Your role:

The Finance & Strategy team is a cross-functional partner that supports HopSkipDrive’s growth, innovation and strategic initiatives. It's a highly impactful team that focuses on business strategy, annual and long-term financial plans, KPI development and management, and corporate development activities. This is an exciting opportunity to learn in a fast-paced environment and own high-priority projects.

HopSkipDrive is seeking a talented FP&A Manager to join the Finance & Strategy team. As FP&A Manager you will work with teams across the company to create and maintain forecasts, scenario modeling, market-level analyses and more. You will report to the Director, FP&A and own the forecasting, planning, and reporting of financial and strategic information to key stakeholders, both internally and externally. The role requires superior analytical and presentation skills, as well as an outstanding ability to collaborate across a diverse range of stakeholders.

What you’ll do:

• Manage essential elements of HopSkipDrive’s financial planning & analysis process, including building and maintaining forecasts in connection with the annual operating plan and periodic forecasts
• Review monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial results, prepare variance analyses, and communicate results to key internal and external stakeholders, such as executives and the Board of Directors

• Own analyses that support growth such as evaluating strategic investments and initiatives by performing ROI analyses, scenario planning, and pricing strategy by market and product

• Analyze and interpret data to help decision making across the business and improve financial and operational strategy
• Develop and present analyses and reports on key financial and operating metrics and performance indicators, translating them into actionable business strategy
• Prepare presentations for senior management and the Board of Directors and provide analyses and recommendations to assist with strategic decision-making
• Partner with functions in contract negotiations and various high impact special projects
• Identify and execute process improvements and cost efficiency measures across the company
• Establish new processes that enable the company to scale efficiently
• Drive recurring meetings with business partners and leadership teams, providing both KPI and financial updates to ensure the organization delivers on plans

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s and/or MBA in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Math, Computer Science or other quantitative field
• 1-3+ years post-MBA or 5-7+ 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, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including building and maintaining financial models
• Excellent ability to build and interpret information from large and varied data sets
• Superior verbal and written communications skills, particularly the ability to summarize analysis and present them concisely to a range of stakeholders, including executives
• Experience working in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment
• A proven ability to build collaborative working relationships with business partners
• A self-starter who is an enthusiastic team player
• Knowledge of BI tools and technologies (e.g., Tableau and/or Power BI) is a plus

What you will get

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 competitive market comp, unlimited vacation, FSA, medical, dental and vision, 401(k), 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 is $115,000 to $135,000. This position is hybrid / remote based on the West Coast. Final compensation for this role will be determined by several factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skill set and specific work location. The total compensation package for this role also includes equity stock options.