Senior Finance Manager

4 weeks ago

Austin, United States Serenity Kids Full time

SERENITY KIDS:

Serenity Kids is cultivating health, equality, and sustainability through baby food high in healthy fat and protein and made with organic vegetables and meat from regenerative family farms. We make children healthier by offering nutrient-dense foods that taste great to kids and are convenient for parents. We envision a thriving planet where children are fed, raised, and educated to be healthy, happy, creative human beings.

Serenity Kids is the fastest growing and top selling shelf stable baby food in the country. Since launching

in 2018, we now sell in over 20,000 stores nationwide with more on the way and have a total of 35

products in three categories, with line extensions and new categories in the works.

In addition to expanding our products, we are projecting to more than double the size of our team over the next few years, driving growth in the brand and mission of Serenity Kids.  

JOB SUMMARY:

Join our dynamic, fast-growing company that thrives on the entrepreneurial spirit to build on our mission. As we continue to scale and drive margin expansion, we are building a robust finance team to support our ambitious growth trajectory. We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager who will play a crucial role in the execution of our strategy and leading planning cycles.  This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, enhancing financial accountability, and driving initiatives that support our growth and profitability objectives. Working directly with the Vice President of Finance, you will also engage with key internal and external stakeholders including sales, operations, and marketing; private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors, and external financing partners. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact our business significantly and work closely with senior leaders across various functions.  This role reports directly to the Vice President of Finance.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic, data-driven, proactive, and detail oriented leader who excels in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. They should be process and systems oriented, resourceful in solving problems, and able to take initiative. This person isn't afraid to 'roll up their sleeves' and operates with a balanced sense of urgency.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Partnership

  • Collaborate with the VP of Finance to spearhead critical initiatives and strategic projects
  • Identify and implement opportunities to improve financial efficiencies, cash flow management, and margin enhancement to support company growth
  • Co-own the pricing matrix and strategy with the VP of Finance, working closely with the Sales team to optimize pricing models

Cross Functional Collaboration to Drive Growth & Margin

  • Maintain accountability and performance across functions, ensuring alignment with financial targets and budgets
  • Partner with Operations to optimize Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), warehousing, and fulfillment processes to boost margin and profitability
  • Build rigor with Sales & Marketing to enable ROI driving investments that accelerate growth for the brand

Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Lead & execute the annual operating plan, monthly reporting, and forecasting cycles (S&OP)
  • Partner with VP of Finance on long range planning (Strats)
  • Analyze P&L variance drivers, historical financial performance, and insights that enables informed decision-making and planning
  • Partner closely with the Controller and accounting team through month-end close cycles - accruals, analytical reviews, audits, etc.
  • Manage external reporting, requests, and compliance with financing (debt) partners and PE/VC partners, with VP of Finance and Controller
  • Annual commercial insurance renewal
  • Evaluate planning software or tools, as the business scales

Leadership

  • Maintain a ROI and growth mindset
  • Partner with VP of Finance on building out of finance team
  • Mentor and lead future staff

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in finance, with a strong background in FP&A, sales finance, or strategic finance
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field strongly preferred
  • Experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is required
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel required 
  • Familiarity with ERP systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks and DEAR (CIN7) preferred. Experience with business intelligence (BI) tools like PowerBI is advantageous
  • Proficiency in planning software and tools is preferred  
  • Experience with syndicated data (Nielsen, SPINS, IRI, etc) is a plus
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner
  • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Prefer experience with strong supervisory and mentorship skills

WHY WORK AT SERENITY KIDS?

Serenity Kids is committed to creating a workplace that feeds the soul. We integrate our mission to make the world healthier into everything we do by creating a culture that emphasizes self care, personal growth, and family time. We attract and retain top performers that will do whatever it takes to get the job done, while also staying healthy and having fun  At Serenity Kids, we live out our values-integrity, curiosity, hunger, and empathy-in everything we do. Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive and collaborative community where you have the flexibility and freedom to achieve your best work in the way that suits you.

We believe in our own greatness, knowing that we can achieve anything if we stay connected to ourselves and each other, leveraging our unique talents and points of view, and trusting in the serendipities that naturally unfold for us. We joined this team to make the world better, while also realizing that it is a beautiful opportunity to make ourselves better as well. In this chosen tribe, we have diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, unique points of view, and even live in different geographies. We get to be who we are and grow into more of ourselves every day.

We are reinventing what it means to work, and are having a blast doing it.

Serenity Kids offers a comprehensive benefits and compensation package, including potential relocation:

  • Bonus opportunity
  • Company equity
  • Health, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match 
  • Unlimited paid vacation
  • Paid sick leave
  • 13 paid company holidays 
  • Birthday off with pay
  • Company shutdown from December 24th - January 1st
  • Generous parental leave program
  • Professional development support 
  • Complimentary baby food products

Serenity Kids is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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