Financial Analyst – FP&A, Operations & Business Analytics

Oliveda International Inc. is expanding its Waterless Beauty division and seeks a capable Financial Analyst to partner across Finance, Operations, and Leadership. This onsite role in Culver City, CA offers a salary range of USD 80,000 to 90,000 per year and calls for a minimum of three years of relevant experience. The analyst will own reporting, forecasting, analytics, and internal controls to support growth and drive data-informed decisions across the business.

Responsibilities

• Establish and continuously document the full Accounts Payable process, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Manage the AP subledger and perform monthly reconciliations against the General Ledger.
• Keep an aging payables ledger current and resolve any discrepancies.
• Develop and sustain an auditable filing system for invoices, purchase orders, and payment records.
• Assist in implementing Accounts Payable automation solutions.
• Manage vendor master files with proper documentation and internal controls.
• Analyze COGS, landed costs, and gross margin by SKU.
• Support demand planning initiatives.
• Develop freight and fulfillment cost models to inform procurement decisions.
• Monitor inventory performance and its financial impact.
• Collaborate with the Head of Finance to create and oversee the annual operating budget.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for executive leadership.
• Lead monthly forecast updates and conduct budget variance analysis.
• Build and maintain a rolling cash flow forecast.
• Establish a single source of truth for key business metrics using Excel or Google Sheets.
• Develop weekly and monthly KPI reporting.
• Create dashboards tracking Revenue, Gross Margin, CAC, LTV, and ROAS.
• Deliver financial analyses supporting pricing, promotions, bundling strategies, and commercial initiatives.
• Maintain sales tax nexus tracking across multiple states and reconcile tax data from Shopify and other platforms.
• Prepare sales tax filing schedules and coordinate with external accounting partners; reconcile collected versus remitted taxes and maintain exemption certificates.
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting sales tax compliance and support audits while evaluating automation tools like TaxJar.
• Support the monthly close through reconciliations and reporting.
• Partner with Accounting, Operations, Marketing, and Leadership on financial initiatives.
• Maintain financial models and reporting templates; prepare executive reporting materials and board presentations.
• Serve as a resource for finance process improvements across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 3–6+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Finance, Accounting, or Financial Analytics.
• Experience in high-growth consumer brands, retail, beauty, CPG, or eCommerce environments is strongly preferred.
• Strong grounding in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
• Experience with Accounts Payable and financial controls.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets skills with the ability to build scalable financial models.
• Power BI or other visualization tools experience is a plus.
• Shopify experience is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting, supply chain finance, and gross margin analysis.
• Familiarity with sales tax compliance across multiple states is preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Technologies

• Excel
• Google Sheets
• Power BI
• Shopify

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Health insurance

Job Details

• Job Type: Full-Time, On-site (Culver City, CA)