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Salary: USD 173,000 - 225,000 / annual
The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) is a personal care company dedicated to creating cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products across diapers, wipes, baby personal care, beauty, apparel, household care, and wellness. Founded in 2012, the company is on a mission to challenge ingredients, ideals, and industries through the power of the Honest brand and the Honest Standard.
You will own the company's consolidated financial plan and forecast as a trusted thought partner to the executive team. Reporting to the SVP of FP&A, you will translate business performance into clear insight, drive the annual operating plan and rolling forecast processes, and prepare the financial narrative that informs leadership, the Board of Directors, and investors. This is a high-visibility role for a hands-on leader equally comfortable building models, coaching a team, and presenting strategic perspectives to senior executives.
Key responsibilities include:
• Lead the annual operating plan and periodic forecast, integrating inputs from commercial, supply chain, and functional teams into consolidated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow views.
• Own monthly and quarterly results analysis, including variance-to-plan and prior-year bridges, delivering clear, actionable commentary on revenue, gross margin, operating expense, and adjusted EBITDA drivers.
• Lead tracking of enterprise operating priorities and KPIs, establishing metrics and targets, monitoring progress, and reporting performance and risks to the executive team.
• Prepare materials for executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and quarterly earnings; partner with Investor Relations on guidance development, external messaging, and consensus analysis.
• Drive corporate opex and headcount planning, partnering with HR and functional leaders to manage spend and resource allocation against plan.
• Build models and scenario analyses for strategic initiatives, pricing, capital allocation, and potential M&A; present clear recommendations to senior leaders.
• Improve the speed, accuracy, and scalability of planning processes, tools, and reporting, including development of planning systems and automation.
• Collaborate with Accounting on close, accruals, and reconciliation of forecast to actuals, and with Treasury on cash and liquidity planning.
You will partner closely with Accounting, Investor Relations, and senior leaders across the company.
**Requirements:**
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including experience in Financial Planning & Analysis
• MBA degree preferred but not required
• Experience owning a consolidated plan and forecast for a company or large business unit, with strong command of the three financial statements
• Track record of preparing executive- and Board-level materials and presenting financial insights to senior leaders
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills, with proficiency in financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion)
• Strong business judgment and ability to turn complex data into clear, concise narratives
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with confidence to challenge assumptions and credibility to drive alignment
• High standards for accuracy and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Demonstrated experience applying AI tools to improve forecast accuracy, automate reporting, and accelerate insight generation
