Kinship and Science & Diagnostics are divisions of Mars Petcare—and are dedicated to one purpose: creating A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS™. Through comprehensive veterinary care, nutrition, breakthrough programs in diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, DNA testing and pet welfare, our 100,000 Petcare Associates help pets in more than 130 countries.

Senior Director of Finance

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About Us

Kinship’s mission is to support, educated and engage pet parents at every step along their journey as a single source of truth for pet care via expert advice, curated, customized content, and 24/7 access to licensed veterinarians, nutrition and behavior experts. We currently operate under a house-of-brands structure, with Kinship being the behind-the-scenes force that owns and drives our four consumer-facing brands: Adopt-a-Pet (adoption platform), The Wildest (content site with expert health, behavior, nutrition, etc advice), and The Kin (televet chat/app, record storage, personalized recommendation, PetExec (empowers organizations of all sizes to dedicate more time to what truly matters – pets)

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Lead the remainder of the annual budget process ensuring internal reporting is set-up, financials align with guidance from the parent company, and internal management. This may include: decks, modeling scenarios, ad hoc analysis, etc
Lead and support the close process. Ensure actuals are accurate, escalate any issues to respective parties, and all submissions are delivered as per parent company’s deadlines
Lead forecasting process. Work closely with budget owners and accounting to understand actuals and work through forecasting with a tight turnaround timeframe. High focus on accuracy as we approach year-end. Ensure all submissions & ad hoc analysis are delivered on time to the parent company.
Lead and support year-end processes for FP&A, GL accounting, operational accounting. This may include: leading YE wrap up decks & narrative for senior audience, supporting 1099 process with accounting, parent company’s internal audit compliance, etc.
Experience building decks that link business objectives/story to financials
Experience with headcount modeling & scenario building
Comfortable with building models, working with dirty data, and synthesizing large amounts of data into actionable next steps
Comfort level working through high level scenarios/conversations with leadership and modeling corresponding long range plan (3+yrs)
Ad hoc analysis as needed

Experience Required

Prior experience managing Accounting and FP&A teams & processes
Prior experience successfully working across all levels from leadership team to IC
Prior experience managing multiple high visibility deliverables under tight deadlines
Attention to detail is critical for this role
Anaplan and Adaptive experience is a plus

The New York, New York contract salary range for this position is $100-115 hourly, commensurate with experience.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

Opportunities to impact and grow the business on a day to day basis
Dog-friendly workplaces
Medical, dental, vision, 401k match, and pet benefits for Full-Time Employees and their families
Unlimited paid time off for Full-Time Employees
Hybrid work environment
Parental leave for the birth or adoption of your new human child (and fur baby) for Full-Time Employees (adhering to our policy)
Discounts on pet products, services, nutrition and veterinary wellness plans
An extensive onboarding program with a chance to meet leaders across our divisions

Disclaimer:
Kinship is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:
Kinship does not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Kinship and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Kinship will be deemed the sole property of Kinship and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Kinship.

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