Manager, Finance & Strategy (Marketplace)

Collaborative Solutions•Santa Ana, CA

2d•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 trading cards, autographs, comic books, coins, video games, event tickets, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, Beckett, SGC, and Card Ladder. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana, California and offices in New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the UK, and France. As part of our interview process, we request that candidates have their cameras on during video interviews. This helps foster meaningful conversation and allows us to create an experience that closely resembles our standard working environment. Certain interview steps may take place by phone. For remote roles, and at our discretion, candidates may be asked to participate in an on-site interview as part of the final stages of the process. We understand there may be occasional circumstances requiring accommodation and are happy to discuss them as needed. Your recruiter will be able to clarify expectations and answer any questions you have. 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 Manager to join our Marketplace Finance & Strategy team, supporting our rapidly expanding businesses in the collectibles marketplace space. This role owns several of the core planning and reporting processes of the Marketplace F&S function – annual operating plans, long range plans, consolidated expense budgeting and forecasting, headcount planning, BU-level allocation processes, and our planning systems – and contributes the analysis behind our quarterly forecast, annual operating plan, and executive and board reporting. You'll report to the Senior Director, Marketplace Finance & Strategy. This role is based at our Santa Ana, CA headquarters or our Jersey City office, with flexibility for a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

5–8 years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, investing, or finance operations experience, ideally in a high-growth or multi-entity environment
Experience partnering directly with function or business leaders on their budgets, and holding them to plan
Advanced Excel/Google Sheets and financial modeling skills, including driver-based models
Comfortable building with an AI-first mindset, while also working in financial systems and tools (e.g., NetSuite, Workday); quick to learn new platforms, with strong data quality instincts
Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to summarize a complex result for a senior audience
Process-oriented operator with high ownership and operating discipline – you leave processes measurably better than you found them
Able to influence and align partners across a matrixed organization without direct authority
Hands-on and willing to roll up your sleeves; strong attention to detail paired with structured problem solving
Solid working knowledge of GAAP and financial management processes
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field

Nice To Haves

Experience in a consumer goods or digital marketplace business with meaningful operational components (e.g., CPG, e-commerce), with working knowledge of marketplace unit economics
MBA, CPA, or CFA
Experience standing up or materially rebuilding a planning process, rather than inheriting a mature one
Experience directing the work of an analyst on shared deliverables
Passionate about collectibles and/or sports

Responsibilities

Partner with the Marketplace business leaders to improve operating teams’ understanding of their financial levers/ performance and optimize long term strategy
Communicate key financial and operational metrics to create transparency into performance and inform strategic and operational decisions
Support strategic long range planning (LRP) and scenario analysis for growth investments and strategic decisions of the business
Track business performance against budget via monthly forecast updates, and provide transparency to business leaders via reporting and live reviews
Manage the annual operating plan (AOP) cycle and quarterly planning cycles across Marketplace business units (PowerPacks, Consignment, PSA Exchange, Lending, Vault) – templates, submissions, iteration with BU leaders, and consolidation into the plan
Contribute to the quarterly consolidated forecast – own Marketplace GMV, revenue, and OpEx inputs, review consolidated output for accuracy, and draft the accompanying analysis
Prepare the analysis and draft narrative behind quarterly board materials, board books, and executive reporting packages
Build clear, credible materials for an executive audience, with a bias toward over-communication when results diverge from plan