Director, International Finance

Position Title: Director, International Finance

Location: London/Hybrid WFH

Reports to:  Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

About LTK

LTK is the largest global influencer marketing platform. Founded in 2011 by Amber Venz Box and Baxter Box, the company’s mission is to empower the world’s premium lifestyle creators to be as economically successful as possible.

Now in its 10th year, LTK has grown to become a three-sided marketplace, serving creators, brands and shoppers. In November 2021, LTK announced a $300 million investment by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that values the company at $2 billion.

LTK is the most trusted and effective business-enablement platform for creators, powering their universal LTK Creator Shops™. More than 5,000 retailers employ the LTK Brand Platform for performance-driven campaigns, paid collaborations and content licensing, and invested more than $1 billion in influencer marketing through the LTK platform by summer 2021.

Position Overview

The Director, International Finance is responsible for supporting and collaborating with the International Business Unit General Manager and leadership team to drive business unit objectives and provide financial planning and analysis services. The Director will oversee all aspects of the International revenue, expense and headcount annual planning process. In addition, the Director will coordinate monthly financial results with the business leadership and the finance team. In this role, the Director will serve as the embedded finance partner for the international team across all countries where LTK has a presence. 

Your Key Areas of Focus:

• Deliver high-quality, collaboratively built financial forecasts, annual plans and operational analysis for the International business unit
• Provide decision support to the International General Manager and finance team, by conducting financial analysis of  all sources of revenue, expense, profitability, and investments to drive optimal decision making
• Lead the International annual financial planning process, ensuring the plan aligns with overall company goals. The Director will also refresh expectations and explain changes in trends by way of the monthly forecast process for both revenue and expenses
• Sit on the International leadership team partnering with the International leaders to seek business and financial improvement initiatives. Whilst the primary focus is on financial support their will be significant opportunity to contribute to wider strategy,  initiatives and culture of the International team
• Work closely with the Finance team to mature  and scale LTK’s FP&A internal toolset and forecast procedures
• Develop FP&A team members as appropriate

Successful Candidates will have:

• 7+ Years of progressive experience
• Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics or other quantitatively oriented fields; MBA preferred
• High integrity, a strong analytical mindset, exceptional organizational skills with an eye towards efficiency, and experience contributing to a high-performance culture
• A strong understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, financial analysis, accounting processes and financial statements
• A strong executive presence, being comfortable with and credibly interfacing with executive leaders
• Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills and build collaborative relationships with, and consensus among, multiple stakeholders with varying points of view
• Powerful communication skills being able to articulate complicated financial concepts to non-financial audiences
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint with Google Suite experience preferred

Best fit candidates will have:

• A passion for technology, Creator commerce and the evolution of digital marketplaces
• A track record of exceeding expectations
• A commitment to continuous improvement
• The ability to work to deadlines and juggle multiple projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• A mix of private and public company experience
• Experience with modern FP&A tools