Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Justworks
$198-237.6k
Business operations platform
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Business operations platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$198-237.6k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Justworks' mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
Role
Who you are
- Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation
- Analytical - uses a logical reasoning process to break down and work through a situation or problem to arrive at an outcome
- Good judgement - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome
- Organizational awareness - maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
- Business insight - applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals
- 10+ years of professional experience in a Finance or Accounting role, 3+ years within FP&A preferred
- Experience in helping drive toward IPO readiness
- Mastery of financial modeling (3-statement, NPV, M&A) and spreadsheet functionality
- Adaptive, Tableau and NetSuite experience preferred
- Working knowledge of SQL, GAAP and Python a plus
- Experience using FP&A software, e.g. Host Analytics, Adaptive Insights, Hyperion
- Systems implementation and integration experience
- Differentiated ability to present and communicate financial information and analysis
- Ability to work with and influence non-finance teams based on robust data and analysis
- Ability and desire to be hands on in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment
- Ability to manipulate and model large volumes of data, interpret and identify pertinent issues
- Strong analytical skills and critical thinking ability
What the job involves
- Justworks is looking for a Director, Financial Planning & Analysis. This is a brand new position we are opening to support our continued business growth and will report to the VP, Finance.
- You are someone who thrives in a fast-paced and growing company where you can lean into all areas of FP&A from board and management financial reporting to leading the budget planning process to managing the process, consolidation and reporting of company-wide forecasts and actual performance
- Lead and grow a lean team that supports strategic business decision making through financial modeling and analysis for business and product teams, including ad hoc modeling and analysis
- Drive Board and Management reporting, including managing monthly internal financial reporting and variance analysis, quarterly internal business reviews and quarterly Board reporting
- Work in close collaboration with the People team on headcount planning and reporting and oversee financial budget/forecast for payroll and stock-based compensation
- Partner with Accounting and functional leads to continually develop & execute standardized reporting and support continuous enhancement of the monthly reporting and close processes
- Oversee and refine long range, driver based financial models for the business in partnership with cross-functional teams
- Lead and manage a team responsible for the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast process, including setting timelines and deliverables, analysis of consolidated projections and preparing management-level presentations
- Serve as a thought partner and trusted business advisor to our revenue-facing org - owning relationships with key stakeholders and consulting with business leaders to understand their business environment and act as a sounding board for proposed projects and initiatives
- Establish a deep understanding of the business and leverage data to build insights about our markets, products and competitors
- Develop and deliver robust, consistent and accurate analysis of business performance using KPI dashboards and non-financial data to highlight performance
- Partner with Corporate Development and Strategy to incorporate M&A and new revenue streams
- Support VP, Finance in Board and investor presentations, including support in M&A activities
Our take
Justworks operates in an increasingly crowded space of all-in-one business operation suites, that include tools like human resources, payroll, employee management, benefits, and others that businesses critically need to operate as they scale.
Globally, human resource management has become an extremely fertile field, worth over $20 billion annually and predicted to grow to over $50 billion annually by 2030 - creating great opportunity for Justworks to continue to grow. The company is regarded as a market leader, but does see competition in the shape of Paychex Flex, Rippling, Paylocity, and TriNet, among others.
Solutions delivered by Justworks have proven to be extremely popular with SMEs, and this has not gone unnoticed by investors, with the company picking up exceptional amounts of funding. Justworks is known to have sights on going public, though action towards this end has been delayed until global mass-market conditions have settled from a period of volatility. However, the company's acquisition of
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2023
$16.9m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $159.9m
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer work.
- Paid parental leave.
- Work from home opportunities.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus access to One Medical, Kindbody, and Teladoc.
- Premium access to Headspace, ClassPass stipends, and webinars to support your overall wellness on topics like nutrition, budgeting, mindfulness, and more.
- All Justworks offers include equity, and Justworkers can continue to earn more over time with promotions and tenure.
- Extensive learning & development opportunities through workshops, ExecOnline, Udemy, and BetterUp coaching.
- Engineering Apprenticeship program that supports internal movement and growth
Company values
- Camaraderie: As a growing company, we know how crucial teamwork, higher purpose, and a healthy dose of fun can be to success. Be an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
- Openness: We believe in radical transparency. This means being willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. Be curious, ask open questions, and be receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
- Grit: They say when the going gets tough, the tough get going. We are a team of hardworking individuals with the courage to persevere. Be committed, be earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
- Integrity: We do the right thing. Be honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
- Simplicity: We make things easy for everyone to understand and do. Be innovative, unafraid of streamlining processes, a clear and concise communicator, and don't overcomplicate solutions.
Company HQ
Fulton Ferry District, NY
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Leadership
Isaac Oates
(Executive Chair)Experience as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon before founding Adtuitive and serving as COO for a year. Left this position to spend 3 years as a VP at Etsy, before founding Justworks.
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