Finance and Accounting Manager

About Black Girl Vitamins

Black Girl Vitamins is a wellness brand committed to supporting health and confidence through high-quality supplements, education, and community. Founded by Black women and developed in collaboration with medical professionals, our products are formulated to help address common nutritional gaps and promote overall wellness. With a community of more than 200,000 people, BGV is focused on making wellness more inclusive, accessible, and empowering.

Role Summary

The Finance Manager will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, insight, and efficiency of the company’s financial operations. This individual will own the monthly close process, assist in budgeting and forecasting, and develop reporting that helps leadership make data-driven decisions around inventory, spend, and profitability.

This is a hands-on role that combines accounting discipline with business partnership. You’ll work closely with operations, marketing, and supply chain leaders to evaluate product performance, improve margin visibility, and strengthen cash flow management as BGV scales.

What You’ll Do

• Directly oversee the accounting operations, including inventory, cost of goods sold, and marketing spend
• Partner with the CFO to deliver monthly consolidated reporting packages, budget-to-actual variance analysis, and other required KPI measurement and assessment reports
• Assist in the preparation of the annual operating budget and rolling forecasts, collaborating with department leaders to ensure budgets reflect the company’s best assumptions and growth goals
• Monitor and reconcile key financial systems (e.g., Shopify, ERP, accounting, and inventory platforms) to ensure data accuracy and effective integration between operations and finance
• Develop and maintain financial models to support cash-flow forecasting, purchasing, and inventory management
• Partner cross-functionally with marketing, logistics, and operations teams to analyze channel profitability, identify trends, and recommend improvements
• Support ongoing process improvements and implementation of financial controls to support scalability
• Assist with audit preparation, documentation, and compliance with accounting standards

Recommended Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 5 years of accounting and FP&A experience, preferably within a CPG, retail, distribution or e-commerce company
• Strong understanding of inventory and cost accounting, including landed cost analysis, SKU-level margin tracking, and reconciliation of physical vs. book inventory
• Advanced proficiency with Excel modeling and analysis, including cash forecasting, budget models, and operational reporting
• Experience with ERP and accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online, or similar
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable in a growth-stage environment where processes evolve and collaboration across teams is essential
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CMA, or FP&A credentials are valuable but not required

Role Details

• Location: Chicago (preferred), US Remote possible (CT working hours)
• Manager: CFO
• Type: Full-time, Exempt
• Target Start Date: December 2025
• Compensation: $100,000 - $115,000

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our company’s size and industry, and are one part of the total compensation package. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, geography, and balancing internal equity.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Black Girl Vitamins is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment and that provides equal opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.