Director, FP&A

Company Description

Reverb is the largest online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new, used, and vintage musical instruments. Since launching in 2013, Reverb has grown into a vibrant community of buyers and sellers all over the world. By focusing on inspiring content, price transparency, musician-focused eCommerce tools, a music-savvy customer service team, and more, Reverb has created an online destination where the global music community can connect over the perfect piece of music gear.

We believe that music makes the world a better place, which is why our mission is to make the world more musical. Through Reverb Gives, a portion of every sale provides youth music education programs across the world with instruments they need to make music.

Job Description

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team at Reverb utilizes detailed modeling & analytics to generate financial & strategic insights that advise business decisions across the company. Our work strengthens Reverb’s alignment of its strategic, operational and financial goals. We are a trusted partner to senior leaders and executives as we determine how Reverb invests in growth opportunities. Our mission is to efficiently tell the financial and operational story of what is transpiring in the world of Reverb — to teams, to senior management, and to the community.

Reverb’s Director of FP&A will serve as a trusted advisor to the business and lead the FP&A team to support Reverb’s strategic, financial and operational goals. Foundational to the FP&A function is developing and implementing key financial processes and the analysis of our monthly operating results, forecasts, budgets, and the annual operating plan. The team also provides analytical support to cross-functional teams to help drive the company's operating decisions and financial returns. The position requires an experienced financial and strategic minded leader capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, rapidly growing organization who can partner across organizational and functional boundaries to drive projects to completion.

This is a full-time position reporting to the CFO. For candidates located in NYC, San Jose, San Francisco, or Seattle, please visit this link for compensation information. For candidates in all other eligible locations, the base salary range will be $157,000 - $205,000 USD per year.

Responsibilities:

• Provide critical financial perspective and thought leadership for business strategies/decisions and build deep and trusted partnerships with senior leaders across the organization.
• Oversee the Reverb weekly, monthly and annual forecasting processes. Identify risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to achieve company financial goals (monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term).
• Ensure consistent monthly, quarterly and annual communication of results, forecasts and action plans to executive management, department heads, and other business partners. Communicate timely recommendations for improvements that will lead to GMS and revenue growth, cost reduction, and streamlining operations.
• Advance the insight and understanding of business KPIs to drive further alignment and accountability across Reverb and provide data-driven analysis and recommendations for decision support.
• Collaborate with the Accounting team to ensure alignment in reporting between GAAP and Management financials.
• Grow, develop and mentor a growing team (currently 2 analysts).
• Manage and advise on special projects including growth opportunities and strategic partnerships.
• Own current systems and processes with an eye towards continuous improvement, productivity and accuracy of the FP&A team.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Corporate Development, Consulting, Private Equity or a similar role. Prior experience in retail, e-commerce or internet/digital B2C business models is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree (ideally in Finance, Business, Accounting or related field.)
• Strategically minded with excellent problem solving skills and the ability to effectively synthesize and communicate complex ideas.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way.
• Willing to challenge the status quo; recommend and implement process improvements
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork in a fast-paced environment
• Expertise in Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Keynote or similar tools.
• Project management experience and the ability to lead projects to completion.
• Familiarity with Accounting concepts and US GAAP is a plus.

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