About the Role 

The Director of FP&A will report directly to the company’s Chief Financial Officer and will be a highly visible leader in the company. The leader will work with all business units and drive world class financial planning and reporting. This includes leadership and delivery of timely, accurate and insightful forecasts, a well-coordinated annual budget process and a long-term strategic planning process.

Along those lines the Director will also drive systems and reporting improvements that will help Common scale effectively. He/she will lead & develop a growing FP&A team and also be a solid manager and mentor/coach.

The business will rely on the Director of FP&A not just for delivery of world class financial planning and reporting but also look to her/him to offer deep insights and a solid narrative of business trends, risks and opportunities and proactively identify areas of maximization and optimization.

The Director will get deeply involved in providing analysis that will drive high impact decisions on a variety of issues including but not limited to unit economics, product expansion, global expansion, headcount planning, mergers & acquisitions etc. The Director will also lead / or engage on several key initiatives in the company including fund raising & IPO readiness. 

Responsibilities 

• Own company wide financial planning and management reporting process
• Lead key strategic and financial analyses to support high-impact decisions (e.g., unit economics, product expansion, headcount planning, etc.)
•  Prepare and deliver financial business reviews to the leadership team and external stakeholders (Board of Directors, Investors, etc.)
•  Lead core initiatives across the company to improve the financial performance of the business
• Advance the company's understanding of key financial drivers of our business and own tracking and optimization of all related KPIs
• Partner with Accounting, Analytics, and other business stakeholders to optimize financial operations
• Serve as a thought-partner to leaders across the organization on strategy and develop a shared vision for how we scale efficiently
•  Assess talent needs in the FP&A team. Be a solid people manager and coach and grow the team over time. 

Qualifications

• Independent, self-motivated individual with a positive, service-focused attitude. Excellent judgment with a strong work ethic.
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal. Highly responsible, with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
• 10+ years of professional experience. Deep subject matter expertise in FP&A. Ideal if the individual has worked across both larger mature multinational companies as well as smaller emerging startups.
• Strong collaborator and partner with demonstrated ability to drive cross functional collaboration across business and finance teams at all levels.
• Analytical thinker with honed problem solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to streamline and simplify complexity.
• Curiosity and ability to keep a pulse on the business, industry and competitive  dynamics
•  Track record of building, leading, and inspiring high-performing teams.
• Capable of successfully managing C-level relationships and effectively partnering on financial planning and strategy development and execution.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills in both formal and informal settings; experience with investors and investor relations is preferred but not required.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion and a belief that diverse teams bring better business and customer outcomes.
• BA / BS Degree. MBA preferred but not required. 

What We Offer

Common truly values our employees and wants to do everything to ensure that our employees are not only happy and professionally fulfilled, but also that they have the opportunity to be healthy. Because of this, we are committed to providing a number of affordable and valuable health and wellness benefits for our employees such as:

• Paid vacation and sick time
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• FSA + HSA options
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid STD/LTD
• Paid parental leave
• 401k plans

Additional benefits such as equity, paid holidays, commuter transit benefits, job training + development opportunities + a great wellness program are also available. And as always, we are regularly evaluating our offerings to ensure employees' needs are being met.

Common is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.