What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager position at Force Factor?
Company Overview
Force Factor Brands is on a mission to disrupt the global health and wellness industry by creating incredible vitamins and supplements that help people Unleash their Potential. Our innovative products are scientifically formulated to help create healthier, happier, and more enjoyable lives for our consumers all over the world. We are one of the most genuinely innovative companies in the global dietary supplements industry and only plan on accelerating in the future.
Force Factor’s award-winning products are sold in thousands of retail and eCommerce stores nationwide, including Walmart, The Vitamin Shoppe, Sam’s Club, Walgreens, CVS, iHerb, Amazon and Costco. Currently, more than 25,000 people buy our products every single day, and that number is growing every month. You will have a real opportunity to make an impact on people’s lives by working at Force Factor to create new solutions for empowering personal health and wellbeing.
Culturally, think of us as an intense, meritocratic, and exciting high-growth startup that has survived and thrived through its first decade and a half of rapid evolution and is now thinking about how to scale up and conquer the next decade’s worth of challenges and opportunities. We’ve sold more than a billion dollars worth of products to consumers over the last 15 years, but fundamentally we know we’re just at the beginning of our journey, and that’s where you come in! We need the smartest, highest-energy people with integrity who are looking to join an ambitious and hard-working team. We do not need social loafers, those looking for shortcuts, people lacking grit, or people unwilling to pay the price for success! If you join Force Factor, you will work hard, learn a tremendous amount, and be surrounded by incredible teammates.
Force Factor is based in Boston’s innovative Seaport District, in historic Fort Point. Our team is filled with passionate, dedicated, and inspiring people operating with an ownership mindset (which is easy because we are entirely privately held by our team and plan to stay that way over the long-term). If you love a challenge, enjoy acting with urgency, and prefer to opt into a high-performance culture, when you join us you’ll feel like you’ve finally come home. Our private ownership structure is designed for the long-term to enable huge opportunities for growth, learning, leadership, and wealth creation, and we hope you’ll choose to help us build an enduring and successful business for decades to come.
The Role
Reporting to The Director of Finance, the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager will oversee Force Factor's financial planning and analysis function. This includes developing and maintaining financial models and forecasts, managing budgets, analyzing financial and operational performance, providing insights and recommendations to the leadership team, and conducting financial analyses to support investment decisions. The FP&A Manager will also play a key role in strategic planning, ensuring financial management practices align with our strategic goals and objectives. This position is based in Boston and requires daily in-office collaboration with leadership, providing a unique opportunity to influence our growth and success in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Force Factor Brands is on a mission to disrupt the global health and wellness industry by creating incredible vitamins and supplements that help people Unleash their Potential. Our innovative products are scientifically formulated to help create healthier, happier, and more enjoyable lives for our consumers all over the world. We are one of the most genuinely innovative companies in the global dietary supplements industry and only plan on accelerating in the future.
Force Factor’s award-winning products are sold in thousands of retail and eCommerce stores nationwide, including Walmart, The Vitamin Shoppe, Sam’s Club, Walgreens, CVS, iHerb, Amazon and Costco. Currently, more than 25,000 people buy our products every single day, and that number is growing every month. You will have a real opportunity to make an impact on people’s lives by working at Force Factor to create new solutions for empowering personal health and wellbeing.
Culturally, think of us as an intense, meritocratic, and exciting high-growth startup that has survived and thrived through its first decade and a half of rapid evolution and is now thinking about how to scale up and conquer the next decade’s worth of challenges and opportunities. We’ve sold more than a billion dollars worth of products to consumers over the last 15 years, but fundamentally we know we’re just at the beginning of our journey, and that’s where you come in! We need the smartest, highest-energy people with integrity who are looking to join an ambitious and hard-working team. We do not need social loafers, those looking for shortcuts, people lacking grit, or people unwilling to pay the price for success! If you join Force Factor, you will work hard, learn a tremendous amount, and be surrounded by incredible teammates.
Force Factor is based in Boston’s innovative Seaport District, in historic Fort Point. Our team is filled with passionate, dedicated, and inspiring people operating with an ownership mindset (which is easy because we are entirely privately held by our team and plan to stay that way over the long-term). If you love a challenge, enjoy acting with urgency, and prefer to opt into a high-performance culture, when you join us you’ll feel like you’ve finally come home. Our private ownership structure is designed for the long-term to enable huge opportunities for growth, learning, leadership, and wealth creation, and we hope you’ll choose to help us build an enduring and successful business for decades to come.
The Role
Reporting to The Director of Finance, the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager will oversee Force Factor's financial planning and analysis function. This includes developing and maintaining financial models and forecasts, managing budgets, analyzing financial and operational performance, providing insights and recommendations to the leadership team, and conducting financial analyses to support investment decisions. The FP&A Manager will also play a key role in strategic planning, ensuring financial management practices align with our strategic goals and objectives. This position is based in Boston and requires daily in-office collaboration with leadership, providing a unique opportunity to influence our growth and success in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial forecasting and planning: Developing and maintaining financial models and forecasts as needed to support strategic decision-making. This includes refreshing the 3-statement forecast with new sales information on a bi-weekly cadence.
- Budget management: Creating, monitoring, and maintaining internal budgets and identifying opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies.
- Performance analysis: Analyzing Force Factor's financial and operational performance, identifying trends and patterns, and providing insights and recommendations to the leadership team.
- Investment analysis: Conducting financial analyses to support investment decisions, including evaluating new product development, capital allocation, cost optimization projects and potential acquisitions.
- Reporting and communication: Preparing and presenting financial reports and presentations to the leadership team, banks, and other stakeholders.
- Strategic planning: Collaborating with the leadership team to develop long-term strategic plans for the business and supporting the implementation of these plans through financial analysis and forecasting.
- Risk management: Identifying and assessing financial risks to the business and developing strategies to mitigate these risks.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from a top-tier institution; MBA preferred.
- 5 years of finance experience with increasing scope and responsibilities, preferably with CPG experience.
- Significant analytical skillset, including utilizing BI and reporting tools with extensive knowledge in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, XLOOKUPs, modeling, etc.).
- Advanced 3-statement financial modeling to include Income statements, Balance sheets, and Cash Flow statements.
- Advanced quantitative skills with a passion for using data to drive better decision-making.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing successful financial strategies that drive business growth.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills, with extensive experience presenting complex financial information to senior leaders.
- Well-organized, methodical thinker who can handle competing priorities and make decisions under pressure while delivering accurate, on-time, high-quality work.
- Willingness to relocate to Boston and work on-site daily.
- Scrappy, startup mindset with no fear of taking ownership swiftly to develop a vision.
- Desire to win and inherently competitive spirit.
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