Finance Manager, The Farmer's Dog
Innovation and R&D
$120-135k
+ Equity
2+ days a week in office
Human-grade dog food delivery
Open for applications
Human-grade dog food delivery
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$120-135k
+ Equity
2+ days a week in office
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 5+ years of Strategic Finance, Finance Business Partnering, Finance, Supply Chain Finance or related finance experience
- You have experience in a high-growth D2C and/or subscription business (food manufacturing industry is a plus!). You possess a strategic mindset and have a knack for building models from scratch, being a self starter, and navigating ambiguity
- You're adept at financial model building, possess a strong grasp of operations and supply chain dynamics, and understand the nuances of subscription-based businesses
- You have experience leveraging data to drive strategic insights
- You're a skilled communicator and have the ability to absorb and distill complexity into simple terms to drive decision making
- You are detail-oriented and proactive, you thrive as a self-starter and excel in managing multiple projects simultaneously
- You are an owner, have excellent problem-solving skills and can prioritize tasks effectively
- You are able to build strong cross-functional relationships, effectively facilitate discussions and drive consensus
- Familiarity with Looker is preferred, and experience with systems like Workday and NetSuite is a plus!
What the job involves
- The dynamic Finance Manager will broadly support different areas across Finance, with particular focus on business partnering with our Innovation and Research & Development departments
- This role will build performance analyses, evaluate capital investments and contribute to long-term planning and forecasting
- Working hand-in-hand with business partners, this person will provide financial insights and advise on strategic decisions
- Additionally, they'll team up with manufacturing and planning groups to ensure seamless product launches, optimize margins, and adapt to shifts in demand
- This role reports directly to the Senior Manager, FP&A
- Serve as the primary finance business partner for Core Product Innovation and Research & Development, offering expertise in ad hoc analysis (e.g., payback, margin, demand forecast), model creation, evaluation of A/B testing, and KPI development and monitoring
- Lead the development and implementation of critical analyses and processes for evaluating new products across various stages, from conception to final rollout
- Take charge of managing and monitoring core product innovation and research & development projects, delivering regular updates on analysis and key metrics, proactively identifying risks, and collaborating across functions to ensure timely execution
- Develop, maintain and improve financial models and conduct scenario analyses on financial implications to assist leadership in making strategic decisions
- Collaborate with other members of FP&A to integrate the latest outlooks effectively into forecasts, models, and other financial analyses
- Contribute to the annual budgeting process and the long-range plan, performing financial analysis and modeling support as well as partnering with budget owners
- Maintain and iterate on weekly/monthly performance, KPI process, and demand planning with core innovation, R&D, and Operations
- Conduct ad-hoc analyses and build presentations to report to the leadership team, providing insightful and impactful recommendations
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
Many 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
Articles
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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