Senior Finance Manager, Operations

Who We Are

The Farmer’s Dog was born from a mission to change the landscape of pet health, providing dogs and their humans with honest, smart, and simple care. We’re starting by radically improving the $90 billion pet food industry, replacing bags of highly-processed pellets with a personalized subscription service that sends complete and balanced, freshly-made dog food directly to customers’ doors. Our ultimate goal is to create innovative, delightful and personalized experiences across all aspects of pet care, and we believe our direct-to-consumer business model, holistic approach to growth, and dynamic culture uniquely position us to shepherd this backwards industry into the future.

To date, The Farmer’s Dog has delivered over 1 billion 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 customers, health to their companions, and much-needed change to the way people feed and care for their pets.

#LongLiveDogs

What We Stand For and Where You’ll Come In

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 “Acquisition Marketers”, “Engineers”, “Data Analysts”, or “Product Managers”. 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 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/Zooms 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 consider the customer journey in all of our decisions: We know that no interaction exists in a silo and therefore understand how important every single one is. We ensure our strategy sets prospective and new customers up for success and drives long-term retention. We answer questions and address problems early and proactively. We understand the value of different channels, initiatives, and messages and know how to articulate impact and advocate for prioritization holistically.

We Execute For Impact: We don’t subscribe to “best practices” or “industry KPIs”. 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. acquisition is hyper-focused on improving customer retention and experience.

We Are Focused and Work Without Assumption: We are not beholden to ideas. We have goals and believe everything beyond that is a series of hypotheses to validate. To that end, we seek to work in sequence and not in parallel. We constantly ask ourselves, “what’s the most important hypothesis I should be working on right now? How do I confirm or reject that hypothesis as fast as possible?”. We rarely have timelines/deadlines and are constantly taking in new information and adjusting our priorities accordingly. We don’t expect to be perfect the first time.

Where You'll Come In

The Senior Finance Manager (FP&A) will broadly support our Operations department, with a particular focus on partnering with our Manufacturing, Procurement, and Demand Planning groups. This role will contribute to long-range planning, monthly forecasting, performance analysis and capital investment strategy. Working hand-in-hand with business partners, this person will play a key role in driving success in the business - provide financial insights, guide and advise on strategic decisions. This position will report to the Director, FP&A.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Serve as the primary Finance business partner for Manufacturing, Procurement, and Demand Planning groups. You will have a broad range of responsibilities from business performance analysis to partnering with external partners and providing insights that help shape our supply chain strategy. 
• Drive the monthly COGs / gross margin forecast and variance analysis process for Operations in collaboration with our Senior FP&A Analyst, leading executive presentations on performance against budgets and identifying continuous opportunities for improvement.
• Own business partnering with the Demand Planning group, including capacity planning, integrated business planning, and inventory forecasting. 
• Provide your financial perspective on key strategic matters that could transform our supply chain, which potentially could include capital investments, procurement strategies, and manufacturing processes. 
• Own the analysis and reporting of monthly manufacturing pricing, lead cross department presentations on performance and areas for improvement.
• Partner with the Manufacturing department on managing external manufacturing partners including analysis on costing models, quarterly business reviews, and identifying / tracking cost savings opportunities.
• Collaborate with other members of Finance 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.

We're Excited About You Because

• You have 6+ years of experience in a high-growth D2C and/or subscription business ideally within the food manufacturing industry. 
• You possess deep expertise in FP&A, financial analysis, business stakeholder partnering (required), and a strong understanding of accounting
• 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  
• You're an expert in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills with extensive analytical, financial forecasting, and modeling experience
• Familiarity with Looker is preferred, and experience with systems like Workday and NetSuite is a plus!
• You love dogs.

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 $150,000 - $165,000 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.