Finance Director, Operating Unit
The Honest Company
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About Us
The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) is a personal care company dedicated to creating cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products spanning categories across diapers, wipes, baby personal care, beauty, apparel, household care and wellness. Launched in 2012, the Company is on a mission to challenge ingredients, ideals, and industries through the power of the Honest brand, the Honest team, and the Honest Standard. For more information about the Honest Standard and the Company, please visit www.honest.com.
Our Mission
We're on a mission to empower people to live happy, healthy lives. We're a wellness brand with values rooted in consciousness, community, transparency, and design. Every day and in every way, we hold ourselves to an Honest standard. We believe that it is our responsibility to do our part to help create a healthy and sustainable future for all.
The Role
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. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen, operational understanding, and leadership skills to guide the business toward sustainable profitability and growth.
What You’ll Do
Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership
- 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.
Financial Management & Analysis
- 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.
Financial Governance & Reporting
- 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.
Team Leadership & Development
- 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.
What You’ll Need
Education & Experience
- 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.
Skills & Competencies
- 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
Compensation
The pay range for this role is $175,000- $240,000. Actual compensation is based on many factors including but not limited to depth of experience, skill level, ability, knowledge, education, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.
The total rewards package for this position may also include base, annual incentive plan, benefits, retirement plan, equity, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Benefits & Perks
At Honest, we’re all about investing in our people. We’re dedicated to providing a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and balance. Check out our benefits and perks we offer to help you thrive both in and out of the office:
- Comprehensive Health & Wellness 🏥: We’ve got you covered with top-tier health, dental, and vision plans to keep you and your family feeling great.
- 401k with Company Match 💰: Your future matters to us. We match your 401k contributions to help you secure a strong financial future.
- Wellness & Fitness 💪: Stay healthy with a monthly fitness reimbursement and, for those in our Playa Vista office, an onsite gym to keep you active and energized.
- Work-Life Balance ⚖️: We value your time. We provide a generous and flexible vacation policy to relax, recharge, and spend time on what matters most.
- Family-Friendly Leave 👶: Growing your family? We offer generous maternity and paternity leave to support you during this exciting journey.
- Ownership & Equity 💼: Ownership isn’t just a mindset here—it’s real. Every full time employee is granted equity, giving you a direct stake in our future. When we win, you win.
- Education Reimbursement 🎓: We’re committed to your growth—whether it’s for professional development or a new passion, we offer education reimbursement to help you learn and level up.
- Pet Insurance 🐾: We love your furry family members too! Our pet insurance ensures your pets are taken care of, because they’re part of the family.
- Employee Discounts 🛍️: Treat yourself and your loved ones to Honest products with exclusive employee discounts.
Please note: Benefits offerings may vary based on the position and geographic location.
California Privacy Rights Notice for Californian Job Applicants and Prospective Talent
Effective Date: January 1, 2020
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), The Honest Company, Inc. (“Honest” or “us” or “we”) is required to inform California residents who are our job applicants or prospective talent (together “job applicants” or “you”) about the categories of personal information we may collect about you and the purposes for which we use this information. Click here if you are a California resident to read disclosures required by the CCPA. Note this notice applies only to personal information that is subject to the CCPA.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect. We may collect the following categories of personal information about our job applicants, who are California residents:
- Name
- Signature
- Social Security Number
- Email and mailing address
- Telephone number
- Education
- Employment history
How We Use Job Applicants' Personal Data. We use and disclose the personal information we collect for our business purposes. These business purposes include, without limitation:
- Processing evaluating your application to determine your qualifications for the role to which you’ve applied, and communicating with you about your application, including to check references or your background, and communicate with you about other jobs that may interest you.
- Other business purposes as identified in the CCPA, which include:
- Auditing related to our interactions with you;
- Legal compliance
- Detecting and protecting against security incidents, fraud, and illegal activity;
- Debugging;
- Performing services for us, such as analytics;
- Internal research for technological improvement; and
- Internal operations.
Other Interactions with The Honest Company. More information about our privacy practices can be found in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Contact Us. For questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@honest.com.