Lead the finance and accounting function at Biena Snacks, the pioneer brand in the bean protein category, where the business has seen triple-digit growth and profitability.

Biena

Biena is the category leader and pioneer in Bean Protein Snacks, one of the fastest-growing categories in Snacks. For more than a decade, Biena has helped create the modern protein snack movement by introducing real-food snacks that are naturally high in protein and fiber without ultra-processed ingredients. Biena's award-winning Chickpea Snacks and Edamame Snacks are sold nationally at retailers including Whole Foods, Target and Kroger.

What You Will Do

As Vice President of Finance, you will develop, manage and execute all financial strategy, planning and accounting for Biena, reporting directly to the CEO. You will lead the finance and accounting team, oversee HR administration, and build the plans, systems and controls that support a business growing at rapid rates. You will own the company's financial plan and capital strategy, and manage our relationships with the Board, lenders and investors. This is a true player/coach seat on the leadership team: you will advise the CEO and the Board on the company's biggest decisions, and you will also be in the weeds and the numbers with your team, building a faster close and a forecast that keeps pace with the business.

Responsibilities:

Lead the finance and accounting team across financial planning, reporting and analysis, cash flow management and accounting.
Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and leadership team, providing value-added advice in support of company goals and balancing aggressive growth with return on investment and healthy profits.
Own the annual strategic planning and budget processes, including multi-year financial and business plans that reflect the company’s rapid growth.
Upgrade finance systems, tools and processes (ERP, planning, reporting) so they scale with the business.
Drive continuous improvement of internal controls to ensure the integrity of financial reports and safeguard the company’s assets.
Develop and deliver the monthly financial reporting package, including up-to-date assessments of risks and opportunities and budget-to-actuals variance analysis.
Build the financial frameworks to evaluate new retail partners, channels and products, including customer and account-level P&Ls.
Partner with Sales on trade spend and promotion analysis, and with Operations on co-manufacturing, cost planning, inventory and working capital.
Plan the company’s capital needs to fund growth, and lead financing activities, including due diligence materials, financial modeling and legal engagement, to ensure successful execution of potential transactions.
Manage relationships with the Board, banks, investors and other key external stakeholders, and own all finance-related materials for Board meetings and investor reporting.
Oversee legal, tax, finance and compliance work with outside counsel and auditors.
Own management of HR administration, payroll, benefits administration and new hire onboarding alongside our outside HR and payroll providers.

Who You Are

Your career spans both large consumer products companies and small, entrepreneurial ones, so you bring big-company rigor along with the resourcefulness and speed of a growing brand. Rapid growth is familiar territory, and you know which teams, processes, controls and systems a business needs at each stage of scale. Forward-looking FP&A is where you shine, yet accounting for every penny still matters to you. Big picture and fine detail live comfortably together in your work, whether you're advising the Board or following up on a retailer deduction. You lead with integrity, transparency and a player/coach mentality, ready to roll up your sleeves. Open-minded and nimble, you look for the best way to get things done here rather than the way they've always been done elsewhere.

Qualifications:

15+ years of progressive finance experience at consumer products companies, ideally in food and beverage.
Experience at both large companies and small entrepreneurial CPG companies, strongly preferred.
Proven record supporting a business through a period of rapid growth, including building the teams, processes, controls and systems that growth requires.
Expertise in financial planning, reporting and analysis, cash management and cost accounting.
Deep understanding of consumer products and natural food concepts such as trade promotion accounting, marketing and advertising spending accruals, cost accounting and variances.
Experience with national retailers across Grocery, Mass and Club, omnichannel distribution (Costco, Amazon, UNFI, KeHE) and co-manufacturers, a strong plus.
Experience raising capital and working with a Board and institutional investors.
Key leadership characteristics: integrity, drive for results, collaborative, flexible, strong communicator, and a player/coach mentality with the ability to roll up their sleeves.
Bachelor’s degree required. MBA and/or CPA preferred.

Benefits

Competitive salary + bonus + equity
Healthcare & Dental benefits
401(k)
Paid Time Off
Relocation assistance available
A collaborative, fun, mission-driven team
Unlimited Biena Snacks products!

VP of Finance