Head of Strategy & FP&A
We are looking to hire a top-notch Head of Strategy & FP&A to join our growing team at ipsy, reporting to the CFO. You will be responsible for overseeing the financial planning team. In addition, this role will provide finance and accounting expertise to the business as we execute corporate growth strategies – including capital structure and M&A analysis. This individual will drive the financial budgeting and forecasting process, and play an integral role in the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close process. This individual will also conduct financial reporting and analysis to assess and identify the risks and opportunities, and develop analytics that measures key performance indicators to drive accountability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate timely and accurate closing, budgeting & forecasting cycle. Analyze monthly results and/or trending data to support the monthly estimate, and include risk and opportunity assessments.
- Analyzes financial information to determine present and future financial performance. Identifies trends and recommends improvements accordingly.
- Determine appropriate process, methodology, variables and modeling techniques to develop and deliver corporate forecasts. Develop reports and monitor metrics for forecasting.
- Go "deep" into the analytics/data to uncover the key trends/insights, and then effectively communicate with and enable business partners to make the most informed decision possible.
- Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize, and prepare recommendations regarding company strategy, financial plans, acquisition activity, new business planning, and operating forecasts.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Analytics or related field. MBA strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience and demonstrated growth in Finance/FP&A positions. Experience in both large, well-run public companies and smaller, high-growth companies is desired.
- Investment banking and consulting background are plus.
- Strong analytical skills, efficient, self-motivated with the ability to follow through and implement process improvement.
- Organized and detail-oriented; Ability to work in situations with changing priorities and multiple simultaneous assignments.
- Effective Communication skills: strong interpersonal skills with ability to maintain a professional and collaborative relationship with all levels of the organization.
- Strong/Advanced MS Excel skills.
- Basic understanding of GAAP accounting principles
About us:
ipsy was founded with one singular mission: to inspire individuals around the world to express their unique beauty. That’s how the ipsy Glam Bag came to life. With five products personalized for you—plus articles, videos, and more on ipsy.com—you’re free to try new things and express who you are. ipsy Shopper takes our mission to the next level by making beauty more accessible, rewarding, and liberating than ever before. And with ipsy Gen Beauty, Open Studios, and all the creator content that we post each day, our intention has remained the same: to give every individual the tools to form their own definition of beauty. With over 3M members and 8K digital content creators in our community, and generating over half a billion monthly content views, we’re just getting started.
ipsy is headquartered in the Bay Area with an office in New York City and a studio production and editing facility in Los Angeles. The company achieved profitability in its first year and raised a series B round of $100M with Sherpa Capital and TPG in 2015. We owe all of our success to our inspiring, energizing employees who make exceptional things happen every single day—fearless thinking, tenacity, and a pioneering spirit push us forward. From marketing and media to engineering and operations, we are united in our goal to democratize beauty, making it accessible and affordable for everyone and fearlessly representing individuality and inclusivity. We dream. We empower. We create. And we have great fun doing it together.
Take a look at careers.ipsy.com for some exciting opportunities to join our team. And check us out at ipsy.com, @ipsyofficial on Snapchat, and @ipsy on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.