Director, FP&A and AI Finance at cscgeneration-2

With over 59 stores and the largest avocational cooking program in the US, Sur La Table offers an unsurpassed selection of exclusive and premium-quality goods for the kitchen and table – and the culinary expertise and inspiration to go along with it. Whether the job entails interacting with our customers, driving digital growth, or providing vital behind-the-scenes support, we’re all here for the same reason – to roll up our sleeves and create happiness through cooking and sharing good food.  The Director, FP&A and AI Finance plays a central role in Sur La Table’s success by delivering strategic financial insights and supporting sound investment decisions across the business. This role leads the budget and forecast processes, drives key financial analysis and reporting, and manages a high-performing FP&A team. The Director of FP&A reports directly to the division Chief Financial Officer. What you get to do: • Drive annual budget process across all channels and departments. • Lead the monthly forecast process, proactively identifying forecast opportunities and risks. • Lead AI-driven process transformation across the FP&A function — prototyping and deploying automated workflows, agent-based solutions, and always-on reporting tools that reduce manual work and accelerate insight delivery. • Develop strong partnerships with business leaders to understand key operational drivers and deliver clear, actionable financial insights. • Partner with Business Development to provide financial modeling and analysis on new business opportunities. • Support fleet management with financial analysis, including ROIC analysis on capital investments. • Leverage technology to evaluate and extract data that informs decision-making. • Build, lead, and develop an efficient, high-performing FP&A team. What you bring: • A Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field; MBA and/or CPA preferred. • 10+ years of progressively responsible FP&A experience. • Hands-on AI experience applied within finance workflows — not just using AI to polish emails, but concrete wins such as building automated reporting pipelines, deploying agent-based tools (e.g., n8n, Claude Code, ChatGPT), or creating custom solutions that replaced manual FP&A processes. You can walk us through exactly what you built and the business impact it had. • Strong command of corporate finance and accounting principles, with the ability to translate complex concepts clearly for non-financial audiences. You move comfortably between the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows and understand how they interact. • An advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint). • Direct FP&A experience in an omnichannel retail environment — supporting both physical store and ecommerce P&Ls. Candidates without meaningful retail finance experience are unlikely to hit the ground running in this role. • Analytical and quantitative at your core — you've built complex financial models from scratch and can bring financial dimension to ambiguous problems. • A track record of building and developing high-performing teams, with strong workflow management and the ability to keep deliverables on track across a team. • You are accurate and are able to put processes in place to ensure that financial information is presented correctly across your team. • Excellent presentation and communication skills, with experience leading larger group meetings and presenting to senior leadership. • You are intensely curious and have a proactive approach, digging deep to understanding business processes, to uncover solutions to problems, and to connect financial information to the operations of the business. • Multiple budget cycles under your belt, with clear perspective on what works, what doesn't, and how to guide an organization through the process while keeping it on schedule. • You are a player-coach leader who is equally comfortable building models and synthesizing analysis as delegating and developing team members — this role will have you rolling up your sleeves and producing work, not just overseeing it. • You have developed key expertise in utilizing and improving financial planning and reporting systems. • You have demonstrated the ability to influence and drive leadership decisions and tangible outcomes. What’s in it for you? Joining CSC Generation isn’t just about having a seat at the table—it’s about helping redesign the table entirely. You’ll be challenged, stretched, and supported as you grow faster than you thought possible. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer:  • Executive Access: Work directly with brand CEOs and senior leadership, solving real business problems and earning mentorship from top operators. • AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with the most advanced AI tools in the market. From automation to prompt engineering, you’ll build a modern tech stack that sets you apart in any industry. • Accelerated Career Path: High performers are quickly entrusted with greater responsibility, new challenges, and leadership opportunities across our portfolio of brands. • Competitive benefits: Paid time off policies, 401(k)/RRSP match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts at our portfolio companies. What our interview process looks like: • 📞 Step 1: If you align with our vision and meet the qualifications, we’ll reach out to schedule a conversation and introduce CSC. • 🧠 Step 2: You’ll complete a short AI or product-building challenge so we can understand how you approach problems and execution. • 💬 Step 3: Participate in deep-dive interviews with CSC leadership focused on your experience, product mindset, and operational thinking. • 📩 Step 4: Offer. We’ll move fast for the right candidate. 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