VP of FP&A

Job Type

Full time

PetSafe Brands, formerly known as Radio Systems Corporation, is headquartered in Knoxville, TN. It has been named “The Marble City” and "Scruffy City", names we have embraced for our unique charm. We are the home of 1982 World’s Fair and we boast of 21 craft breweries around the city (click here for the Ale Trail). If you like to hike or camp, visit the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Take your pick of outdoor activities from walking, tubing, running, or biking in our Urban Wilderness. Knox County has an amazing public-school system, no state income tax, low property taxes and cost of living. We host Music and Shakespeare on the Square as well as Family Movie Nights on the Square during the summer months in downtown Knoxville.

 

Our Company: PetSafe Brands is the world leader in pet products through our family of brands:Pet Safe® Brand, Sport DOG® Brand, Invisible Fence® Brand, Kurgo and Premier Pet. Pet Safe® Brand makes every product from leashes and harnesses to water fountains and and litter boxes. We have an ambitious goal of touching over 21 million pets, people, and communities around the world each year. We serve a broad range of pet owners from providing the hunter the best gear for a successful hunt to accommodating the “Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady” with all the entertaining toys and effective solutions she could ever imagine. We do this by creating a culture of enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability, and teamwork every day in the office. We work hard to be our community’s employer of choice as we all live our purpose: We exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe. 

Summary of Position:

The VP of FP&A is the CFO's closest financial partner, owning all planning, forecasting, and analytical functions across a complex, multi-brand, global CPG business. This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to the CEO, CFO, and CD&R ownership team — ideal for a sharp finance leader with genuine commercial curiosity and the credibility to influence at every level of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Forecasting

• Own the AOP, quarterly reforecast, and long-range plan (LRP) across a global, multi-brand portfolio

• Build rolling forecast models reflecting category, channel, and international market dynamics

• Lead scenario and sensitivity analysis for executive and Board-level decision-making

• Partner with CEO, CFO, and CD&R on the 3–5 year value creation plan

Commercial Finance

• Own category level P&Ls across PetSafe, Invisible Fence, SportDOG, and Kurgo

• Model gross-to-net revenue including trade spend, promotional investment, and channel mix (e-commerce, DTC, brick & mortar)

• Support new product launches, innovation pipeline investment, and SKU rationalization

• Build customer and channel profitability views to guide resource allocation

PE Reporting & M&A

• Prepare monthly/quarterly Board packages for CD&R including EBITDA bridge, KPI dashboards, and covenant reporting

• Support M&A diligence, integration planning, and synergy tracking for bolt-on acquisitions

• Assist with refinancing or exit preparation processes as required

Cost, OpEx & Working Capital

• Partner with Supply Chain and Procurement to forecast COGS, freight, FX, and input cost exposure

• Consolidate and challenge OpEx across Marketing (advertising & promotions), Sales, R&D, and G&A globally

• Own working capital and free cash flow forecasting

Team & Systems

• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team; build a culture of rigor and business partnership

• Drive FP&A process and systems improvements; sponsor planning platform enhancements

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience; 3–5+ years leading an FP&A function

• CPG, branded consumer goods, or multi-channel business background

• Deep expertise in multi-brand P&L, gross-to-net modeling, and gross margin analysis

• PE-backed environment experience — Board reporting, EBITDA focus, and value creation frameworks

• Advanced financial modeling; strong ERP and planning system proficiency

• Executive-level communication and presentation skills

Preferred

• MBA, CPA, or CFA

• Multi-currency / international P&L experience

• E-commerce and DTC channel economics (Amazon P&L, contribution margin)

• M&A diligence and integration experience

• Modern FP&A platforms (Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, OneStream)

Leadership Competencies

Strategic Partnership

• Earns trust with commercial leaders by understanding what drives brand performance, not just the P&L

PE Fluency

• Comfortable with Board-level rigor, value creation targets, and ownership-oriented accountability

Clarity Under Complexity

• Distills a multi-brand, multi-currency, multi-channel business into actionable insight

Builder's Mindset

• Improves processes, develops people, and builds infrastructure that scales with the business

Accountability

• Sets high standards, owns outcomes, and holds the team to the same

 

Why PetSafe Brands

• Category leader with 800+ patents, global scale, and a brand portfolio built for growth

• PE-backed by CD&R with a clear value creation mandate — FP&A sits at the center of it

• Mission-driven culture centered on helping pets and their owners live better lives

• Knoxville, TN — livable, growing city with a strong talent community

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary + annual performance bonus

• Full medical, dental, and vision  |  401(k) with match  |  Generous PTO

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BENEFITS:

Working for PetSafe Brands definitely has its benefits. We offer a collaborative and creative team-oriented work environment where we encourage you to take risks to learn and grow! We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K match. In addition we offer a rich wellness program which includes an onsite health clinic, workout facility and of course, we encourage you to bring your dog to work, which is our whole reason for what we do!

PetSafe Brands is dedicated to offering equal employment opportunity for all teammates and fostering a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At PetSafe Brand, our teammates are our greatest strength. We strive to build a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve by hiring great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and talent. We recruit and reward teammates based on capability and performance and together we are building a culture that welcomes all dimensions of an individual’s identity including race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, educational background, national origin or ancestry, religion, veteran status, or physical ability. We embrace these differences and the unique contributions each teammate brings not just because it is the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger. While we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging, we recognize that we still have more work to do and a lot more to learn.