Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Company Overview

Ghost is an inventory distribution platform and operating system for modern retail trade. We partner with the world’s best brands to help them understand the true value of their inventory and route it to the right destinations globally. Ghost gives brands precise control over where and how their inventory is sold. Backed by top venture firms including L Catterton, Cathay Innovation, Union Square Ventures, Equal Ventures, and Eniac. Ghost has offices in Los Angeles and New York.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to serve as a strategic financial partner to our executive leadership team. This is a high-impact role for a finance leader who combines deep investment banking expertise with hands-on operating experience. The ideal candidate has navigated the full spectrum of capital markets and brings robust analytical rigor and business judgment.

You are a strategic, analytical finance leader with experience in the CPG industry. You have a proven track record of building and coaching high-performing teams and ability to lead AI transformation of the finance function. You will own the numbers end-to-end, communicate with clarity, and thrive in ambiguity.

You will lead and develop the FP&A team to shape the financial architecture of a scaling organization.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Own annual budgeting, long-range planning, and rolling forecasts across all business units
• Lead monthly forecast, variance analysis, and operational reviews with leadership
• Build and maintain a bottoms-up 3-statement operating model with driver-based assumptions
• Build and deliver executive and board-level reporting packages
• Establish and track KPIs, unit economics and operating metrics, partnering with business leads to inform operational and financial performance

Capital Markets & Treasury

• Lead Series D fundraising — investor materials, due diligence, and process management
• Manage working capital financing including revolving credit, inventory financing, and vendor payment programs
• Execute debt capital markets transactions; maintain covenant compliance and lender relationships
• Oversee treasury operations: daily cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and bank relationships

AI Transformation & Data-Driven Decision Making

• Own the AI transformation roadmap for FP&A, accounting, and treasury — deploying AI agents for forecasting, reporting, anomaly detection, and close automation
• Build AI-powered forecasting models and agentic workflows that auto-generate variance commentary, narratives, and dashboards
• Lead the migration of the current Excel-based FP&A operating model to Prophix, leveraging deep platform expertise to configure workflows, automate data feeds, and rebuild financial models natively within Prophix
• Design a company-wide KPI framework with AI-enabled monitoring, automated alerting, and a single source of truth data architecture
• Bring rigor, transparency, and sound judgment to financial decision-making in a dynamic startup environment

Strategic Finance & Business Partnership

• Partner with CEO, CFO, and the Board on strategic planning, capital allocation, and corporate development
• Lead financial due diligence for investors, lenders, and strategic partnerships
• Hire, develop, and coach a high-performing FP&A team with a culture of analytical excellence and AI literacy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA or CFA designation strongly preferred
• 10 years of finance experience; minimum 3 years at a bulge bracket investment bank with capital markets execution credentials
• Minimum 3 years of FP&A or strategic finance experience at a Series B retail or CPG company
• Demonstrated experience leading Series C equity raises and managing debt facilities, working capital financing, and treasury operations
• Demonstrated success upleveling financial operations and hands-on AI transformation experience
• Experience with FP&A software (ex: Prophix, Campfire, DataRails, Cube etc)
• Mastery of 3-statement modeling, scenario analysis, and driver-based financial frameworks
• Strong executive presence; proven ability to present to C-suite and board audiences
• Builder mentality — rolls up sleeves, develops people, operates with urgency and a team-first ethos
• Uncompromising work ethic and a team first mentality
• Operates with a sense of urgency, and has a relentless approach to understanding concepts, taking ownership and driving results

Our total compensation for this position can range from $250-275k base salary bonus equity . The actual amounts may vary based on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits we offer: 

• Medical, Vision, and Dental with some plans covered at 100% 
• Competitive compensation and equity structure
• 401K 
• Unlimited PTO 

Ghost is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and innovative environment where all employees can thrive. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable laws.