Chief Financial Officer - San Diego CA

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO and Board on financial strategy, capital structure, long-range planning and enterprise-value creation.
• Own the annual budget, rolling forecast and long-range financial planning processes, with clear accountability for revenue, margin, payroll, operating expense, EBITDA, cash flow and balance-sheet performance.
• Provide independent, decision-oriented analysis of significant operating and strategic initiatives, including downside cases and sensitivities.
• Lead capital allocation discipline across maintenance capital, contractual refreshes, remodels, new stores, technology, branded concepts, acquisitions and other growth investments.
• Establish and enforce ROI standards including payback, ROIC, IRR, cost of capital, working capital and post-investment performance reviews.
• Manage the company's bank relationships, syndicated debt facilities, liquidity, leverage, fixed-charge coverage, covenant compliance, revolver usage and debt-reduction strategy.
• Lead financial underwriting of acquisitions and track post-close integration, synergy capture and returns versus the original investment thesis.
• Evaluate new partnerships, leases, licenses, concessions and branded concepts, including revenue-sharing, percentage rent, royalties, minimum guarantees, capital requirements and break-even economics.
• Oversee accounting, financial reporting, audit, tax, treasury, controls, inventory accounting, lease accounting and financial systems through a strong finance organization.
• Continuously assess corporate and field cost structures, organizational efficiency, productivity and opportunities for sustainable margin improvement.
• Communicate financial performance and risk candidly and concisely to the CEO, Board, lenders, operating leaders and outside advisors.

Operating and Commercial Scope

• Understand and evaluate the economics of multi-location retail across Attraction, Destination and Hospitality environments.
• Analyze COGS, gross margin, inventory turns, store labor, partner distributions, rent and occupancy, store operating expenses and corporate overhead.
• Distinguish true organic growth and productivity improvement from acquisition growth, inflation, traffic changes, new-store additions or accounting presentation.
• Challenge proposed initiatives when expected returns are unsupported, while helping operating teams identify structures that can produce an acceptable return.

Critical Capabilities and Leadership Traits

• Exceptional financial modeling and analytical capability, including P&L, cash flow, working capital, capital allocation, debt, covenant, acquisition and scenario analysis.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to connect operating activity to cash generation and returns on invested capital.
• Intellectual curiosity and healthy skepticism: the instinct to test whether an assumption or KPI actually makes economic sense.
• Independent judgment and the confidence to disagree constructively with senior executives, advisors or operating teams when appropriate.
• Clear, concise communication; the ability to explain the financial conclusion before presenting the supporting model.
• Calmness under pressure, pragmatism, decisiveness and the ability to operate effectively with incomplete information.
• A strong orientation toward cash flow, leverage, return on capital and enterprise value rather than revenue growth or accounting optics alone.

Salary Range

$350,000.00 - $400,000.00 plus profit sharing

Core mandate

Support growth when the returns justify it, challenge it when they do not, and continually connect strategic decisions to cash generation, return on capital, balance-sheet strength and long-term shareholder value.

Employee Benefits

• Health and Wellness Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance; Basic Life and AD&D Insurance; Long-Term Disability; plus Voluntary Benefits options 100% paid by employee: Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term Disability (for employees outside of CA, NY, NJ, HI, RI, Puerto Rico), Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Pet insurance.
• Retirement and Savings: 401(k) Retirement Plan; Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off: Vacation Accrual; Sick Leave
• Nine Paid Holidays
• Profit Sharing Bonus Plan
• Employee Discounts: 25% discount to shop at our stores; and a separate discount program with exclusive savings on a variety of brand-name products, services, travel, entertainment, tickets, and more.