Head of Finance and Strategy

About Nood

At Nood, we are redefining the body care category by delivering clinical-level results h over 1 million customers and counting, our flagship IPL devices - including the best-selling Flasher Pro - have set a new standard for beauty tech, driving rapid DTC growth and nationwide retail expansion. We believe in the power of technology, creativity, and disciplined execution to make high-performance beauty accessible, build lasting confidence, and shape the future of self-care.

We re looking for a strategic, analytical, and operationally minded Head of Finance & Strategy to serve as a trusted thought partner to the CEO and organization. This hybrid role will sit at the center of financial planning, strategic decision-making, and business operations, driving clarity, focus, and disciplined execution across the organization.

You will own the company s financial model, close and forecast process, management reporting, and cash flow planning. You ll be accountable for delivering accurate, timely insights, enforcing process discipline, and driving alignment across teams - ensuring the business scales with foresight and operational rigor.

This is an ideal role for someone with a corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or management consulting background who thrives in ambiguity but also has the precision and discipline to operate financial processes end-to-end.

Financial Leadership

• Own company-wide forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking
• Own the full month-end close and reconciliation process, ensuring reconciled financials and a management presentation are completed by the 15th of each month
• Maintain and continuously improve a three-statement financial model and rolling 90-day forecast, managed in Google Sheets to ensure transparency and usability for all key executives
• Deliver executive-ready management reporting (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, actuals vs. forecast, Opex variances, solvency metrics)
• Monitor and communicate cash flow proactively; surface risks and propose action plans before they become constraints

Strategic Execution & Ops

• Drive annual and quarterly planning cycles (OKRs, priorities, resourcing). Analyze margin, CAC/LTV, contribution profit, and operating leverage to inform growth strategy
• Partner with functional leads (Marketing, Ops, Amazon, Retail) to validate assumptions, reconcile variances, and translate data into actionable insights
• Own COGS reconciliation at SKU and channel level, ensuring landed cost accuracy and alignment with Ops inputs each month
• Identify and implement operational improvements to increase efficiency and clarity

CEO & Leadership Support

• Partner with the CEO on business model evolution, capital strategy, and special projects
• Lead ad hoc analyses to inform high-impact decisions (retail expansion, pricing strategy, new product investment)
• Collaborate with leadership on financing strategies, from debt facilities to equity raises, providing proactive recommendations and execution support
• Run a weekly finance meeting (30-45 minutes) to review AP schedule, cash flow visibility, and departmental support needs

Role Expectations

• Proactivity:
  You own the finance function end-to-end. You surface risks first (cash flow, tracking issues, reporting gaps) and bring solutions - not problems - to the table
• Accountability:
  You are responsible for reconciled financials, management reporting, and forecasts delivered on time and with accuracy, proactively surfacing and explaining variances with a