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.