Corporate Finance and Strategy Manager

The Role:  

The Manager of FP&A will be responsible for the Financial Planning and Analysis function of the business. In addition, the position will have an active role including developing analyses and presentations for the CEO, CFO, and Leadership Team. The FP&A Manager will have an emphasis on identifying new, forward-looking ways of analyzing and measuring the business and performance, providing improved advance insight into the operational issues. This role will partner with the functional leaders in development and delivery of annual operating revenue and expense budgets; ensure annual goals are established with monthly performance tracking.

Job Responsibilities:

• Establish the FP&A function; bring new thinking and best practices to the function, as appropriate, including analyzing and pushing new metrics and performance indicators to help identify trends
• Serve as a Finance business subject matter expert/partner and assist the Executive Leadership Team with financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting
• Assist strategic reviews and business development analyses as required for the executive team
• Assist with Planning processes for both the Annual and Strategic plans
• Assist with forecasting diagnostics for every aspect of the S&OP planning process
• Provide thoughtful and meaningful financial analyses that aid senior leadership decisions and support a range of accounting and financial activities, and identify larger patterns and trends for the business
• Work closely with business leaders to manage and control operating results, identifying areas of both growth potential and cost efficiency
• Analyze and report on emerging business trends and operational drivers
• Assess the organizational structure to determine the best arrangement going forward
• Deetermine next-level succession planning and capabilities within the team
• Develop strategic plans with cross-functional business leaders to address opportunities
• Identify and evaluate strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and other business development opportunities to accelerate the Company's growth and profitability

Job Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in FP&A and/or operating finance roles
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related work experience; MBA is a plus
• Experience implementing metrics, processes and systems needed to enable financial analytics, forecasting, and valuation techniques. Experience upgrading the role of finance and/or building an FP&A function and team from scratch is ideal
• Experience in a company that manufactures a consumer product
• An understanding of inventory management and distribution of a branded consumer product
• Excellent analytical, math, and organizational skills, in addition to superior written, negotiation, presentation, and verbal communication skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to operate in a fast-paced organization and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Energetic, resilient, and personally committed to achieving success
• Collaborative; proven ability to drive cross-functional partnership with success
• Entrepreneurial, action-oriented; takes appropriate risks to help the company succeed
• Inspires others to work at high-performance levels; creates an environment that cultivates employee pride of ownership and an emphasis on teamwork
• Strong communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Capable to work cross functionally with leadership teams and multiple business lines
• Able to develop presentation/deck w/critical financial data

**Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Meati we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.**

Compensation:

Range is 145-160K, will include a potential annual bonus and equity. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.