Proper Cloth

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Own and Improve Accounting Operations
• Manage the accounting function (internal team and/or external partners)
• Ensure accounting processes remain up to date, documented, and continuously improving
• Maintain clean, consistent expense categorization and a well-structured chart of accounts
• Ensure financial data pipelines and integrations remain accurate and reliable
• Own the accuracy of financial reporting across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Ensure Bills Are Paid
• Own the accounts payable process and controls
• Manage the people/vendors responsible for paying bills, wires, and ACH payments
• Ensure all payments are made accurately and on time
• Establish clear approval workflows and payment policies
• Deliver Department-Level Financial Clarity
• Build and maintain department-level P&Ls and cost reporting
• Help departments understand their costs and unit economics, for example:
• - CX team costs and unit economics
• - Photography team unit economics
• - Showroom profitability by location
• Present financial information in clear, digestible formats that department leaders can use
• Track trends over time and help teams understand what’s driving changes
• Act as a Thought Partner to CEO and Department Heads
• Partner with department leaders to evaluate plans, experiments, and operational changes
• Help think through tradeoffs, ROI, and cost implications of decisions
• Provide financial perspective on headcount changes, tooling investments, and process improvements
• Support leadership in making data-informed, economically sound decisions
• Support team leaders in vendor contract negotiations
• Support leadership in budgeting and projections

Director of Finance