Director of FP&A

<div class="content-intro"><p>We started Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in a yellow truck on the streets of NYC in 2008 with a mission to make good ice cream that makes you feel good.</p> <p>Nowadays, people can spend so much time on what’s “healthy” they don’t stop to consider what’s healthy. As far as we’re concerned, happiness is healthiness. We strive to ensure every scoop, store and employee feels and creates one community to contribute to the overall brand.</p></div><p>Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is hiring a full-time Director of Financial Planning and Analysis based out of our Brooklyn home office. This is a great opportunity for an experienced individual to work closely with the founding team of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream as the company embarks on its&nbsp;next stage of major growth. The ideal candidate is someone who is experienced with Financial Planning and Analysis, innovative, driven and can thrive in a fast-paced environment (and loves ice cream!).</p> <p>Reporting directly to the CFO, the Director of FP&amp;A will be a trusted partner responsible for&nbsp;leading planning, forecasting, and analytics while providing financial clarity to support day-to-day and strategic decisions. You’ll build and evolve our financial models, improve data accuracy&nbsp;and visibility, and develop tools that enable leaders across the organization to act with&nbsp;confidence. This role requires both strategic perspective and a roll-up-your-sleeves mindset,&nbsp;ideal for someone who loves digging into data and leading FP&amp;A in a fast-moving operating&nbsp;environment.</p> <p>This role will be based out of our Williamsburg, Brooklyn office and follow Van Leeuwen's Hybrid work model and be in office at least three days a week.&nbsp;</p> <p>Job Responsibilities</p> <p>Lead FP&amp;A Function</p> <ul> <li>Own budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis across entire business</li> <li>Build and maintain robust models to forecast revenue, margin, and cash flow</li> <li>Develop scenario analyses and models to evaluate growth and investment decisions</li> <li>Lead cash forecasting to support investment and working capital management</li> </ul> <p>Reporting &amp; Insights</p> <ul> <li>Create monthly and quarterly management reporting packages that explain results, variance drivers, and forward-looking implications</li> <li>Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to link financial performance to business drivers</li> <li>Work closely with the Controller and Operations teams to analyze product and channel-level profitability, pricing strategies, and cost structures</li> <li>Assist the CFO with board reporting, capital allocation decisions, and other high-impact<br>projects</l