Commercial Finance & Operations Manager

Artitude Home is a Singapore-founded luxury home fragrance brand built at the intersection of art, fragrance and design.
With a growing international footprint across the GCC, Europe and Asia, Artitude Home works with leading department stores, distributors, retailers and e-commerce partners while continuing to expand its global wholesale and retail presence.
As we enter our next stage of growth, we are looking for a hands-on Commercial Finance & Operations Manager who can bring strong financial discipline, commercial thinking and operational control to the business.
The Role
This is not a traditional accounting role and it is not a purely strategic FP&A position.
We are looking for someone who enjoys getting into the detail of a growing consumer business — understanding margins, pricing, inventory, freight, customer profitability, working capital and operating costs — and turning those numbers into practical decisions.
The core objective of the role is simple:
Help Artitude Home grow profitably and build a clear, measurable path to positive EBITDA and sustainable cash flow.
You will work closely with the Founder and the wider commercial and operations teams across Singapore, Europe, the Middle East and our supply chain partners.
Key ResponsibilitiesCommercial Finance & Profitability
Own and continuously improve our understanding of profitability across the business.
This includes:
Gross margin and contribution margin analysis
Profitability by SKU, collection, customer, channel and market
Landed-cost calculations incorporating production, freight, duties, warehousing and fulfilment
Distributor and wholesale pricing analysis
Retail and e-commerce margin analysis
Pricing recommendations and scenario modelling
Promotional and discount profitability
Customer and account-level profitability
Identifying margin leakage and opportunities for margin improvement
You should be able to clearly answer:
Where are we making money, where are we losing money, and what should we change?
Budgeting, Forecasting & Path to Profitability
Take ownership of the company's financial planning model and ensure it remains a practical management tool.
Responsibilities include:
Maintain and update the annual budget
Monthly actual vs budget reporting
Rolling forecasts
Revenue and gross-margin forecasting
Operating expense management
Break-even analysis
EBITDA planning
Cash-flow forecasting
Working-capital monitoring
Scenario modelling based on different revenue levels
Identify actions required to achieve profitability
The role should provide management with a clear monthly view of:
Revenue → Gross Margin → Contribution → EBITDA → Cash
Commercial Performance
Work closely with the Founder and sales team to understand the commercial performance of the business.
This includes:
Sales performance versus targets
Performance by market, distributor and retailer
Opening orders and reorder analysis
Commercial terms and margin implications
Distributor economics
Wholesale coefficients and pricing
Payment terms and receivables
Sales pipeline visibility
Evaluating the financial impact of new markets and customers
The objective is not simply to report sales but to understand the quality and profitability of revenue.
Inventory & Operations
Take a hands-on role in ensuring smooth operations across the business.
Responsibilities include:
Inventory planning and monitoring
Stock visibility across warehouses and markets
Replenishment planning
Slow-moving and ageing inventory analysis
Purchase planning
Coordination with suppliers and warehouse partners
Freight and logistics cost monitoring
Fulfilment-cost analysis
Improving inventory turns
Supporting order fulfilment and operational problem-solving
Ensuring commercial, finance and inventory information remains aligned
Financial & Operational Controls
Work with our accountants, bookkeepers and external partners to ensure accurate financial information and good operating discipline.
This includes:
Ensuring invoices and purchase orders are properly recorded
Monitoring receivables and payment collections
Reviewing supplier payments
Maintaining cost and pricing databases
Ensuring inventory reconciles with financial records
Supporting month-end reporting
Establishing simple but effective internal processes and controls
The role is expected to oversee and use accounting information rather than spend the majority of its time performing bookkeeping.
Founder Dashboard & Management Reporting
Create a concise monthly management dashboard covering:
Revenue
Gross margin %
Contribution margin
EBITDA
Cash position
Accounts receivable
Inventory value
Inventory ageing
Sales by market/channel
Customer profitability
Key operating expenses
Forecast versus budget
The ability to turn complex financial information into clear, actionable management insights is essential.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
Commercially minded
Highly analytical
Hands-on and comfortable working with detail
Strong with Excel and financial modelling
Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
Able to move between finance and operations
Comfortable challenging costs and commercial assumptions
Organised and process-driven
Pragmatic rather than overly corporate
Able to communicate financial information simply
Comfortable working directly with a Founder
You should enjoy understanding the mechanics of a business — from product cost and freight through to selling price, customer margin and ultimately EBITDA.
Experience
Ideally 6–10 years of relevant experience across commercial finance, finance business partnering, business finance or finance & operations.
Experience in one or more of the following would be particularly relevant:
Luxury / Beauty / Fragrance / Fashion / Home & Lifestyle / FMCG / Retail / Consumer Goods / E-commerce
Experience working with physical products and inventory is strongly preferred.
International wholesale or distributor experience would be an advantage.
What Success Looks Like
Within the first 3–6 months, we would expect this person to have:
Established reliable SKU and customer-level margin reporting
Built clear landed-cost visibility across markets
Taken full ownership of the budget and rolling forecast
Established a monthly Founder dashboard
Identified the biggest opportunities for margin improvement
Improved inventory and working-capital visibility
Established clear customer and market profitability reporting
Identified unnecessary operating costs
Created a measurable roadmap towards EBITDA profitability
Improved the overall operating rhythm and financial discipline of the business
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to play a central role in building the commercial and operational foundations of a growing international luxury consumer brand.
The role offers significant exposure to the Founder and the wider business and would suit someone who wants to be directly involved in building a profitable business — not simply reporting its numbers.
Apply to: info@artitudehome.com

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