Ember Search has been retained on a CFO search for a fast-growing, growth equity-backed emerging consumer brand on track for roughly $50M in revenue this year, with a clear path to $100M+ over the coming years.
The company has built a category-leading CPG brand with strong retail traction, a loyal customer base, and a deliberately scrappy operating culture. Backed by a top-tier growth equity firm and led by a founder-operator team, the business has scaled quickly with capital discipline and is now building out its senior leadership team for the next chapter of growth.
This is the company's first dedicated finance leader and one of the most strategic seats on the leadership team. You will own finance and accounting end to end from day one, partner directly with the founders and the board, and shape how the business scales.
Location: Brooklyn, NY. Hybrid preferred but open to remote candidates in the Tri-State area or Chicago.
The Role
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own the finance and accounting function in full, partner closely with the founders and the board, and sit on the senior leadership team.
You will:
- Own forecasting, budgeting, planning, and reporting across the business
- Build the foundational financial visibility, processes, and infrastructure the business needs to scale toward $100M+
- Partner cross-functionally with marketing, sales, ops, and brand to drive data-informed decisions
- Build the company's first 3 to 5 year strategic plan and track the business against it
- Own accounting, cash management, and core financial operations
- Lead board communications, investor reporting, and future fundraising
- Build and scope the finance and accounting team over time
Candidate Profile
- 10 to 15+ years of finance experience, with prior experience as a CFO or in a senior finance leadership seat
- Operating experience at a high-growth consumer or CPG brand, ideally one that scaled through a similar revenue arc
- Strong retail and emerging-brand instincts, with real understanding of retail margin structures, trade spend, and channel economics
- Track record of building or scaling finance functions from an early stage, including FP&A, accounting, and core financial operations
- Direct experience partnering with founders and consumer growth equity or VC boards
- Comfortable being an individual contributor today, with the horsepower to build a team over time
- Strategic mindset paired with a genuine appetite for hands-on work
Why This Role
- Inaugural CFO seat at a fast-scaling emerging consumer brand with real retail traction and category leadership
- Direct partnership with two founders and a seat at the table on every major strategic decision
- Backed by a top-tier growth equity firm with deep board engagement and a long track record of scaling category-leading brands
- $50M revenue today on a clear path to $100M+, with real unit economics and capital discipline
- Build the finance function from the ground up and scope the team in your own image
- NYC-based with a hybrid model that is flexible to the right person
Equal Opportunity Statement
Ember Search and our client are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected status.
