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HopSkipDrive is seeking a Senior Manager for Finance & Strategy to lead financial analysis and strategic initiatives, supporting company growth and innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities: Manage the strategic planning process, enhance forecasting and financial reporting, own analyses for growth initiatives, and communicate financial results to stakeholders.

Skills: Strong financial acumen, experience in forecasting, advanced Excel proficiency, and superior analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 3-5+ years post-MBA or 8+ years without an MBA in a related analytical role.

Location: This is a hybrid position based in Los Angeles, CA.

Compensation: $130000 - $150000 / Annually

Who We Are

The Finance & Strategy team works hand-in-hand with leaders across the company to support HopSkipDrive’s growth, innovation and strategic initiatives. It's a highly impactful team that provides comprehensive financial insight into the business through functional business partnering, annual and long-term financial planning, KPI development, and business strategy and analytics. This is an exciting opportunity to learn in a fast-paced environment and own high-priority projects.

Manage essential elements of HopSkipDrive’s strategic planning process, including building and maintaining the long range plan, annual plan and rolling forecasts
Work closely with business and functional leaders to enhance forecasting and financial reporting to drive insights and change, applying business judgment and financial insights to assist with decision making
Own analyses that support growth such as evaluating strategic investments and initiatives by performing ROI analyses, market sizing and market entry planning for new markets, and pricing strategy by market and product
Build comprehensive financial models for new business plans to inform strategic and operating decisions including go-to-market strategy formulation
Review monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial results and communicate results to key internal and external stakeholders
Prepare presentations for senior management and the Board of Directors, and provide analyses and recommendations to assist with strategic decision-making and prioritization
Identify and execute process improvements and cost efficiency measures across the company
Manage corporate development initiatives and investor relations

Who You Are

As Senior Manager on the Finance & Strategy team, you’ll lead and support key work streams that directly impact short-term and long-term company objectives. You’ll act as a financial and strategic thought partner to HopSkipDrive’s core business teams, leading cross-functional projects from ideation to strategy and implementation. This role requires superior analytical and presentation skills, as well as an outstanding ability to collaborate across a diverse range of stakeholders.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
3-5+ years post-MBA or 8+ years without an MBA of analytical experience in investment banking, management consulting or private equity and/or a corporate development, strategy or financial planning & analysis role at a leading technology company
Strong financial skill set and grasp of corporate finance fundamentals, including experience with forecasting and business plan analysis
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including demonstrated experience in developing complex financial models from scratch
Excellent ability to generate insights from scratch, including sourcing, transforming, analyzing and presenting complex financial and operational data in a simple, easily understandable way
Superior verbal and written communications skills, particularly the ability to summarize analysis and present them concisely to a range of stakeholders, including executives
Detail oriented and highly organized self-starter, with the ability to track overlapping tasks and assignments, while managing frequent priority changes
A proven ability to build collaborative working relationships with business partners

Our Investment In You

We want you to be an owner in our company and share in executing our vision, so every full-time employee has equity. In addition, we offer flexible vacation, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 401(k), FSA, and an opportunity to work for a uniquely positioned, VC-backed company in a hugely attractive space with significant upside potential. HopSkipDrive is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role in Los Angeles, CA is $130,000 - $150,000. This position is a hybrid role (remote and in-office) based in Los Angeles. Final compensation for this role will be determined by several factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skill set, certifications, and specific work location. The total compensation package for this role also includes equity stock options.

HopSkipDrive 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, veteran status, or any other protected class.

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