CSC Generation Enterprise (CSC) is an AI-enabled multi-brand platform that acquires and transforms legacy businesses into profitable, digital-first, consumer-centric businesses. CSC’s platform is purpose built around its core M&A strategy and drives alpha by encoding revenue growth, unit margin management, and other expert-level retail practices into automation and AI. CSC owns and operates more than 10 companies, including Sur La Table, Backcountry, and One Kings Lane. Together, our companies generate $1B+ in revenue and we employ over 2000 people across North America. We are backed by world-class investors and continue to pursue platform and add-on acquisitions at pace.
This role is challenging – above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have a big role within a fast-paced team.
This position will report into one of the founding partners.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO EVERY DAY:

• Drive performance management tied to key metrics/KPIs/business drivers that provide a forward-looking view into trends requiring management decisions and actions.
• Improve the quality, timeliness, and reliability of financial analysis and key performance metrics available to executive management and the Board, including forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation in all functional areas.
• Oversee the enterprise level budget process, and the consolidation and synthetization of brand level budgets into a consolidated financial plan.
• Automate processes and systems to achieve efficiency gains and quality improvements on a sequential basis.
• Support capital raising by anticipating due diligence requests, gathering and synthesizing data from brand and platform groups, and presenting data in an articulate manner that supports company narrative
• Develop long term plans and strategies to position the company for a successful IPO (~4 year goal)
• Attract, retain and promote individuals suited to operate in an entrepreneurial, fast paced environment.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

• Is “hands-on,” and knows the business KPIs/issues cold
• Has 10+ years of executive level finance experience leading an organization through time-sensitive and stressful initiatives such as acquisitions, divestitures, and financings/IPOs.
• Has worked at a successful ecommerce/retail, or fintech company.
• Isn’t afraid of legacy systems (we often acquire old companies with legacy systems).
• Does not mind travel.