ABOUT BARK:
BARK is a company building products, experiences, and entertainment for dogs and the people who love them. The lasting brand that Disney has built for kids and families, BARK is building for the fast-growing market of dog people.
Our ambition-level is high, the opportunity is huge, and our love for dogs is through the roof! We launched in 2011 with BarkBox, a monthly themed subscription of all-natural treats and clever toys. Since then, we've shipped more than 70 million toys and treats to the dogs across the world and use all of that direct customer feedback to inform new initiatives and ways to make dogs happier.
WHO WE’RE SNIFFIN’ FOR:
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team. The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for driving business performance and predictability through financial planning, value-added reporting and analysis, and financial partnership with key stakeholders throughout the organization.
DOODIES:
- Collaborate directly with stakeholders across the organization, analyzing and projecting KPIs and all facets of revenue/expense, with the objective of accurately forecasting performance and nurturing sound financial decision-making.
- Manage the company’s long-term financial models, including forecasting, budgeting, resource allocation, and long-range planning.
- Develop KPIs to track team/company-level performance and identify opportunities for growth or increased efficiency.
- Build, maintain, and improve financial reporting to measure and track results against expectations.
- Communicate results and trends to management with appropriate recommendations for action when results drift from the forecast.
- Partner with Accounting to identify and execute on key milestones as the company matures.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- 4 years of industry experience with budgeting/planning, financial modeling, and decision analytics (e.g., FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity).
- The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a background of strong financial acumen and applied knowledge of customer acquisition cost (CAC), payback period measurement, lifetime value (LTV), and all related concepts.
- Driven self-starter who enjoys rolling up her/his sleeves and building complex financial models in Excel or other planning applications.
- Comfort with an ever-changing environment and ability to quickly adapt on the fly.
- A knack for taking raw data, analyzing it, drawing conclusions, and developing actionable recommendations.
- Previous experience working in a startup/high-growth environment preferred.
- Experience with NetSuite and financial planning/business intelligence tools a plus.
- MBA a plus.