Director, Finance & Strategy (Marketplace)

Collectors • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault, and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team. Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, Funko Pops!, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, SGC, and Card Ladder. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 2,200 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana and offices in Jersey City, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Toronto, Guadalajara, Dallas, and Paris. The Finance & Strategy team contributes to Collectors mission by enabling decision making with key financial insights. The team partners with our senior business leaders to support strong operational management of the business and to facilitate strategic decision making focused on key growth investments, operational improvements, new business opportunities and strategic transactions. We are looking for a Director of Marketplace Finance & Strategy to support our rapidly expanding businesses in the collectibles marketplace space. Reporting directly to our VP of Finance & Strategy, this role will partner closely with our business unit leaders to drive growth. This individual will also be responsible for coaching a direct report. This role is based at our Santa Ana, CA headquarters or our Jersey City office, with flexibility for a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of FP&A experience in a high-volume transaction environment
• At least 5 years of providing FP&A leadership and business partnership guiding critical business decisions on a high growth business; inclusive of day to day operating decisions, investment opportunities and long term strategy
• Strong financial modeling and business case building skills
• A proactive leader who demonstrates a high level of ownership, accountability and operating discipline
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to articulate issues at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective presentations for an executive level audience
• An experienced people manager with demonstrated ability to effectively manage team priorities/deliverables and coach/develop team members
• Demonstrated ability to partner and influence across an organization and with key external stakeholders
• Outstanding Excel and data management skills
• Hands on individual willing to roll up sleeves
• Have a strong work ethic
• Superior attention to detail with problem solving techniques
• Strong understanding of GAAP and other public reporting related issues
• Strong understanding of financial management processes
• Strong understanding of financial systems and tools (e.g. Adaptive, Netsuite)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with consumer goods and/pr digital businesses with consumer and operational components (e.g.CPG, ecommerce)
• Passionate about collectibles and/or sports

Responsibilities

• Partner with the President of Marketplace and the leadership team to improve operating teams’ understanding of their financial levers/ performance and optimize long term strategy
• Track business performance against budget via monthly forecast updates, and provide transparency to business leaders via reporting and live reviews
• Communicate key financial and operational metrics to create transparency into performance and inform strategic and operational decisions
• Lead FP&A processes (budgeting, pacing, forecasting , AOP) for the Marketplace business, including enhancing current forecast methodology (3 statements)
• Contribute to the development of executive, investor and board material presentations
• Collaborate across the broader Finance team and other multifunctional teams to support strategic decisions with financial/economic analysis and insight
• Effectively manage team priorities and deliverables; ensuring quality. timely delivery
• Effectively partner with key external stakeholders
• Lead by example and be a champion of all company policies, including safety, attendance & security

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees