CEO-facing financial dashboard built and maintained in Google Sheets * Ad-hoc financial analysis to support pricing, product, and market decisions --- Non-Negotiables * Strong ecommerce finance background with a deep understanding of revenue, COGS, returns, ad spend, contribution margin, and profitability * Systems builder mindset — everything you create should be scalable and repeatable * Minimum 4 years of experience in a finance role with direct ownership of P&L, management reporting, or financial control * Advanced Google Sheets proficiency * Professional English communication skills What We're Looking For * Experience in a direct-to-consumer (DTC) or ecommerce business; fashion or luxury experience is a strong advantage * Comfortable managing relationships with external bookkeeping and legal partners * Familiarity with Triple Whale or similar ecommerce analytics platforms * Detail-oriented while maintaining speed and efficiency * Proactive communicator who identifies risks, anomalies, or margin issues before they become problems --- How to Apply Please send us a short note in English covering: 1. The most complex internal finance or reporting function you've personally owned. What did you build and what did it replace? 2. A specific example of a financial risk or margin issue you identified and surfaced before it became a significant problem. 3. Your experience working with external bookkeeping or legal teams and how you managed those relationships. Applications without directly relevant experience will not be reviewed. We read every application carefully.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
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  • 6+ months
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Financial Analysis
Financial Projection
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  • Last viewed by client:3 days ago
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About the client
Member since Sep 30, 2025
  • United States
    Dover11:13 AM
  • $3.2K total spent
    9 hires, 5 active
  • 30 hours

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