Manager, Finance

About the Team 

At GOAT Group, the Finance team is responsible for managing the company's financial profile. Through analysis, reporting, long-range planning and partnering with business leaders, our Finance team enables strategic decision-making and helps contextualize financial implications across the company. By joining our Finance team, you will work with a group of thoughtful, insightful individuals, all of whom are committed to solving complex problems and ensuring the continued growth of the company and its platforms.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with the team and business leaders to create our financial  reviews to present to executives monthly 
• Support and drive the company’s financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting process 
• Identify risks and opportunities and work with the business to provide financial insights to assist with decision making on strategic initiatives
• You will be a business partner to execs and senior management across our various brands and help guide and recommend strategic decisions that will help us achieve our goals 
• Perform and review month-end variance analyses, working  collaboratively with accounting, data, and business leaders to understand prime factors driving variance 
• Manage budgets for key functional teams by partnering with business leaders and ensuring sound financial decisions are made 
• Continue to develop and evolve our financial reports to accurately mirror the business’ evolution and needs 
• Support with investor relations and quarterly board presentations
• Support with corporate development projects such as M&A or minority investments 
• Other ad-hoc strategic analyses and work across the business, as necessary 

We are looking for:

• 5+ years experience in corporate finance, investment banking, or strategic finance at a high growth startup or well established company
• Familiarity in Technology, E-commerce, and/or Marketplace business  models, including omnichannel sales models (web, mobile, and retail)
• Resilience and flexibility to the demands of working in a fast-growing startup, including the need to adapt, build, and learn new aspects of the business as necessary 
• Proven understanding of accounting and accounting operations/processes
• Ability to work collaboratively to drive cross-functional execution on  business goals
• Elevated pride of ownership in work product
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills with a formidable attention  to detail
• Healthy curiosity to understand all aspects of the business
• Exposure to NetSuite and/or other accounting systems a plus
• Mastery in Excel and PowerPoint 
• SQL exposure (or a willingness to learn) a plus