VP / Director of Finance & Operations

Role Description

Palermo House is a design-led DTC furniture brand focused on modern, ultra-comfortable seating and modular living. We manufacture globally, ship quickly, and obsess over quality, margins, and customer experience. We’re building a category-defining brand—and we’re looking for a senior finance & operations leader to own the backbone of the business.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role for someone who can step in fast, bring order to complexity, and help scale Palermo House into its next chapter.

Finance & Forecasting

• End-to-end financial model: P&L, cash flow, projections, weekly cash forecasting
• Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Board and investor reporting; fundraising support as needed

Accounting & Controls

• Monthly close (AP/AR, accruals, inventory accounting)
• Oversight of bookkeeping, tax coordination, and external vendors
• Improve financial controls, reporting cadence, and data clarity

Operations & Supply Chain

• Inventory planning and cash-efficient PO management
• Lead time tracking across manufacturers, freight, and 3PLs
• COGS and margin analysis by SKU, channel, and promotion
• Vendor management, contract negotiation, and cost optimization
• Cross-functional work with CX, marketing, and product to align ops with demand

Strategic Decision Support

• Promotion and pricing guardrails (protecting margin and cash)
• Support expansion into new SKUs, categories, and channels
• Build systems and processes that scale—not just spreadsheets

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in DTC, ecommerce, CPG, or furniture/manufacturing (not your first rodeo)
• Has built and owned financial models , not just reviewed them
• Strong understanding of inventory-heavy, cash-flow-driven businesses
• Comfortable presenting to founders, investors, lenders, and advisors
• Operationally sharp—this is not a sit-in-Excel-all-day role
• Self-starter who thrives in a remote, fast-moving environment
• Builder mindset: enjoys creating structure where there isn’t much yet
• Long-term oriented; excited to help scale Palermo House toward a meaningful outcome