Finance Manager

About the role

Destination Knitting is a specialty fiber arts retailer dedicated to providing premium yarns, knitting supplies, and exceptional customer service to knitting and crochet enthusiasts. Operating under the Wool & Company brand, the organization is known for its extensive product selection, welcoming customer experience, educational resources, and strong community engagement within the fiber arts industry. The team is passionate about creativity, craftsmanship, and helping makers of all skill levels find the products and support they need for their projects. The Opportunity Destination Knitting is seeking a hands-on, analytical, and strategic Finance Manager to lead financial planning, reporting, performance analysis, and financial support for business decisions across the company. This role will partner closely with executive leadership and department leaders to turn financial and operating information into clear, actionable insights that support profitable growth, stronger cash flow, and sound business decisions. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and accounting knowledge with a practical, hands-on business mindset. This person is comfortable working at both the strategic and detailed levels, from building sophisticated financial models, developing short- and long-term forecasts, and creating scenario-based projections to analyzing supply chain performance, EBITA, margins, and cash flow, while supporting the monthly close and improving financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process and maintain rolling forecasts, long-range financial projections, and dynamic planning models that support business growth and decision-making. Will manage the accounting team.
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models, forecasting tools, scenario analyses, and projections to support strategic planning, capital allocation decisions, business decisions, and company initiatives.
• Own the development and continuous improvement of company-wide forecasting methodologies, driver-based planning models, and predictive financial analyses to improve visibility into future performance.
• Analyze financial and operating performance, including results against budget, forecast, and projections, and provide actionable recommendations to improve revenue, EBITA, profitability, and efficiency.
• Actively monitor and project cash flow, working capital, liquidity, and overall financial performance to support a strong and sustainable financial position.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, including key performance indicators, variance analysis, and management commentary.
• Partner with department leaders to establish budgets, evaluate spending, and improve accountability for financial results.
• Create clear financial metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools that support company strategies and decision-making.
• Maintain product costing structures and complete supply chain, inventory, vendor, freight, and margin analyses to identify pricing, sourcing, and profitability opportunities.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities in partnership with the accounting team.
• Assist with audits, tax reporting, and compliance requirements as needed.
• Take a hands-on role in identifying and implementing improvements to financial processes, reporting