Vice President of Finance, Personalization Mall

The Vice President of Finance is a key member of the senior team who will provide strategic and thought leadership as the business continues to grow profitably. In owning the Finance function, the VP of Finance is responsible for leading all aspects of strategic and operational finance and own the accounting operations for Personalization Mall. This position is responsible for delivering the annual budget, long-range planning process, monthly financial close, re-forecasting and analysis of financial & operational results. This position will partner with leaders throughout the business including marketing, operations, sales, merchandising, IT, engineering, and HR to provide financial oversight, analyze performance/trends, develop short-term/long-term financial plans, and provide financial analysis for strategic growth initiatives. This position reports to President of PersonalizationaMall.com, a division of 1-800-Flowers.com.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Direct the overall financial planning & analysis function including partnering with the senior team to identify, size and prioritize strategic growth initiatives.
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the yearly budget and long-range planning.
• Analyze financial information and provide strategic recommendations that help attain the short-term and long-term goals of the organization.
• Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine department or division progress toward stated goals and objectives and partners with leaders in those areas to ensure attainment of goals.
• As a member of the senior leadership team, contribute to senior level policy decision making and long-term planning to facilitate the achievement of objectives and goals.
• Direct the inventory control functions of the organization including physical inventory, monthly cost of goods processing, labor roll-forward by production area and monthly G/L to physical inventory reconciliation.
• Oversee the coordination or treasury, tax, and audit activities with corporate finance and meet all enterprise reporting timelines.
• Oversee preparation of reporting for the quarterly and year-end audits.
• Oversees financial and accounting system controls and standards and ensures timely financial and statistical reports for management and/or Board use.
• Collaborate with other brands financial leadership to leverage best-in-enterprise practices and synergize activities.
• Participate in formulating and administering of company policies.
• Maintain and meet all SOX, PCI, Information Security, and other enterprise-wide compliance requirements.
• Ensure integrity and control of critical systematic and interactive processes from which financial data is generated.
• Maintain the company's system of accounts to support all transactions and assets.
• Approve electronic payments and sign checks and ensure control of payment processing.
• General office administration and oversight.
• Management and development of teams.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in finance/accounting.
• 10-15 years accounting experience in an Ecommerce and manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience with designing and implementing cost accounting processes, experience migrating to FIFO accounting a plus.
• Microsoft GP experience preferred.
• CPA preferred.
• Bottom-line oriented, budget-conscious, and metrics-driven to establish, design and implement internal controls and systems for tracking and reporting.
• Highly creative, proactive, flexible, and able to drive/guide change. Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Strong leadership, management, and people skills to develop and grow teams.