Corporate Finance Sr. Associate

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

We’re looking for a Sr Associate to support the financial planning, forecasting and analysis of an increasingly sophisticated business so that key internal and external partners have insights and reporting to guide strategic decisions and make critical capital allocation decisions.

This role will work closely with senior business leaders across the organization and play a critical role in our global planning and reporting processes. A strong candidate should be a self starter with the capacity to serve as a highly effective business partner.

What you’ll do 

• Partner with cross-functional business leaders to ensure relevant and timely forecasting and reporting to achieve corporate objectives.
• Support monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to be shared with internal and external stakeholders including the leadership team, board of directors, investors, and lenders.
• Identify process improvements to increase forecast accuracy and planning efficiency.
• Assist in the selection, design and implementation of planning and reporting software tools.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in corporate finance or similar position with emphasis on financial analysis, financial modeling and forecasting
• Experience conducting quantitative/ financial analysis and developing recommendations based on this analysis
• Analytical and data-driven - you can define KPIs and measure progress/success for your initiatives
• History of working collaboratively with cross-functional leaders
• Has exemplary interpersonal skills and can make complex financial matters understandable to all constituents and stakeholders
• You are a team player that wants to win while also having fun with teammates along the way

 

San Francisco*: the pay range for this role is $122,500-$168,500 per year. 

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

 

Faire’s flexible work model aims to meet the needs of our diverse employee community by making work more flexible, connected, and inclusive. Depending on the role and needs of the team, Faire employees have the flexibility to choose how they work–whether that’s mainly in the office, remotely, or a mix of both. 

Roles that list only a country in the location are eligible for fully remote work in that country or in- office work at a Faire office in that country, provided employees are located in the registered country/province/state. Roles with only a city location are eligible for in-office or hybrid office work in that city. Our talent team will work with candidates to determine what locations and roles are eligible for each option.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

• We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is an owner of the business and taking part in the founding process.
• We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
• We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
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