Senior Financial Analyst, Performance Management - SmartyPants Vitamins : Job Details

WHO ARE WE?

We are the VMS Co-Op, a group of fast-growing companies in theVitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS) space. The VMS Co-Op includes OLLY, SmartyPants , and future acquisitions to come!

JOB DESCRIPTION

We're on the hunt for a zero ego, super collaborative Senior Financial Analyst, Performance Management to join our FP&A Team. This role is responsible for helping to chart the financial course of a high growth, highly collaborative, fast paced company. You will be responsible for leading financial operational excellence at SmartyPants. You will drive the company's financial planning and analysis function with an emphasis on Supply Chain optimization, performance management, and furthering development of scalable reporting processes and analytical tools. This role reports to the Sr Finance Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will be responsible for the financial management throughout the Organization and serve as a key financial business partner.
• Execute the supply chain finance vision, streamlining ways of working, reporting, and analytics.
• Manage monthly forecast updates encompassing changes to gross profit and overheads.
• Lead a margin focused cross functional team to ensure SmartyPants is meeting targets.
• Focus on continuous Supply Chain improvements, including a reduction in obsolete & scrap.
• Work with cross functional groups to ensure SmartyPants is focused on cost savings through the entire business network and guide process improvement.
• Provide critical financial insights and analyses to other business leaders and influence operating and strategic decisions.
• Support long range planning initiatives including capacity expansion, margin management/productivity, and supplier partnerships.
• Maintain and leverage broad business knowledge and deep financial expertise to connect the dots.
• Provide insights across sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics from volume/rate/mix variances to forward-looking outlooks and sensitivity analyses.
• Calculate, consolidate, and communicate ongoing sales, marketing, overheads and operations outlooks with risks/opportunities.
• Support the VMS C-Suite with special projects and ad hoc analyses.
• Partner with Unilever and the Wellbeing Collective to identify and implement ideas that amplify overall goals across the P&L, including sales, margin, marketing, and overheads.

CAPABILITIES + SKILLS REQUIRED

• 2-5 years of progressive Finance experience with at least 1 year in Supply Chain Finance.
• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting; MBA, CPA and/or advanced technical degrees are a plus.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to distill data into an executive level story that can be articulated to influence business decisions.
• Experience with annual planning and forecasting processes to ensure SmartyPants is on pace to hit objectives.
• Exhibit a growth mindset with the ability to work independently and collaborate cross-functionally to define the KPIs for enabling high level growth.
• Process mapping expert with a clear POV and the ability to guide process improvement and identify opportunities for cost savings.
• A true “Team Player” who can work cross-functionally to achieve results.
• Highly adaptable and thrives working in a fast-paced business environment.
• Willingness to roll up sleeves and work in the trenches, entrepreneurial spirit.
• Microsoft D365, Anaplan and/or Power BI knowledge a plus.
• Initial video screen with a member of our Talent team
• Round 1: Conversation with the Hiring Manager + 1-2 conversations with other cross-functional team members
• Round 2: 2-3 conversations with team or cross functional Ollies
• Final Round: Homework*

*Our final round is called Homework. Candidates who participate in this round are given 3 questions in advance to answer and present to the interview panel they previously spoke with in the process. We understand every candidate is different. If you need a reasonable accommodation to adjust this procedure, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can evaluate and provide other options that work for your needs

THE DETAILS

TRAVEL: < 10%

MANAGER: Sr Finance Manager

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

The pay range for this position is $100,000 -$138,000 dependent on experience.

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

At SmartyPants, we are dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes both personal and professional growth. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, offering substantial employer contributions for your security and peace of mind. We prioritize your health and well-being through monthly wellness incentives and advocate for a harmonious work-life balance with flexible working hours and hybrid work. Our office culture encourages creativity and collaboration, supported by a casual dress code and an open office layout. We also provide opportunities for community engagement with paid volunteer time. With 26 allocated holidays, including days specifically for mental health, we ensure that our team members have ample time to rejuvenate.

Join us for a fulfilling career journey at a company with a meaningful mission, an exceptional culture, and a team of enthusiastic, driven individuals.

ABOUT US:

We are SmartyPants Vitamins – the best-selling vitamin and supplement brand known for making high-quality, nutrient-dense, unbelievably delicious gummy multivitamins for the whole family. In 2020 we joined Unilever as part of the Health & Wellbeing Collective, yielding additional support as we continue to grow the brand globally. From the start, SmartyPants Vitamins has been about family, authenticity and a core commitment to our collective well-being. SmartyPants believes in making it easier to stay healthy by providing best-in-class products that also taste great.

We're industry leaders in testing, transparency, and advocacy, from sourcing the highest-quality ingredients to testing and packaging. We have an appreciation for the comedy and intensity that comes from working in a company with explosive growth and a strong sense of social responsibility.

Our mission is to bring better health to the real world. How? By making premium products that are crafted to fit delightfully into the lives of real families, and by giving back to women and children in need with the help of our partners at Vitamin Angels. Since 2011, SmartyPants Vitamins has helped Vitamin Angels Reach over 30 million mothers and children worldwide by making a matching 1-for-1 micronutrient grant for every bottle of vitamins sold!

SmartyPants Vitamins is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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