About You 

goop is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our dynamic Finance team. You are passionate about playing a role in driving key business decisions and the implementation of new initiatives to improve the organization’s business practices and performance. You think analytically and are skilled at presenting information in a way that is easy for others to process. 

About The Role 

Working directly under our Senior Manager, FP&A, the Strategic Finance Analyst will help us understand our business and support our future growth plans. You will be responsible for timely and accurate preparation of management reporting, including presentations and for financial analysis on an ad-hoc, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. You are skilled at providing analysis and planning support to maintain and enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and performance of the company.

Responsibilities Include:

• Analyze historical and current financial data to understand the company’s financial status
• Prepare insightful financial analysis of business results against the budget, and forecast; evaluate performance to both internal and external benchmarks
• Facilitate and maintain the integrity of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process
• Support the CFO and senior management with financial analysis, ad-hoc reporting and executive level presentations
• Manage and participate in cross functional projects as required
• Contribute to the development of standardized best practice reporting and control methods
• Develop and maintain databases, tables and processes to automate reports and analysis. Extract data from various internal systems and sources.
• Support the monthly financial close preparation by working with the accounting team in review of key P&L line items to determine appropriate expenses accruals, recognize errors, etc. 
• Support cash forecasting and analysis on a regular basis (as often as a weekly basis) and find the areas in which cash could be used more efficiently 
• Support build-out of web-based planning and analysis systems for FP&A. 

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in finance, economics or statistics
• 3+ years working as a financial analyst
• Proven proficiency in spreadsheets, databases and financial software applications . Advanced Excel expertise required
• Excellent reporting, presentation and communication skills
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
• Ability to work with large datasets
• Proven analytical and financial modeling skills, highly analytical with the ability to translate large amounts of data and information into strategic and actionable insights and business recommendations. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills , strategic thinking and organizational skills

About goop

Gwyneth Paltrow launched goop from her kitchen as a homespun weekly newsletter. It’s grown a lot since then; goop is a lifestyle platform encompassing curated products and content about beauty, wellness, fashion, food and home. Pioneering the contextual commerce platform, goop allows readers to shop with meaning. goop is one of the rare places on the web where food, shopping, and mindfulness collide—where the ever-evolving intent is to make every choice count. We’re all resource-strapped, so goop hopes to surface the very best experiences, recipes, products, and advice. 

With a highly engaged and loyal customer base already in place, the goop platform is rapidly expanding to include branded events, retail stores, pop-ups, a Netflix series, and an ever-growing lineup of goop private label products in addition to multi-branded shopping. The company boasts diverse and rapidly growing revenue streams across ecommerce, ad sales, retail, and experiences. 

FAQ

• Compensation: $70,000 - $90,000 + Equity. Please note that this range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for the Los Angeles, CA based position. Goop, in good faith, reasonably expects to pay the position within this salary range. Goop provides the salary range in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. The actual base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience, training, knowledge and skills, and if the location of the job changes.
• Benefits: Generous health benefits package, fertility benefits and paid parental leave. 
• Perks: “goopcation” paid company summer break, generous goop discounts, special offers with brand partners, access to custom lifestyle resources and events, and a beautiful work space in Santa Monica   
• Work Philosophy: At goop we believe that creativity, innovation and camaraderie are essential to our business, our culture and our employee’s growth and development. With our Hybrid Work Policy, we are committed to promoting collaboration, productivity and employee well-being by maximizing the benefits of both in-person and remote work. With every aspect of this policy, goop is committed to employee health and safety, and will continue to follow all federal, state, and local requirements.  
• Type of Hire: This is a Full-Time Exempt Staff position. Other candidates, consultants and placement agency candidates will not be considered. 
• Job Disclosures: No applicant disclosures related to physical requirements or ADA-related considerations are relevant for this role   
• Application Requirements: All applicants will be reviewed through Greenhouse submission. Direct submissions to the People Operations Team members will not be reviewed separately.   
• Candidate Requirements: Applicant must have US work authorization.