Senior Financial Analyst

Redwood City, CA, United States

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Job Description

The ideal Senior Analyst of Growth Finance...

Will lead Poshmark’s Growth Finance function as the first line of defense ensuring we allocate capital in the right quantities, to the right areas of the business to drive profitable growth. You will partner extensively with Growth Marketing and Data Analytics teams to set the topline growth strategy, analyze performance, recommend tactical adjustments, and report on results. This role requires a passion for solving puzzles, an ability to recognize patterns, and a curiosity to understand the “why” behind business trends. Candidates with an assertive personality who can identify hypotheses for growth related questions (e.g. why is user retention on XYZ marketing channel increasing or decreasing vs last quarter?) and relentlessly pursue answers will be positioned to succeed in this role. You’ll coach your team to grow towards these same skills and gain leverage as a leader through their success.

In this role you will have direct access to the Poshmark leadership team and the expectation that you will be able to influence their decision making.

Responsibilities

Provide Poshmark leadership with actionable business insights and recommendations to drive growth while optimizing costs - including strategic decisions on pricing, product, and policies

Build on and improve our capital allocation framework evaluating total marketing budgets, as well as geographic and channel allocation

Determine ROI on new growth initiatives, and track performance against targets

Serve the Poshmark user community by identifying and pursuing opportunities to make their Poshmark experience even better

Achieve select free cash flow enhancement goals through existing initiatives and your own ideas

3-Month Accomplishments

Develop a firm grasp of Poshmark’s key business metrics and their drivers; proactively identify changes in trends and be able to explain underlying causes

6+ Month Accomplishments

Deliver improvements on our capital allocation framework resulting in improved forecasting accuracy and higher returns on marketing outlays

Proactively identify and recommend new growth initiatives supported by robust analysis

Minimum Skills And Experience

BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar

4+ years in Finance, Banking, and/or Management Consulting

Experience managing revenue planning and forecasting at a marketplace or B-to-C company

A command of corporate financial planning, modeling, reporting and analysis

Highly analytical, detail oriented and inquisitive

Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and ability to collaborate constructively with, and influence business partners

Preferred Skills And Experience

Experience in startup or high-growth company corporate finance

Experience with Pigment or similar planning tools, especially implementation of said tools

Experience in or understanding of e-commerce and/or marketplace business models

Salary Range

$92,500.00 - $131,500.00 Annual

About Us

Poshmark is a leading fashion resale marketplace powered by a vibrant, highly engaged community of buyers and sellers and real-time social experiences. Designed to make online selling fun, more social and easier than ever, Poshmark empowers its sellers to turn their closet into a thriving business and share their style with the world. Since its founding in 2011, Poshmark has grown its community to over 100 million users and generated over $8 billion in GMV, helping sellers realize billions in earnings, delighting buyers with deals and one-of-a-kind items, and building a more sustainable future for fashion. For more information, please visit www.poshmark.com, and for company news, visit newsroom.poshmark.com.

Why Poshmark?

At Poshmark, we’re constantly challenging the status quo and are looking for innovative and passionate people to help shape the future of Poshmark. We’re disrupting the industry by combining social connections with e-commerce through data-driven solutions and the latest technology to optimize our platform. We’re nothing without our amazing team who deliver an unparalleled social shopping experience to the millions of people we connect each day.

We built Poshmark around four core values: 1) focus on people to create empowered communities that drive success; 2) together we grow to support each other to strive for our dreams; 3) lead with love to foster genuine connections built upon a foundation of respect; and 4) embrace your weirdness to accept and empower one another on their own unique journey. We’re invested in our team and community, working together to build an entirely new way to shop. That way, when we win, we all win together. Come help us build the most connected shopping experience ever. We will set you up with comprehensive global and in-country benefits to support you and your family needs.

Poshmark is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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