Finance & Operations Lead

Mint Source

Finance & Operations Lead managing financial processes and operational strategies for a scaling CPG business. Overseeing monthly reconciliation, budgeting, and vendor negotiations to ensure financial health.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own monthly close and reconciliations in NetSuite or QuickBooks to maintain accurate, compliant books
Build BI dashboards for real-time sales, gross margin, distributor performance, and working capital to inform daily decisions
Analyze SKU, channel, and customer profitability to guide pricing, promotions, and mix
Lead vendor and distributor negotiations to improve COGS, payment terms, and trade spend efficiency
Establish clear approvals, purchasing discipline, and expense controls to protect margin and cash
Run cash forecasting and working capital management across AP, AR, and inventory to support growth
Develop budgets and rolling forecasts, including scenario modeling for fundraising and planning
Prepare board and investor reporting with crisp insights, variance analysis, and action-oriented recommendations
Partner with Sales, Ops, and Supply Chain to align demand planning, production, and inventory with margin goals
Optimize the finance tech stack and data flows between NetSuite, QuickBooks, and BI dashboards for reliability and speed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive finance experience at a mid-to-senior level with strong operational and commercial exposure to link numbers to execution
Hands-on skill with NetSuite or QuickBooks and BI dashboards to build dependable reporting and insights
Proven success negotiating with vendors and distributors to improve margins and cash terms
Background in CPG or beverage is a plus to navigate distributor dynamics, trade spend, and inventory realities
Fluent English and proactive communication to drive alignment and influence decisions across teams
Detail-obsessed and thoughtful yet commercially savvy to balance accuracy, speed, and impact
Comfort working 80% independently in a lean, scaling environment with a roll-up-the-sleeves approach
Process and controls mindset to install scalable approvals, documentation, and compliance as the business grows

Benefits

Comp & perks

High ownership to architect the finance stack and operating cadence
Clear KPIs, structured feedback, and autonomy to make data-led decisions
Direct exposure to leadership and investor-facing work with meaningful influence on strategy
Opportunity to shape pricing, terms, and processes with tangible impact on margin and cash
Remote-first flexibility aligned to ET hours
Room to grow with the business, including potential to build and lead a team

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisbudgetingforecastingvariance analysiscash forecastingprofitability analysisscenario modelingnegotiationexpense controldata analysis

Soft Skills

proactive communicationdetail-orientedcommercially savvyoperational exposureinfluencing decisionsteam alignmentindependent workthoughtful decision-makingprocess mindsetscalable documentation