Senior Finance Analyst, The Farmer's Dog
Operations
$98-110k
+ Equity packages
2-3 days a week in office (Greenwich Village, NY)
Human-grade dog food delivery
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Human-grade dog food delivery
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$98-110k
+ Equity packages
2-3 days a week in office (Greenwich Village, NY)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To change the landscape of pet health, providing dogs and their humans with honest, smart, and simple care.
Role
Who you are
- You have 2-4 years of experience in finance, consulting, banking, or high-growth tech start-ups (Direct-to-Consumer/Subscription or Food Businesses is a plus! Experience with Supply Chain is a plus!)
- You're a skilled communicator and have the ability to absorb and distill complexity into simple terms to drive decision making
- You are an owner, have a strong attention to detail, and are proactive. You thrive as a self-starter and excel in managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- You are able to build strong cross-functional relationships, effectively facilitate discussions and drive consensus
- You're an expert in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills with extensive analytical, financial forecasting, and modeling experience
- You are unfazed by the challenges of developing systems and processes from scratch
- Familiarity with Looker is preferred, and experience with systems like NetSuite is a plus!
- You love dogs
What the job involves
- The Senior Finance Analyst (FP&A) will be focused on partnering with our Operations department, with a particular focus on our Fulfillment and Last Mile functions.
- This role will contribute to long-range planning, monthly forecasting, performance analysis and capital investment strategy.
- Working hand-in-hand with business partners, this person will play a key role in driving success in the business - provide financial insights and contribute to strategic decisions. This position will report to the Director, FP&A
- Collaborate with Fulfillment and Last Mile functions to deliver actionable business performance analysis and insights, driving the development of our supply chain strategy
- Contribute to the monthly COGs and gross margin forecast process, as well as perform variance analysis. This includes preparing executive presentations on performance against budgets and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Own the weekly margin performance and KPI process, continuously refining it to enhance visibility into business performance for stakeholders
- Assist with the preparation, maintenance, and automation of various weekly, monthly, quarterly financial and cross functional reports to give stakeholders real-time insights on business performance
- Proactively propose and conduct ad-hoc analyses, using the insights gained to provide impactful recommendations and build presentations to report to leadership
- Support the annual budgeting process and the long-range plan, performing financial analysis and modeling support as well as partnering with budget owners
- Partner with other members of Finance to integrate the latest outlooks effectively into forecasts, models, and other financial analyses
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiencies of current processes and lead ideation and implementation of solutions
Our take
Pet food production in the US is held to alarmingly low safety and quality standards despite being a $99 billion industry, which is hidden behind loose labeling and marketing regulations. When one of the founders of The Farmer's Dog realised that dog food was making his dog sick, they decided that dogs shouldn't be fed anything that wouldn't pass legal requirements for humans.
The Farmer’s Dog produces customised dog food packages that are sent as a regular subscription service. Recipes behind the dog food are personalised and are comprised of natural and high-quality ingredients, aiming to meet the dietary requirements of each individual dog. As the dog food is human-grade, the company even taste-tests its recipes on humans.
The startup sends millions of meals every month and boasts a continual subscription rate of almost 50%. It has raised $50 million in funding to date and is developing new pet food products and scaling to offer its subscription service outside of the US.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2021
$65m
SERIES D
Jan 2020
$54m
SERIES C
Total funding: $168.1m
Company benefits
- Dog-friendly offices
- Equity packages
- Healthcare, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401k match
- 12-week paid parental leave
- Flexible PTO and work-from-home policy
- Discounted fresh dog food
- Your pet interrupting video calls and in-person meetings is now a feature, not a bug
Company values
- Deliver Joy: We share kindness with all, leaving people happier than before our interaction.
- Be Authentic: We’re well-intentioned and understanding in our actions, assuming the same of others.
- Seek Better: We’re sceptical of the status quo and open to new approaches.
- Act Boldly: We’d rather learn from calculated, courageous risks than miss opportunities from fear.
- Play Team: We take individual and collective ownership of progress, and show gratitude to those who help.
Company HQ
South Village, New York, NY
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Leadership
Jonathan Yoni Regev
(Co-founder & CEO)Graduated in Business at Berkeley, UC, and then co-founded The Farmer's Dog in 2014, serving as CEO since.
Brett Podolsky
(Co-founder)Graduated with a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Lynn University before co-founding The Farmer's Dog.
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