Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Outschool is an online learning platform that connects learners with teachers and peers through flexible, engaging educational experiences. The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will support budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, performance tracking, and strategic finance initiatives while partnering with teams across the organization to drive growth and accountability.
Responsibilities
- Support our company-wide budgeting and forecasting processes in collaboration with stakeholders across the organization in order to drive accountability and exceptional results
- Assist in maintaining a forward-looking financial model that accurately predicts performance and can be used to drive long-term growth
- Partner in the tracking of financial & operational performance metrics that allow Outschool to scale and grow
- Provide reporting and data-driven insights to our team, board, and investors on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- Collaborate on key growth initiatives by assisting our marketing leads to scale new buyer acquisition and track customer acquisition costs (CAC), as well as be a trusted partner to our supply-side and international growth teams
Skills
- The ideal candidate will have demonstrated FP&A experience setting and owning a budget, maintaining a forecast, building financial & operating models, and has a proven track record of working closely with business partners to help make sound financial decisions
- You ideally have experience in assisting in the development of comprehensive budgets and an ability to help leaders become more fluent in financial strategy
- 5+ years of experience scaling FP&A efforts, owning budgets, and managing key stakeholder relationships
- A track record of building financial and operating models for a growth-stage business
- Demonstrated experience shaping and implementing financial strategies for public and/or private companies
- An aptitude and motivation to frame finances in the context of mission and social impact
- Exceptional communicator with ability to present complex concepts, recommendations and analyses to business leaders in a clear, concise and actionable manner
- An ability to think differently and the bravery to act on it. You push against the status quo because you see the gap between the opportunities of the future, emerging finance trends, and current practices
- Experience building materials and providing detailed reports and metrics to leaders
- A data-centric mind with an ability to dive deep into the details of our business to make the right judgment calls
- The ideal candidate has a sense of urgency to their work, and brings a proactive approach to identifying areas of opportunity for the Finance team and overall business
- Areas of experience that will be essential for success in this role include Revenue Forecasting and work supporting the analysis of LTV/CAC while partnering with our Marketing team
- Must be a citizen or legal residents of the U.S. or Canada and reside in U.S. or Canada
- A plus if you have an investment banking background
- A plus if you have experience and understanding of large-scale online marketplaces or business
- A plus if you have experience in both B2C and B2B companies
Benefits
- Stock options
- Retirement plans
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Annual wellness stipend
- Access to coaching & therapy
- Pet wellness plans
- Generous PTO and family leave policies
- Bay Area-based employees work in the office part of the week and receive commute-related benefits
- Team members outside the Bay Area remain fully remote, with support for expensable home office setup and internet to stay connected no matter where you are
- Annual budgets for professional development and DEI learning
- Budgets for children to take Outschool classes
- Outschool matches employee donations to eligible charities
- Outschool supports Outschool.org’s nonprofit programs
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