Financial Analyst

Bark & Co is sniffing around for a self-starting individual who can help create and expand upon our financial reporting capabilities as we grow our business to serve more dogs and their people.

The Financial Analyst will assist the FP&A Manager in supporting corporate management. This role requires strong analytical thinking, excel skills, and general knowledge of financial statements and accounting. The analyst will assist in gathering data and generating monthly/quarterly reports, as well as in special projects to support strategic decision-making. The company is on the verge of implementing new systems and financial analysis tools, and the analyst will have the opportunity to help develop and execute new reporting. The ideal candidate will welcome challenges and evolve with our business needs.

DOODIES

The Financial Analyst’s responsibilities will specifically include:

• Extracting and formatting data to support analysis and reporting; data mining; ad hoc analysis;
• Preparing monthly financial reports for senior management based on information from the corporate GL system and other data sources; management reporting;
• Analyzing the historical trends of each business unit to understand financial and operational performance using appropriate key performance metrics;
• Providing senior management with valuable analytical tools and reports to establish goals and measure company performance;
• Working closely with the data and development team to ensure that financial data is being processed in a timely and accurate fashion;
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of quarterly/annual budgets and continuous forecasts of the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.

PUPPORTUNITIES AND IMPACT

• Opportunities to shape monthly/quarterly financial and management reporting for both existing and future businesses within Bark;
• Potential to own a variety of special projects to support teams across Bark in decision making (e.g. developing tools to compare various product margins, running analysis to identify trends around growth, and creating models to evaluate business opportunities);
• Direct exposure to senior management;
• Direct exposure to a lot of dogs; and
• Ample room for career growth and promotion within FP&A.

PAWFERRED CHARACTERISTICS

• A personal drive for excellence, and an intrinsic desire to learn and grow;
• Excellent excel skills, including knowledge of pivot tables, vlookups, and if/then statements;
• Proven aptitude with computers and ability to learn new systems and tools (knowledge of NetSuite, Looker and Quickbooks a plus);
• Strong financial research, analysis, and report writing skills (prior FP&A experience a plus);
• Flair for creative problem solving, and being proactive, analytical, and detail-focused;
• Exceptional organizational and follow up skills; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines;
• Solid work ethic, and a high level of energy; a “roll-up-the-sleeves” approach to finding solutions;
• Outstanding oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; team player; and
• An obsession with dogs.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree with Finance or Accounting major or minor (or related)
• Minimum 1-2 years of business experience
• Prior Finance/accounting experience a plus

ABOUT BARK & CO.

Bark & Co is, literally, for the dogs. We are obsessed with making dogs, and the people who love them, happy. If this requires giving belly scratches until we get carpal tunnel or listening to squeaky toys until our ears bleed, that’s cool.

We are the pups and people behind:

• BarkBox, the monthly box of toys and treats;
• BarkShop, to find puppy-tested, hooman-approved goodies;
• BarkPost, your daily dose of dog news; and
• BarkLive, for events that expand on the experiences you can share with your dog and other dog-ruvers.