As the Director of FP&A at Markforged, you will be responsible for managing a group of brilliant and extremely high-performing individuals. You will take charge of corporate forecasting, reporting, analysis, and business intelligence. As a leading member of the finance team, you will report directly to the CFO and be a key strategic partner in shaping the company's financial direction, providing accurate forecasting, and acting as a financial bellwether. Additionally, you will work closely with the executive team on cross-organization strategic projects to support the company's growth strategies and cross-functional enablement.
What will you own? - Lead, manage, and guide the FP&A team in close partnership with the CFO
- Prepare and monitor the company's detailed long-range strategic planning models
- Build out our public company KPI's and processes
- Build and Support the process of regularly reporting financial results to our Board of Directors
- Prepare Ad hoc, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting as required
- Analyze budget and forecast variances
- Work with the Controller and department leaders to provide visibility and understand fluctuations in revenues, expenses, and other key metrics
- Assess profitability and conduct margin analysis for our suite of products
- Help scale our operations by assisting in the evaluation, implementation, and improvement of financial reporting systems
Important Note:
Although we list out what we generally look for, we are very likely missing other attributes and skills that you have that could make you a great fit, but are not currently listed. Research has shown this especially applies to women and other marginalized groups, who tend to apply if they check 100% of every box, versus men who apply if they hit roughly 60%. The point we're getting at, it doesn't hurt to take a chance and apply.
What you have: - Substantial experience in financial planning and analysis and/or accounting role
- Proven ability to advise on the strategic financial direction of a company
- Experience in managing a team and history of promoting team members to the next level
- Experience in working directly with and reporting to Board members at a company
- Excellent customer relations skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers both internal and external
- Strong presentation skills and ability to prepare decks for investors of the company
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and Google Suite of tools (Sheets, Docs, Slides, etc).