Financial Planning Analyst

woom Bikes•Austin, TX

46d•Onsite

About The Position

At woom, we want to inspire millions of kids & teens to embrace the joy of cycling, making the world a better place one bike ride at a time. We are searching for a high-achieving FP&A Analyst fueled by this mission and eager to drive the success of our vital U.S. operations. As a key member of the newly formed FP&A and BI team, you will be at the forefront of transforming decision-making across the company. You will partner with our data experts to bring data driven decision making to the next level, delivering critical sales forecasts and marketing analytics in our dynamic consumer goods environment. If you possess the right analytical toolkit and are inspired by our vision, we encourage you to apply for this pivotal, high-impact role.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
Experience: 3-5 years of experience in Business Controlling/FP&A, ideally in an consumer goods environment including e-commerce
You enjoy working with large amounts of data and love to bring structure to even the biggest chaos
You have experience and enjoy creating things from scratch starting from a blank sheet of paper.
Solid understanding of GAAP and financial statements
Strong proficiency in Excel and financial modeling tools
You enjoy working with BI experts and data analysts
You have a "continuous improvement mindset"
You are able to work accurately, independently and structured, yet you are a team player who enjoys making complex analyses simple to better reach your audience
MUST be located in the Austin,TX area

Nice To Haves

Experience with PowerBI, Dynamics365 and Anaplan is a plus

Responsibilities

As a co-pilot for our U.S. business you are the single point of contact on all finance relevant topics reporting to the Director of US Operations and the Global Head of FP&A and BI
You will be responsible for supporting month-end closing, latest estimate, forecasting and budgeting w.r.t. bikes and accessories sold, revenue, promos, discounts and marketing spend across our sales channels
You will partner with accounting to improve financial visibility and act as a key sparrings partner between the global accounting team and the U.S. accounting team
You will be responsible for OPEX steering within the U.S. business, where you will analyze cost deviations to budget and forecast and develop recommendations for action if necessary to get back on track
As a business partner, you will challenge our business in a constructive way, will provide insights and recommendations to improve our contribution margin and monitor risks & opportunities
Together with our BI experts and data analysts you will continue to improve our data models for better commercial steering
You will drive the automation of our reporting and support commercial steering with the help of BI dashboards