Director of Finance

🚨 Urgent Hiring — Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The selection process may take up to 4 weeks, but early applicants are strongly encouraged. Ready to lead the financial future of a brand with heart and purpose?

At Hadley Designs , we believe every product should fill homes with beauty, learning, and inspiration. We design screen-free learning tools that help children fall in love with learning and help parents feel proud of how they nurture that growth.

As our Director of Finance, you’ll be the architect of scalable systems that fuel that mission. You’ll bring precision, foresight, and strategic clarity to every financial decision, guiding the company’s growth toward $100M and beyond with confidence and discipline. You won’t just manage numbers.

You’ll empower a purpose-driven team to think bigger, move faster, and build a lasting legacy. About Hadley Designs Hadley Designs is a family-founded brand redefining early education through creativity, beauty, and connection.

We design screen-free learning tools that spark curiosity and confidence in children while giving parents peace of mind. We believe learning should be fun and engaging. Beautiful design creates better learning. We don’t just sell products. We shape futures.

About the Role

Your Core Focus You’ll own the full finance function, building scalable systems, managing cash flow, driving profitability, and leading financial strategy to support Hadley Designs ’ next era of growth.

What You’ll Do Deliver accurate, audit-ready financials by the 20th of each month with full account reconciliation and zero material errors Build and maintain a 12-month rolling cash forecast, updated weekly, ensuring perfect liquidity and visibility Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process across all departments with ≤10% variance between forecast and actual results Develop automated systems and workflows that reduce manual reporting time by at least 25% within your first year Partner with leadership to imple