POSITION TITLE: FP&A Manager

LOCATION: Remote

BUSINESS UNIT: FP&A

 

Summary:

We are looking for a Manager of Financial Planning who can help Owlet as it manages its growth plans. This position will report to the VP of FP&A.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work directly with budget owners within the company to set and periodically revise their spending and hiring plans.
• Manage the consolidation of all business planning into formal plans.
• Ensure that all planning results in fully functioning projections of each financial statement.
• Lead regular analysis of actual results compared to formalized plans.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual internal and external financial reporting.
• Collaborate with Accounting team to ensure actual results are correctly captured by department and by expense type.
• Ownership of planning platform and its ongoing implementation.
• Provide support for public filings.
• Methodically assemble and manage a small team of Finance Business Partners to enhance the efficiency and thoroughness of the responsibilities above.
• Conducts ad-hoc analysis to support the business case for new product offerings, cost saving opportunities, and other projects/investments as needed.

 

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• Previous experience managing an AOP process required.
• Bachelor’s degree required (finance, accounting, or related field of study).
• Strong partnership abilities with FP&A and Accounting counterparts.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Identifies key data sources and utilizes data-driven insights about important departmental metrics to improve business decisions.
• Proficient in analyzing qualitative data.
• Has exceptional analytical and quantitative skills.
• Acts independently with minimal supervision.
• Exhibits dedication to helping peers succeed and demonstrates willingness to train and mentor employees.
• Builds relationships and works well across functions.
• Has experience in a collaborative team environment with delegating workload and responsibilities.
• Leads and manages large-scale projects.
• Prioritizes and oversees multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Employs effective time management skills and meets deadlines.
• Understands business operations as well as basic corporate accounting, finance, management principles.
• Works with diverse stakeholders and builds strong, collaborative relationships. Manages competing agendas and priorities across different functional departments.
• Demonstrates a strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrates the capacity to manage ambiguity and shifting priorities while remaining calm and controlled.
• Develops and implements innovative and creative solutions to business problems. Encourages and expects others to think progressively and not be limited by existing methods and procedures.
• Has a professional image and forms good partner relationships across functions.
• Can represent information in graphical forms in order to supplement text.
• Has knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and its applications in accounting, budgeting, and finance.
• Strong financial modeling skills, especially financial statement and cash flow information.
• Experience with cloud planning platforms is a plus.