Finance Manager - Innovation and R&D

Who We Are

The Farmer’s Dog is the fastest growing pet health service company in the US, and was born from a mission to change the landscape of pet health, providing dogs and their humans with honest, smart, and simple care – a fresh proposition in an industry riddled with manipulative and misleading marketing. We’re starting by radically improving the $100 billion pet food market, replacing bulk bags of highly-processed pellets with a personalized subscription service that sends healthy, freshly-made dog food, balanced by top veterinary nutritionists, directly to customers’ doors. Our ultimate goal is to create innovative, honest, and delightful experiences across all aspects of pet care, and we believe our direct-to-consumer business model, holistic approach to growth, and dynamic and forward-thinking culture uniquely position us to shepherd this backwards industry into the future. 

To date, The Farmer’s Dog has delivered hundreds of millions of meals nationwide and raised over $150M in funding to help us build a company as healthy as the dogs who are eating those meals. Join us as we continue to develop ways of bringing peace of mind to our customers, health to their companions, and much-needed change to the way people feed and care for their pets.

#LongLiveDogs

What We Stand For

We have big ambitions, our mission is to give dog lovers true peace of mind by helping them do the best for their dogs – this will require us to completely reimagine how we care for our dogs and drive meaningful shifts in an industry that is desperate for change. We don’t believe this is possible by implementing “best practices” or operating how the rest of the industry operates. 

One Team: We don’t think of ourselves as “Finance”, “Engineering”, “Marketing”, or “Product”. Beyond denoting skill sets and areas of expertise, we don’t think departments matter. We’d rather align ourselves to the goals we’re working to achieve and make sure we have the necessary subject matter expertise to drive meaningful impact. We strive to orient ourselves around customer problems TOGETHER – getting the right people, with the right context, in the right rooms to solve problems holistically. 

We are skeptical about everything and precious about nothing:  Ideas can and should come from anywhere, and we aren’t tied to our own.  We proactively source input. We talk to our customers and leads regularly and are quick to change course if we know there’s a better or more impactful way to solve problems.   

We execute for impact:  We’re uninterested in how we compare to “benchmarks”; instead we orient ourselves around being the best we can possibly be. Similarly, we don’t subscribe to rigid or classical expectations of roles – i.e. finance goes beyond models and is entrenched in operational decision making.

Where You'll Come In

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.

How You'll Make An Impact

• 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.

We're Excited About You Because

• 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!

Office Guidelines

The office is open and available for all Monday through Friday. We ask all team members to be in office a minimum of 2 - 3 days a week to build a collaborative and invested environment to foster our unique in-person culture we are proud to have. This office policy is subject to change at company discretion.

Our DEI Philosophy:

Our company’s mission is rooted in deep, genuine care for dogs – and for the people who love them. As an organization we are full of individuals who are unique in many ways, but all united in a mission of providing true peace of mind to dog lovers everywhere. Fixing this industry and improving the lives of pets and their people will be a difficult, decades-long endeavor. We believe the best use of our time, energy, and resources as a collective team is to focus on this mission, and on supporting our team to do their best work and be their best selves. In support of this we’re committed to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce, and investing in internal structures, opportunities, hiring/promotions processes, and training that create and sustain an inclusive team. We strive to provide an experience at TFD that will be invested, meaningful and memorable as we progress on the journey to reimagine how we feed and care for our pets.

A Few of Our Best Benefits

• Dog-friendly office in Greenwich Village
• Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
• Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
• Company supported mental health benefits
• 12 week paid parental leave
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Flexible PTO 
• Discounted fresh food for your pup
• Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug

We commit to building a competitive compensation package and company environment for all individuals to thrive. We believe in competitive base compensation rooted in location specific market data and performance along with equity ownership in the company that allows every team member to build their personal wealth as the company grows, just as much as we believe in fostering a culture that supports our team members personally, professionally, and holistically. For this role the anticipated hiring base compensation range is $120,000 - $135,000 USD Annual and the compensation offered will include a robust market competitive package of base and equity. In addition to your base compensation offer you will also receive equity ownership in the company. More information about the value of this equity will be shared at the time of offer. This range is representative of NYC Market Data if you are applying to this role outside of the NYC area the range may change.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Farmer's Dog, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic or status. For more information, please visit Know Your Rights.

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