AFLALO · 6 days ago
Director of Finance and Planning
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expAFLALO is seeking a Director of Finance & Planning to lead financial strategy, planning, and analysis, and to support the family office that backs the business. This role involves building and owning the company's core planning and forecasting while serving as a trusted analytical partner on investments.
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
Responsibilities
Own company-wide revenue planning, forecasting, and budgeting
Build and maintain cash flow models, scenario planning, and long-range plans
Serve as the single owner of the numbers, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and accountability
Own performance reporting across revenue, margin, inventory, cash, and operating spend
Design reporting systems that emphasize insight, not noise
Own inventory planning across raw materials and finished goods
Drive inventory strategy in close partnership with production, PD, and merchandising
Lead buy planning, inventory flow, and capitalization decisions with financial discipline
Monitor inventory health, turns, margin impact, and working capital implications
Oversee financial reporting and partner with accounting on close, controls, and accuracy
Support the launch of NetSuite and design modern reporting architecture on top of it
Implement best-in-class financial systems, tools, and workflows
Leverage automation and AI-enabled tools to increase planning speed, accuracy, and analytical depth
Partner with leadership on capital structure decisions including inventory financing, credit facilities, and real estate leverage
Lead cash management, forecasting, and scenario analysis
Monitor investment performance across real estate, private equity, public equity, private credit, and angel investments
Partner with accounting to modernize Addepar and portfolio reporting
Evaluate investments through diligence, modeling, and return analysis
Act as a confidential, high-trust thought partner on capital allocation and risk assessment
Qualification
Required
5–8+ years of experience in finance, strategy, or planning roles
At least 1 year in management consulting, investment banking, or similarly rigorous environment
At least 2 years in luxury fashion, accessories, or adjacent consumer business
Deep understanding of inventory-driven businesses
Experience owning planning across raw materials or finished goods inventory
Highly fluent in modern financial tools, analytics platforms, automation, and AI-assisted workflows
Curious, experimental, and proactive about using technology to improve thinking and output
Highly analytical, structured thinker with strong business judgment
Comfortable in high-trust, confidential environments
Excited by a role that blends operating finance, planning ownership, and investment analysis
Preferred
MBA a plus, not required
NetSuite or comparable ERP experience strongly preferred
Company
AFLALO
Welcome to AFLALO, where our heritage began just last year.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase