Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Wolfe is growing, and we are seeking a skilled Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to help us scale and change the rewards and gift card industry.

The Company

Wolfe, LLC, is an eCommerce company, located in Pittsburgh, PA, focused on next-generation gifting business models.

We are well known for being the company that started the first coupon website in 1995 which sold to a public company in 2000, at the peak of the dot-com era, when we were delivering 20 million page views per month.

We then built Direct Response Technologies; grew it to 70 employees; and sold it to Digital River in 2006. We spun off Jambo Media with our tech team and sold it to Undertone in 2012.

We built and focused on GiftCards.com and in 2016 sold it to Blackhawk Network with over 100 employees.

Today, our current focus is PerfectGift, Gift Card Granny, and GiftYa, merchant solutions and enterprise software applications. We have grown from 25 employees/contractors in 2019 to over 160 in 2023.

We were recently recognized by Inc. magazine in its Inc.5000 annual list of fastest-growing private companies, earning the 382nd position in America, the tenth fastest-growing company in Pennsylvania, and the third-fastest in Pittsburgh.

Our organization is committed to a positive work environment, and we prioritize our culture to continue to facilitate our high performance as a cohesive culturally enlightened team.

Company and Executive Team Recognitions

• 2023 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies (ranked no. 382)
  
• 2022 First place - Fast 50 Growing Companies Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Business Times
• 2020 Best Places to Work by the Pittsburgh Business Times
• 2019 Carnegie Science Award Recipient, Entrepreneur Category
• 2017 Outstanding Entrepreneur Award Winner by the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association
• 2015 Business Times Diamond Award Winner
• 2015 Business Ethics Award Winner
• 2015 Create Award Winner
• 2015 CEO of the Year Winner Pittsburgh Technology Council
• 2014 Entreprenuer.com Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
• 2013 Governors Impact Award Winner
• 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner
• 2011 CFO of the Year Finalist
• 2011 CIO of the Year Finalist

The Role:

Our Manager, Financial Planning and analysis, primary responsibility is to work closely with a variety of functional leaders and department heads throughout the Company to analyze past financial performance to predict future performance and advise the company on its financial strategy and advise on areas of improvement. The role will help manage the overall financial planning cycle, including operating and capital budgets, projections, plan to actual variance analysis, internal rate of return and discounted cash flow analysis, and business unit financial analysis. The role will also support operations by providing and analyzing financial, statistical, and demographic data to improve decision-making. This position will support business units in a matrix organization and report directly to the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed, interpretative financial analysis utilizing complex modeling scenarios/activities
• Build and maintain planning and forecasting models; work in collaboration with business unit leaders to provide insightful analysis
• Enhance monthly performance review reporting provided to the senior management team, identifying
• Conduct independent research and complex analytical projects involving modeling/forecasting to provide senior management with definitive financial trend data and advice for their use in setting and realizing profit objectives
• Assemble, compile, analyze information, and resolve errors/inconsistencies in data from financial reporting systems
• Formulate new analytical reports to improve information resources available to senior management
• Determine the best methodology to apply technology using the overall objective of more efficient and effective analyses
• Initiate improvements to reporting and forecasting capabilities in order to generate meaningful financial data to better serve the senior management team and facilitate decision-making
• Provide leadership to senior management on the establishment of profitability tools and metrics for business units
• Develop strong partnerships with business unit leaders to gain an understanding of underlying business drivers and issues that may affect financial performance
• Make recommendations within the context of job responsibilities; offer guidance o