Senior Commercial FP&A Analyst

About Reverb

Reverb is the largest online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new, used, and vintage musical instruments. Since launching in 2013, Reverb has grown into a vibrant community of buyers and sellers all over the world. By focusing on inspiring content, price transparency, musician-focused e-commerce tools, a music-savvy customer service team, and more, Reverb has created an online destination where the global music community can connect over the perfect piece of music gear.

We love working at Reverb because we’re making the world more musical—through our marketplace and through Reverb Gives, which provides musical instruments to youth music education programs. We were named a “Best Place to Work” by Built in Chicago and a “Top Workplace'' by the Chicago Tribune. 

About the role

The FP&A function at Reverb uses detailed modeling and analytics to generate financial and strategic insights that drive business decisions across the company. Ultimately, our work strengthens Reverb’s alignment of its growth initiatives with its financial goals. This entails providing a financial roll-up to assess overall performance and outlook. We provide a trusted voice and work product across all senior leaders and executives as we determine how Reverb invests in growth opportunities. Our mission is to efficiently tell the story of what is transpiring in the world of Reverb,  to teams, to senior management, and to the community!

This role will be part of the FP&A team and play an integral role in supporting Reverb’s financial and operational performance. You will provide leadership with analytical support, guidance on key business decisions, and financial implications relating to Reverb’s critical initiatives across all departments. This position will work directly with the FP&A Director, ensuring we are optimizing our resources, including opportunity sizing to ensure we are focusing on the most impactful initiatives, developing the company’s top-line forecasts, as well as consolidated reporting and variance analyses. The position requires an experienced financial and strategic minded professional capable of prioritizing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

This is a full-time role that is open to candidates in Chicago, IL, who are willing to come in person to a working space 1-3 times a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own commercial finance partnership across the organization
• Build new modeling that connects operational activity to financial data focusing on the go-to-market strategy
• Own initiative sizing and lead product roadmap ROI framework
• Drive clear decision-making support with Management and present clear risks and opportunities
• Manage and lead monthly departmental forecasting processes across the Marketing, Business Development, and Operations Teams
• Leading contributor in preparing strategic analyses for key initiatives in our Annual Operating Plan

Requirements

• 5+ years in FP&A, Commercial Finance Investment Banking, Corporate Development, Management Consulting, or a similar role. Prior experience in retail, e-commerce or internet/digital B2C business models is a plus
• Experience in participating in a budget and forecasting process and owning operating expense forecasts within the P&L
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork in a fast-paced environment
• Project management experience and leading projects to completion
• Expertise in Microsoft Office or Google Docs (Excel/Sheets and Powerpoint/Slides) is required
• Experience with Looker and NetSuite

Additional Information

Remote-eligible roles (as indicated in the location header of each job description) are available in all U.S. states except Alaska and Hawaii. Remote roles are currently only available within the U.S. unless otherwise specified in the specific job description.

Reverb offers a comprehensive total rewards package that combines base, bonus, and an array of benefits. Some of our key benefits include but are not limited to the following:

• 100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee, spouse or domestic partner, and all eligible dependents. Medical coverage includes gender affirming care.
• Life, AD&D, and supplemental long-and short-term disability insurance
• A matching 401(k)
• A generous PTO policy that includes vacation, sick/mental health days plus 11 paid holidays and two floating holidays
• Professional development and continued learning opportunities through access to mentoring, 1:1 coaching, and platforms like Skillsoft
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child
• Up to $25,000 reimbursement of adoption and/or surrogacy related expenses
• Paid sabbatical program
• Annual work/life stipend
• Ways to give back to your community through volunteer time off

At Reverb, we believe that an equitable and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can come, stay and thrive makes us a more relevant and resilient company. Reverb is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

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