Finance Director, The Honest Company
Operating Unit
$175-240k
2 days a week in office (Playa Vista, CA )
Natural baby and beauty products
Be an early applicant
Natural baby and beauty products
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-240k
2 days a week in office (Playa Vista, CA )
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower people to live happy, healthy lives.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen, operational understanding, and leadership skills to guide the business toward sustainable profitability and growth
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
- Proven track record of success in a operating unit or commercial finance leadership position
- Experience in consumer goods
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of P&L management and value drivers
- Experience with an integrated business planning process – particularly with demand (volume) planning
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and support senior leaders
- Proficiency in financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion) and advanced Excel/financial modeling skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage change in a dynamic environment
- Ability to lead strategic direction of the team with willingness to meet short-term needs in an organization with less scale
- Strong resource prioritization skills – both time and financial investments
What the job involves
- The Honest Company is seeking a Finance Director, Operating Unit that will serve as the key financial leader and strategic business partner to the Operating Unit leadership team
- This role is responsible for driving financial performance, providing insightful analysis, ensuring sound financial governance, and supporting strategic decision-making to achieve the operating unit’s short- and long-term objectives
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Operating Unit Presidents, contributing to strategic planning, commercial initiatives, and investment decisions
- Translate strategic objectives into financial goals and measurable performance indicators
- Influence cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between financial and operational strategies
- Lead the development and execution of the annual budget, long-range plan, and periodic forecasts
- Provide in-depth analysis of financial results, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities
- Develop actionable insights and recommendations to optimize revenue, margin, and cost performance
- Partner with operations and commercial teams to support pricing and resource allocation decisions
- Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting for the Operating Units
- Maintain compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, and external regulatory requirements
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, systems, and data quality
- Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence
- Build financial capabilities across the business, promoting financial literacy among non-finance managers
- Encourage innovation and best practices within the finance organization
Our take
Honest sells clean, sustainable, well-designed products with a focus on health, wellness and the mother and baby market. Driven by a responsibility to people and the planet - and responding to consumer calls for sustainability - the company champions diverse, inclusive and ethical practices such as label transparency and 100% recycled packaging.
Although the company has seen successes, and went public in 2021, it also experienced a slew of class action lawsuits over potentially harmful ingredients, in strange and stark contrast to the safe products it intended to sell. Many of its offerings have since been reformulated, and the company itself has restructured its strategy, seeming to put it back on good footing despite the rocky road at its back.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jun 2018
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Oct 2017
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $503m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
- 401k with company match
- Wellness incentives including a monthly fitness reimbursement and onsite fitness classes, options for education reimbursement, and a discount on all products
- Generous and flexible vacation policy
- Generous maternity and paternity leave
- We love the furry kids too and offer pet insurance so your companions are well taken care of
Company HQ
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Jessica Alba
(Founder)Beyond their acting career, they are a New York Times bestselling author, and advocate and were awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in the Webby Awards in 2016 and the Grace Kelly Award in 2015.
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