Lola Blankets is hiring a Finance & Strategy Associate to apply strong analytical and financial modeling skills to directly impact our business growth and profitability. Reporting to the Finance & Strategy Manager, you will provide crucial support for financial planning, strategic analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.
What You'll Do
- Support and maintain Lola Blanket’s financial model and assist with all financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.
- Conduct variance analysis and reporting on results versus budgets.
- Assist in building business cases to assess and prioritize new channel and product opportunities, including market sizing and margin analysis.
- Support pricing analysis to make recommendations for new product development strategies.
- Report on key business drivers that have the highest impact on the growth and profitability of the business.
- Analyze the key drivers and surface insights to support strategic recommendations to improve business performance.
- Support the monitoring and forecasting of cash flow and working capital.
- Provide supporting analysis and documentation to the Controller and accounting team to help ensure accurate results and streamlined processes.
- Build and maintain cross functional relationships to support Lola Blankets' financial goals.
- Work closely with the Product team on demand forecasting and inventory management.
- Collaborate with Marketing to report on the financial performance of customer acquisition strategies and channels.
- Support the preparation of concise, financial analysis-backed presentations and recommendations for leadership.
- Contribute to the company's strategic planning process by assisting with financial insights and projections.
- Monitor the performance of Lola’s competitors, both direct competitors and in the broader home and consumer goods segment.
- Provide performance summaries to recommend any successful strategies, and provide read-outs of public company results to benchmark Lola’s performance and broader macro considerations.
- Assist with the development of pitch materials to expand the company's credit facilities, including lender presentations and financial projections.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of experience in professional services (investment banking, private equity, consulting) and/or corporate finance (eCommerce, CPG, retail, or direct-to-consumer brands).
- Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with financial modeling, FP&A processes, and corporate strategy.
- Ability to communicate insights in a clear and actionable manner to business stakeholders.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and influencing decision-making through financial analysis.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous business questions into a solution framework.
Technical Stack
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Team & Environment
Reports to the Finance & Strategy Manager. Collaborates cross-functionally with Accounting, Product, and Marketing teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- 21 days paid vacation + federal holidays.
- Full health benefits.
- 16 weeks of paid birth parent leave.
- 8 weeks non-birth parent leave.
- 55% off Lola Blankets for friends and family.
- Opportunities for career growth and leadership roles within Lola Blankets.
Work Mode
This is a remote position.
