FP&A/Strategic Finance Manager - NewsBreak
Mountain View, CA
About the Job
About NewsBreak
NewsBreak is redefining the way users interact with local news and their communities. By bridging local users, local content creators, and local businesses, our mission is to foster safer, more vibrant, and authentically connected lives. Through robust collaborations with thousands of local publishers and businesses across the nation, NewsBreak is revolutionizing how a new wave of readers access and engage with essential, locally sourced content & information.
Since our inception in 2015, our trajectory has been nothing short of remarkable. We proudly stand as the nation's premier local news app.
As a Series-C unicorn startup, our headquarter nestles in the tech hub of Mountain View, California, with other offices in New York City and Seattle. For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about
Job responsibilities:
- Produce insightful budget and forecast presentations highlighting key performance indicators and impact on Company cash positioning.
- Maintaining and enhancing the fully integrated 3 statement financial forecast model.
- Assess business scenarios to aid in investment prioritization and resource allocation decision-making.
- Perform variance analysis and continuously drive forecast accuracy improvements.
- Perform financial analysis, build strategic models, and to help senior leadership make informed business decisions.
- Ensure an effective process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to strategic objectives.
- Partner with project teams and departments to develop and manage budgets & forecasts.
- Help with investor due diligence and annual audit preparation.
- Be an integral member of the monthly financial close process.
- Support any ad hoc financial analysis/modeling.
Requirements
- 5 years of increasingly complex experience in financial planning and analysis, particularly in a Corporate FP&A role
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics or related field preferred
- Ability to develop frameworks and solutions to high-level questions and concepts
- Advanced Excel and presentation building skills with experience in building financial models and clear, concise presentation materials
- Ability to partner cross-functionally, influence, and communicate with all levels of management
- Ability to work in an environment where priorities can change quickly; strong ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to write SQL and pull data from the database
Nice to have:
- Solid experience using Netsuite and other planning tools Experience in the internet/tech industry or management consulting, private equity, or investment banking is a plus
Benefits
We offer competitive benefits package:
- Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
- Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- FSA and commuter benefits programs
- Team activity budget