Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis recruitment
Warby Parker was founded with a rebellious spirit and a lofty objective: to create boutique-quality, classically crafted eyewear at a revolutionary price point. Prescription eyewear simply should not cost $300+. By cutting out the middlemen and engaging directly with consumers through our website (www.warbyparker.com), Warby Parker is able to offer vintage-inspired frames custom fit with anti-reflective, polycarbonate prescription lenses- all for $95 including shipping. Additionally, we enable customers to share the gift of vision. For every pair of glasses bought, we donate a pair to someone in need.
We launched the company a year and a half ago and have been extremely excited and flattered by the demand for our eyewear. We have been featured in publications such as GQ, Vogue, Oprah, NY Times, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal and Daily Candy, and were named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “100 Brilliant Ideas of 2010”. We now have tens of thousands of customers and are looking to ramp up our all-star team to meet that demand by hiring a talented, dynamic and energetic person to be a manager of our financial planning and analysis.
Under the supervision of the CFO, the Manager of Financial Planning Analysis will have an immediate and direct impact on the success of Warby Parker. While primarily focused on understanding the financial operations of a high growth startup, the Financial Analyst will be exposed to all functional areas of the business and have daily access to senior management.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing and maintaining company dashboards to track key operating and financial metrics including bookings, revenue, profitability and customer conversion and re-purchase rates
- Create financial models to project Warby Parker’s income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements under various scenarios
- Help develop models and analysis used to optimize inventory purchasing based on multiple factors including supplier lead time and consumer demand
- Help develop budget templates and maintain ongoing variance reporting versus plan
- Assist with due diligence and analysis of new partnerships and ventures
Qualifications:
- Minimum two years work experience in a role requiring significant data analysis
- Expert with Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of Microsoft Access / Database programs a strong plus.
- Strong financial modeling skills and an understanding of how to prepare financial statements
- Strong problem solving skills. Driven to take ownership of and responsibility for assigned tasks
- Positive attitude, high energy and an eagerness to learn
- Eager to work in a fast-paced, high-growth startup
- Commitment to a superior customer experience