Chief Financial Officer in New York at NPM Franchising, LLC

About NPM Franchising

NPM Franchising, LLC is the franchisor entity behind the EarthWise Pet family. With franchise locations across the U.S. and continued unit growth each year, NPM Franchising is entering its next phase: scaling franchise development, strengthening unit-level economics across the brand portfolio, and building the financial infrastructure of a company built to last — and built to be attractive to future partners, investors, or acquirers.

Position Summary

The Chief Financial Officer will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team, owning all aspects of the company's financial strategy, franchise finance, and organizational scalability. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can build (and, where needed, rebuild) financial systems and reporting discipline while also thinking several years ahead — about franchise unit growth, capital structure, and the financial readiness that supports long-term strategic options for the company. The ideal candidate has led finance through a period of rapid multi-unit growth and is comfortable being both the architect of financial strategy and the person in the details.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the company's financial strategy, annual budgeting, long-range planning, and capital allocation decisions.
• Serve as a thought partner to the CEO and President/COO on growth strategy, new brand or market expansion, and major investment decisions.
• Build and lead a finance and accounting team capable of supporting a scaling, multi-brand franchise and retail system.

• Partner with the Franchise Development and Support teams to model unit-level economics and refine the financial assumptions behind the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
• Evaluate franchise fee structures, royalty models, and financing/incentive programs that support healthy franchisee unit economics while strengthening franchisor revenue.
• Support due diligence and financial structuring for multi-unit and area representative agreements.
• Partner with retail unit operations leaders to monitor and adjust operations to meet key performance indicators (KPIs); develop and adjust KPIs as required.
• Understand purchasing and vendor relationships across the organization; assist operations in significant decision making and purchase planning.

• Own P&L accountability and financial performance for company-operated retail stores, including store-level budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Establish and enforce store-level controls for cash handling, POS reconciliation, inventory shrinkage, and loss prevention.
• Partner with retail operations leadership to monitor store-level performance against plan, flag underperforming locations, and drive corrective action.
• Standardize accounting policies, reporting cadence, and internal controls across all store locations to ensure consistency and audit readiness.
• Drive disciplined cash flow management at the store and portfolio level, including working capital, vendor terms, and inventory investment.

• Review month-end close analytics. Deliver timely, accurate financial reporting and KPIs to the CEO, executive team, and board/ownership.
• Build scalable FP&A processes, forecasting models, and dashboards that keep pace with unit growth.
• Monitor accounting changes and provide guidance to the accounting team as required.
• Establish strong internal controls, close processes, and audit readiness across the franchisor entity, retail stores, and its brands.

• Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, and working capital to support ongoing growth.
• Build the financial reporting infrastructure, historical performance narrative, and data readiness that would support a future capital raise, strategic partnership, or transaction, whenever the company chooses to pursue one.
• Advise the CEO and board on capital structure options as the company scales.

• Ensure compliance with franchise disclosure regulations, tax, and multi-state financial obligations.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Franchise Development, Marketing, and Operations leadership.
• Manage insurance, risk, and vendor relationships that affect the company's financial position.

• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including 3+ years as a CFO, VP Finance, or similarly senior finance role.
• Strong technical accounting experience required.
• Experience in a franchise, multi-unit retail, or brand-licensing business strongly preferred.
• Track record of building financial infrastructure during a period of rapid growth.
• Experience preparing a company for a capital raise, recapitalization, or sale process is a strong plus.
• Experience managing cash flow and liquidity in a capital-constrained environment, including working capital discipline and vendor/creditor negotiations, is a strong plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA or MBA preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills — comfortable presenting to executives, franchisees, and board/ownership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including 3+ years as a CFO, VP Finance, or similarly senior finance role.
• Strong technical accounting experience required.
• Experience in a franchise, multi-unit retail, or brand-licensing business strongly preferred.
• Track record of building financial infrastructure during a period of rapid growth.
• Experience preparing a company for a capital raise, recapitalization, or sale process is a strong plus.
• Experience managing cash flow and liquidity in a capital-constrained environment, including working capital discipline and vendor/creditor negotiations, is a strong plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA or MBA preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills — comfortable presenting to executives, franchisees, and board/ownership.