Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Who We Are

Zenni Optical, the world's leading online eyewear retailer, pioneered the industry in 2003 with a mission to make prescription eyewear affordable and accessible to everyone. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Zenni offers adults and children the freedom to express their personal style through high-quality prescription and protective eyewear curated with a sense for fashion and an incredible selection. With over 55 million frames sold worldwide, the company has brought massive price disruption to the traditional retail model.

Zenni is proud to be the Official Eyewear of the San Francisco 49ers, the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, USA Volleyball, Columbus Crew, Ghost Gaming, TSM and more. Zenni has worked with designers and tastemakers on curations and collections, including Keke Palmer, Iris Apfel, Chase Stokes and George and Claire Kittle.

With our recent EyeQLenz and VR Prescription Lenses for Meta Quest 3, we continue to innovate and serve our mission to help the world see better and live better.

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Position Overview

Zenni is looking to hire a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager. The role will report to the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, and work closely with cross-functional stakeholders. This position will have responsibility for facilitating budgeting and forecasting for the company and for providing real-time, actionable business insights. The ideal candidate will have a background in a fast-paced financial analysis environment alongside a robust analysis toolkit and an ability to leverage data analytics to drive predictive modeling and forecasting decisions.

What we want you to own in this role

• Assist in building financial models for Zenni, including forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning
• Build out consolidated financial forecasting, budgeting and planning processes across teams for increased accountability
• Maintain real-time forecasting and planning tools to raise visibility to near term business performance and to allow for timely decision making in a fast-paced business environment
• Upgrade reporting, including monthly financial packages and key metric reporting for presentation to the leadership team, department heads and the organization as a whole
• Partner with business leaders and executives across Technology, Customer Experience, Operations, and other G&A functions to manage spend, guide investment decisions and provide analytical support
• Investigate financial and operational performance variance issues and assist business leaders in taking appropriate corrective actions
• Partner with the Data Analytics team to ensure alignment with financial reporting and to upgrade our understanding of key business drivers
• Partner with IT and Accounting to fully operationalize FP&A business systems including budgeting and planning tools, and to streamline reporting off systems like NetSuite ERP. Experience building systems that can handle multi-product, multi-geo, and multi-entity business lines at scale is preferred.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and decision support leveraging deep, data-driven insights to add value
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of experience in FP&A, strategic consulting, investing roles (VC or PE), investment banking, or other similar roles. (E-Commerce is a Plus!)
• 2-4 Years Advanced Excel Experience
• Expertise in building financial models to support multiple business needs and facilitate company growth
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. An Advanced degree is a plus.
• Proven ability to develop collaborative business relationships at all levels in the organization; ability to summarize information and effectively communicate to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Thrives on making a difference in a fast-paced environment and a strong desire to contribute to the growth of the company
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, accuracy, and accountability with sound business judgment
• Experience with financial planning tools (e.g. Planful), Tableau and ERPs (e.g. NetSuite) and an advanced knowledge of Excel required. Experience with BI Software and SQL are a big plus.
  
  

U.S. Perks & Benefits:

• Annual Bonus Program
• Healthcare: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees (50% for dependents)
• 401k with 4% employer match
• Generous PTO in addition to our Week of Zen - the time between Christmas and New Year's to relax and recuperate
• Fully Paid Parental Leave - 16 weeks for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Tech Stipend - $50 USD per payroll towards tech & cell phone expenses
• Annual Zenni Gift Card - to use towards our products!
  
  

We look forward to hearing from you

We strive to build a diverse team of individuals with a broad range of experience and perspectives. We encourage you to apply even if you don't feel you meet all the qualifications.

Compensation

In addition to other forms of compensation like perks and benefits, the estimated range for this role is $151,900 - 182,300 USD. The final offer will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skill set, experience, geographical location, market conditions, and other organizational needs. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, or revisit the salary range for various reasons including business needs.

(U.S. ONLY) Please Note: While Zenni Optical is a remote first company, we are registered in most, but not all states. If you are located in one of the following states full time, we welcome you to apply: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington.

Zenni Optical is an equal opportunity workplace and considers applications without regard to race, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We look forward to hearing from you!

We strive to build a diverse team of individuals with a broad range of experience and perspectives. We encourage you to apply even if you don't feel you meet all the qualifications.