Arrive is a Series A technology company that specializes in transforming returns and excess inventory into profitable, fully-branded resale channels. Through its innovative Returns to Recommerce™ model, Arrive empowers brands and retailers to redirect non-new products into secondary markets. The company has developed a suite of technologies including Recommerce Management, Recommerce Storefront, and Analytical Tools, designed to help partners establish a profitable and sustainable business model. Additionally, Arrive collaborates with companies in related fields such as returns management, logistics, and ecommerce enablement to enhance margins and create value for its partners. Prestigious partners include YETI, Burton Snowboards, and others in sectors like fashion, apparel, footwear, outdoor activities, home, and lifestyle. In 2022, Fast Company named Arrive the 4th Most Innovative Retail Company.
Job Overview
Arrive is seeking a visionary VP of Finance who will drive our financial strategy and operations to new heights. As a critical member of our executive team, you will shape and steer our financial future, providing strategic direction and insight that aligns with our ambitious growth objectives. This role is not just about managing numbers but about being a strategic partner to our Co-CEOs and VP of Sales, playing a pivotal role in defining and achieving our company's vision. It’s crucial that you still love getting in the weeds and are exceptionally detail oriented, loving to live in every cell of a spreadsheet.
In this dynamic role, you will navigate between high-level strategic planning and detailed financial execution, ensuring that our financial practices not only support but propel Arrive's growth. You will have a direct impact on our company’s success, influencing major decisions and driving financial innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Formulate and implement financial strategies that align with Arrive's goals, providing expert financial guidance and insights to the Co-CEOs, Board of Directors, and other senior executive leaders to ensure full transparency over the financial performance of the company. Your leadership will be crucial in setting the company's strategic direction.
Financial Management: You will oversee and ultimately be responsible for our financial operations, budget management, financial reporting, and cash flow management in a dynamic startup environment. Ensuring accuracy and compliance in all financial functions. You will regularly be creating P&Ls and forecast models from the ground up.
Fundraising and Investor Relations: Assist fundraising rounds, prepare investor reporting requirements, and maintain compliance with all financial reporting and regulatory requirements. You will be a key presenter in quarterly board meetings, showcasing our financial health and strategic plans.
Risk Management: This role is accountable for building and leading highly efficient financial and risk management operations for the company, which includes the development and successful implementation of accounting and financial systems, policies, metrics tied to driving financial performance, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to allow for reporting accurate and meaningful financial results
Operational Efficiency: Optimize financial and operational systems and processes to enhance efficiency and provide critical insights. Your improvements will drive our operational excellence.
Sales Partnership: Integrate financial expertise into the sales process, including P&L creation and active leadership in external partner calls. Embedded within the full cycle sales process, working alongside the sales team to drive revenue and close deals. You have done this before and have extreme confidence in your ability to sell to partners from a financial perspective.
Qualifications
Startup experience required.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; a Master's degree or CPA is highly preferred.
A minimum of 10 years of finance experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within a high-growth company or startup environment.
Proven track record in finance management, strategic planning, and business development.
Financial experience related to ecommerce business required.
Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets.
Extensive experience in participating in financing rounds and investor relations.
Exceptional analytical, decision-making, and presentation skills.
Strong leadership capabilities and a collaborative approach to working with a dynamic executive team.
Experience in FP&A roles, with a knack for translating financial data into actionable insights.
Desired Behaviors
Think Strategically: Deeply understands the market landscape, anticipates future trends, and leverages this insight to create a competitive edge and set a forward-thinking strategic direction.
Translate Strategy: Effectively transforms strategic vision into actionable goals and key performance indicators. Proactively identifies opportunities, crafts comprehensive plans, and clearly communicates the path forward.
Lead Change: Identifies and seizes strategic opportunities for transformation, acts as a catalyst for change, inspires and mobilizes others, and sets a decisive direction and pace for change initiatives.
Make Sound and Timely Decisions: Integrates diverse stakeholder perspectives and expert insights into well-articulated, decisive actions that achieve desired outcomes. Solves complex problems swiftly, objectively, and creatively.
Communicate Vision: Articulates a compelling vision that instills confidence and inspires employees to strive towards achieving the company’s goals and vision.
Drive Results: Ensures achievement of desired outcomes by setting clear expectations, maintaining focus, seizing opportunities, and proactively addressing challenges to prevent distractions.
Handle Challenges: Approaches problems and crises with perseverance and a calm demeanor, keeping the team grounded and focused on contributing to long-term success.
Hours & Location
Our dynamic team of fewer than 25 professionals operates fully remotely across the US. Occasional travel for team offsites and customer meetings is required.
Arrive Recommerce is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance
Industries
Retail
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