Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

About the Team 

At GOAT Group, the Finance team is responsible for managing the company's financial profile. Through analysis, reporting, long-range planning and partnering with business leaders, our Finance team enables strategic decision-making and helps contextualize financial implications across the company. By joining our Finance team, you will work with a group of thoughtful, insightful individuals, all of whom are committed to solving complex problems and ensuring the continued growth of the company and its platforms.

Role Overview

The Director of FP&A will play a key role in leading timely and accurate reporting, company’s budgeting process, business analysis, decision support, and thought leadership to all corporate stakeholders.

In this role, you will: 

• Lead and manage the company’s financial reporting and budgeting process, as aligned with the company’s business objectives and long-term growth plans 
• Continue to develop and improve on financial reports to help the business identify opportunities and improve decision-making 
• Stay up to date on the latest industry reporting metrics and best practices on company financial reporting 
• Perform and review month-end variance analysis, working collaboratively with accounting, data, and business leaders to understand prime factors driving business financial performance
• Monitor and analyze expenditures of the business 
• Partner with business leaders to help manage their budget and ensure financially sound decisions are made 
• Invest in the team’s growth and continuous learning 
• Promote continual process improvement across the finance organization 
• Other ad-hoc analysis and work across the business, as necessary 

We are looking for: 

• 10+ years experience in FP&A, corporate, and/or operations finance 
• Familiarity in technology, e-commerce, and/or marketplace industries and business models, including omni-channel sales models (web, mobile, and retail) 
• Resilience and flexibility to the demands of working in a fast-growing start up, including the need to adapt, build, reprioritize, and learn new aspects of the business and industry as necessary
• Strong understanding of accounting and accounting operations/processes 
• Exposure to NetSuite or other accounting systems a plus 
• Mastery in Excel and PowerPoint 
• SQL exposure (or a willingness to learn) a plus 
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills, with a formidable attention to detail
• Healthy curiosity to understand all aspects of the business 
• Ability to work collaboratively to drive cross-functional execution on business goals
• Elevated pride of ownership in work product

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