Financial Planning & Analysis Director

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’re looking for a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to be a strategic finance partner to our business. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a hands-on role that owns the operating model, rolling forecasts, daily cash flow forecasting, and financial reporting and variance analysis, while supporting our capital markets needs.

You bring strong analytical rigor, sound business judgment, and experience across capital markets and hands-on operating environments. You’ll partner closely with leaders across Engineering, Product & Design (EPD), Sales, Operations and the executive team to turn financial insight into business decisions. 

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Partner with finance leadership on annual budgeting, long-range planning, and rolling forecasts, driving cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Ops, and EPD
• Own monthly financial reporting, variance analysis, and operational reviews with leadership
• Own the bottoms-up 3-statement operating model with driver-based assumptions and scenario planning
• Build and deliver executive and board-level reporting packages

Capital Markets & Treasury

• Support Series D fundraising, including investor materials and process management
• Manage Ghost’s debt capital stack which includes PO financing facility, A/R financing facility, and term loan: draw management, covenant tracking, and reporting compliance
• Maintain the rolling 13-week cash flow forecast; monitor covenant headroom against the cash floor weekly and escalate liquidity risks proactively to the CFO
• Lead financial due diligence for investors, lenders, and strategic partners

AI & Data-Driven Decision Making

• Build forecasting models and automated workflows that generate variance commentary, reporting narratives, and dashboards
• Help design a company-wide KPI framework with automated monitoring and alerting, built on a single, trusted source of data