Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
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POSITION SUMMARY
Inspire is investing in developing a world-class finance function as we enter the next chapter of our growth. As the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), you will be responsible for building and owning our financial processes, including budgeting and forecasting; setting financial goals and driving accountability across the organization; and providing analysis to understand performance and drive strategic decision making.
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS HAS SEVEN MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and own key business processes to support budgeting and forecasting
- Develop dynamic financial models and reports that track business metrics and performance on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
- Drive thoughtful investment decisions as we seek to best allocate our capital to drive growth
- Partner with accounting to analyze and interpret actual financial performance vs. operating plan and provide recommendations back to the business
- Act as a financial thought partner for leaders across the organization, including sales, marketing, operations
- Provide analysis and reporting for our executive team and Board of Directors
- Support investor relations and any capital raising activity
SOME EXPECTED 2020 DELIVERABLES
- Lead budget and forecasting processes
- Rebuild financial forecast model
- Act as key point of contact for financial diligence requests from current and potential investors and lenders
- Develop improved process for sales/BD forecasting, opex forecasting, etc.
- Establish key processes for budget vs. actual reporting
- Ongoing reporting
SUCCESS METRICS
- Achieve all above listed deliverables effectively
DESIRED TRAITS
- Entrepreneurial: Self-starter with a bias toward action and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment
- Problem Solver: Excited by tackling new challenges in innovative ways
- Collaborative: Experience building strong relationships internally and externally
- Analytical: Data-driven and detail-oriented
EXPERIENCE
- Must Have
- 8-10 years of total work experience in a combination of investment banking, management consulting, corporate finance, and/or financial operations in a fast-growing business
- Motivated by driving insights and action vs. just doing the analysis – a focus on the “so what”
- Experience managing a team
- Nice to Have
- Familiarity with business and forecasting tools like Adaptive Insights
- Experience with Tableau or a similar tool
- Experience in high-growth consumer or energy businesses
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