VP, Corporate Finance & FP&A

Job Description:

WHO WE ARE:

YOU WILL BE:

The VP of Corporate Finance & FP&A serves as a hands-on strategic leader directing financial planning growth strategy budgeting and advanced modeling across all retail and omni-channel business units. This role is responsible for critical financial operations specifically capital allocation corporate expense governance liquidity management and debt covenant compliance. The primary objective is to maximize profitability and capital efficiency through the direct management of budgets cash financing liquidity and overhead expenses.

Functioning as a key strategic partner this leader drives enterprise value by collaborating with private equity sponsors lenders and investment banks to execute transactions M&A activities and capital restructurings. This position requires a proactive entrepreneurial executive who optimizes internal processes champions systems improvement cultivates high-performing teams and remains deeply engaged in complex financial modeling and analysis.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Financial Strategy & Analysis

• Strategic Financial Planning: Lead the development & execution of annual budgets rolling forecasts & multi-year strategic plans.

• Advanced Financial Modeling: Build & optimize integrated three-statement models reflecting evolving retail operations & capital structures.

• Capital Allocation & ROIC: Direct consolidated capex deployment; analyze efficiency across stores e-commerce & logistics to maximize ROIC. Manage Investment Committee workflows & project approvals.

• Transaction & M&A Support: Partner with PE sponsors banks & corporate development to provide financial evaluation due diligence & modeling for M&A recapitalizations & restructurings.

Financial Operations & Control

• Budget Timeline: Lead end-to-end forecasting calendars ensuring cross-functional alignment & timely deliverables.

• Corporate Expense: Drive governance over overhead via rigorous expense management cost-containment headcount modeling & zero-based budgeting.

• Treasury & Covenant: Manage daily liquidity credit facility strategies & debt covenant compliance.

Team Leadership & Development

• Management: Recruit mentor & scale a high-performing corporate finance & FP&A team.

• Performance: Define annual operational goals & performance metrics for the team.

• Efficiency: Cultivate a collaborative culture focused on continuous system improvement & reporting optimization.

Reporting & Compliance

• Generate precise monthly quarterly & annual financial statements.

• Ensure strict adherence to local state & federal tax regulations.

• Coordinate all internal & external auditing activities seamlessly.

• Act as the management liaison for the board & audit committees.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a highly quantitative discipline.

• An MBA CFA charter or active CPA license is highly preferred.

  • Core Experience: Minimum of 10 to 12 years of progressive corporate finance private equity turnaround investment banking or financial consulting experience.

  • Industry Expertise: Leadership experience within the retail consumer goods or omni-channel sectors including a deep familiarity with 4-wall store economics GMROI inventory turn optimization and peak seasonal working capital cycles.

Skills & Competencies

• Accounting & Compliance: Deep expertise in GAAP/IFRS principles & corporate tax legislation.

• Systems & Operations: Advanced command of financial planning software & enterprise ERPs; proven record of scaling internal financial processes.

• Risk & Strategy: Strong risk management capabilities; ability to communicate complex data to non-finance stakeholders.

• Financial Modeling: Mastery of structural modeling including building & auditing complex integrated three-statement models from scratch.

• Treasury & Liquidity: Experience in institutionalizing liquidity forecasting (e.g. 13-week cash models) managing credit facility draws & tracking debt covenant compliance.

• Transactions & M&A: Proven success supporting PE sponsors or investment banks with due diligence data room management & modeling for M&A and recapitalizations.

• Governance & Leadership: Skilled in establishing corporate governance thresholds leading investment committee processes & delivering strategic narratives to executive leadership & the Board.

YOUR LIFE AND CAREER AT EXEMPLAR LUXURY GROUP:

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation.

• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution to digital or corporate.

• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical vision and dental).

• An amazing employee discount.

BENEFITS:

Benefits: We offer the following benefits for this position subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance dental insurance vision insurance 401(k) retirement plan basic life insurance supplemental life insurance disability insurance and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness hospital and accident insurance).

Exemplar Luxury Group is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Exemplar Luxury Group and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation please contact .

Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location experience and other job-related factors.