Director, Finance

Who We Are:

At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help sellers — wherever they are, however they operate — fulfill the promises they make to consumers. The Auctane mission is to fuel commerce through exceptional delivery. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever rising expectations of their customers, and we make the world smaller and more accessible to consumers everywhere.

Auctane brands enable hundreds of thousands of merchants to annually deliver billions of products — over $200 billion worth — to customers around the globe.

And Auctane is just getting started.

Auctane is a team of shipping and software experts with a passion for helping merchants move their ideas, dreams and innovations around the globe. The Auctane family includes ShipStation, ShipWorks, ShipEngine, ShippingEasy, Stamps, Endicia, Metapack, Shipsi, GlobalPost, and Packlink. Our partners include Amazon, UPS, USPS, eBay, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Walmart. 

Auctane’s Values

The Customer is our mission.

Our company was built in service of our customers. Every time we answer the phone, write a line of code, hire a new team member, form a partnership, or build a new interface it is explicitly because we believe that action will improve the life of our customers.

We work with the best people.

We will only work with people who are enthusiastic about their work, respectful of diverse ideas and backgrounds, and who possess the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

We only play offense.

We’re on a mission to reach and help every mailer, shipper and merchant on the planet. Because of this we move with urgency, take risks, and are determined to ship solutions quickly.

We expect exceptional outcomes.

We are a rapidly growing company with intent. We expect to continue to deliver market transforming solutions for our customers and challenging growth opportunities for our employees.

We are direct and authentic.

We have a genuine empathy for our employees, partners, and customers. We serve that empathy by treating everyone the way we would like to be treated - openly, ethically, and honestly. We set expectations clearly and hold ourselves accountable to what we commit.

TEAM OVERVIEW:

Auctane’s Finance team is responsible for driving key strategic initiatives, generating insights into business performance, and leading financial decisions across the Company. We partner with Senior Management and business unit leaders by providing effective decision-making support to drive long-term business performance.

We are looking for a Director of Finance to drive the monthly business rhythm and all major financial planning processes (Annual Operating Plan, Multi-Year Strategic Plan, Board). This role will be accountable for the company wide financial consolidation, planning, analysis and reporting along with building a cohesive narrative to report business performance and financial opportunities. The individual in this role will ensure accurate and timely reporting and communication to facilitate alignment of business objectives.

****THIS POSITION IS LOCATED in Austin, TX and is on-site/in-office 3 Days a Week (Tues/Wed/Thurs). 

In this high visibility role, you will have the opportunity to develop new processes, influence cross departmental leaders and drive strategic initiatives to improve the quality, accuracy and timeliness of insights provided to senior  leadership. You will prepare and deliver executive level briefings on financial performance, provide variance analysis to forecast and budget. Your work will shape the future state of FP&A’s processes and will make a direct impact on the work of this team and executive leaders.

• Own plan/forecast/actuals financial statement consolidation and analysis for the FP&A team, as well as external reporting
• Leverage a sophisticated FP&A infrastructure to translate company specific and external industry data into key strategic insights that drive forward-thinking business decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement of a cohesive global finance function to produce innovation in reporting, planning and analysis
• Work in conjunction with Corporate Development teams on strategic corporate matters, business development initiatives and special projects.
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury and other Finance teams to support close activities and reporting
• Coordinating with the rest of the FP&A team to produce monthly forecasts and long-term financial plans
• Build monthly Board of Director materials across multiple stakeholders that includes well articulated story telling about business performance and forward looking outlook
• Streamline processes and establish cadence for Executive Leadership teams and Finance business partners
• Providing ad-hoc models, support and analysis to support new business or help drive the best data-driven decisions 

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a Director of Finance, Finance Manager or similar role
• Strong analytical, problem solving and strategic planning skills. 
• Strong business acumen and influencing skills
• Strong oral and written interpersonal skills
• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, present and communicate financial data and insights and develop actionable recommendations
• Strong track record of business partnership
• Agile, flexible, and responsive approach to work

Required Education:
BS degree in Finance, Accounting or related field

Computer/Software/Application Proficiency:
Expertise in MS Excel (creating spreadsheets and using advanced formulas)
Google Apps (Docs, Sheets, Slide, etc.)

Anaplan experience a plus

Additional Position Duties: 

• Sit for prolonged periods of time
• Utilize wrist and hands for a prolonged period of time
• Walk short distances
• Stand for short periods
• Speaking and conversing with others
• Lift up to 25lbs without assistance up to chest height

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