Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

• Thrive in fast paced, dynamic startup environments.
• Passion for functional wellness, non-alcoholic beverage, cannabis, mushrooms, and other adaptogenic or nootropic therapeutic compounds.
• Embrace creativity and innovation, and always up for a new challenge.
• Eager to join a team aiming to revolutionize the beverage industry and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our customers.

The Vice President of FP&A will serve as a strategic partner to the executive team, leading BRĒZ’s financial planning, forecasting, and analysis functions. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader with deep expertise in corporate FP&A, unit economics, and hypergrowth startup environments. You’ll drive investor reporting, optimize financial systems, build scalable forecasting models, and play a pivotal role in shaping BRĒZ’s financial future.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual operating plan, long-range planning, and rolling forecast processes.
• Build and maintain strategic financial models and scenario analyses that inform decisions on pricing strategy, capacity planning, new market expansion, and LTV/CAC tradeoffs.
• Ensure forecasts are dynamic, data-driven, and aligned with company growth goals.

Performance Analysis & KPI Reporting

• Manage standardized KPI dashboards and streamline reporting processes for timely, accurate insight into business performance.
• Track revenue pacing, gross margin, and operating expenses against plan, conducting variance analysis and surfacing insights for leadership.
• Present financial results, forecasts, and business drivers to the executive team and board of directors in a clear, actionable format.

Strategic Support

• Advise senior leadership on the financial impact of strategic initiatives, fundraising, and capital allocation.
• Support fundraising efforts, board presentations, and strategic planning sessions.
• Build sensitivity analyses and performance metrics to guide decision-making and evaluate investment opportunities, pricing strategies, and new market entry plans.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to align resource planning with business priorities.

 Data & Insights

• Own company-wide financial dashboards and KPIs, ensuring visibility and adoption across the organization.
• Improve data quality, drive automation, and establish best practices for financial data governance to enable faster, more accurate decision-making.

 Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Product, and Supply Chain leaders to guide resource allocation decisions.
• Partner with the Accounting team to ensure alignment on reporting, close processes, and variance analysis.
• Support go-to-market strategy, resource planning, and pricing decisions with rigorous financial analysis.

 Leadership & Team Management

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing FP&A team, initially starting as an individual contributor and scaling the function over time.
• Develop career paths, set performance goals, and establish a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Drive automation, scalability, and rigor in FP&A systems and processes to support a complex operational model
• Act as a change management leader, championing process improvement and operational excellence.
• Create a workplace culture where people feel motivated and are excited to bring their best selves to work and commit to BRĒZ’s goals and objectives. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA and/or CPA strongly preferred.
• 7–10 years of progressive financial management experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage, or Manufacturing/ Wholesale required.
• Expertise in FP&A, corporate finance, and GAAP accounting principles.
• Demonstrated success in startup or high-growth environments, scaling teams and financial systems.
• Strong M&A and investor relations experience.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive problem-solver with strong business acumen.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Experience in the beverage, CPG, or cannabis industries is a plus.