Summary

GumGum is a contextual-first global advertising technology company that captures people’s attention, without the use of personal data. We believe that a digital advertising ecosystem based on understanding a consumer’s active frame of mind rather than behavior builds a more equitable and safer future for consumers, publishers and advertisers alike. Founded in 2008, GumGum is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and operates in 19 markets worldwide. For more information, visit gumgum.com.

The Sr. Director of FP&A is an experienced and seasoned leader who will act as the strategic advisor and partner to the VP of Finance, CFO and executive team.  The Sr. Director of FP&A plays a key role in moving the company strategy forward - helping to build a world-class organization that delivers thoughtful and insightful financial planning, reporting, and analysis.  They work closely with the VP of Finance in providing leadership for GumGum’s budget and financial planning, management reporting and analysis, and help drive the implementation and improvement of financial systems, tools, and processes.

The Sr. Director of FP&A brings new ideas and a unique point of view, and collaborates with a diverse team of individuals. They assume everyone’s best intentions, welcome a healthy debate, and embrace differing opinions; eagerly seeking and giving help. Thoughtfulness and grit tops their list of values, and they proactively contribute to a culture of respect and inclusion. 

Note: GumGum currently operates in a ‘work from home’ virtual environment with sporadic opportunities for in-person business and morale events (health guidelines permitting). There will not be any requirement to go into the office on a daily basis moving forward. GumGum is only open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and MN.

Responsibilities

• Global Financial Partnership & Business Decision Support
  • Act as a strategic business partner to the VP of Finance, business operators, and executive team
  • Establish and maintain strong, cross-functional business relationships with leaders and individuals across the company and clearly understand key processes and business goals through effective and collaborative teamwork
• Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Lead and  manage the 5-year long-range plan and operating budget(s) and related processes to ensure collaboration across the globe
  • Drive company-wide financial initiatives and make recommendations to optimize operating performance
  • Establish and maintain reporting of key business metrics, identify opportunities and highlight risks, and influence the attainment of targeted metrics through cross-functional teaming and collaboration with business leaders and team members. 
  • In collaboration with Accounting team, work on preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow, and consolidated statements, and supporting schedules; comparing actual results to budget projections; developing summaries and interpretations
• Lead Financial Systems Automation
  • Lead the on-going Workday Adaptive build-out and scale the architecture to support newly acquired companies
  • Lead the Roll-Out of Adaptive to BU Leaders to supply them with access to their respective budgets, P&L and expense reporting, variance analysis, etc.
  • Leverage Workday Adaptive Planning to build-out monthly close variance packages, the Board book, and other investor reporting packages

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business preferred
• 8+ years' experience in relevant field (budgeting & financial analysis)
• Experience in hyper-growth investment banking, SaaS, Media or AdTech environments 
• Hands-on experience and working knowledge across multiple finance disciplines
• Experience with learning the fundamentals of the business across products, operations, financials, etc.
• Expert in short and long term budgeting and forecasting and profitability analysis
• Advanced financial modeling skills 
• Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems and tools
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections
• Advanced Excel and/or GSuite experience
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact with a variety of functions across the organization
• Effective consulting skills; able to influence at all levels of the organization
• Ability to link best in class FP&A solutions to commercial outcomes
• Change Management and communication expert
• Significant experience resolving complex problems
• Interest and acumen in understanding business concepts and models
• Able to exercise a high degree of professionalism and diplomacy in interactions with all levels of the organization
• Excellent judgment and self awareness
• Is a credible business activist and can build and maintain effective business relationships
• Is able to have a point of view about the business and challenge assumptions and take initiative 
• Brings a growth mindset to one's own work and instill this in others
• Anticipates opportunities and problems, and rallies key stakeholders to address them 
• Role model effective collaboration across distributed teams
• Demonstrate leadership that builds a culture of performance throughout the company
• Solve for information, communication and cross-team process gaps
• Ownership - embraces full accountability
• Collaboration - works well across diverse groups at GumGum to arrive at positive outcomes
• Active learner - constant questioning and growing; actively seeks diverse viewpoints, creating a culture where it’s safe to dissent, with getting to the best decision/outcome as the goal rather than being “right”
• Respect – fosters a culture of respect within their team, and acts with integrity in all interactions inside and outside of GumGum
• Transparency – openly shares motives, decisions, data, and knowledge so others can be successful, erring on the side of full disclosure and over communication
• Talent magnet – proven track record of attracting and developing talented people from a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, genders, races, and ages

Benefits & Perks

• Medical Coverage including 100% premium coverage for employee + spouse/family 
• Vision Coverage including 100% premium coverage for employee + spouse/family
• Dental Coverage including 100% premium coverage for employee + spouse/family
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employer-Matched 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• Stock Incentive Program (role dependent)
• Paid Parental Leave - Birth parents can receive up to 16-18 weeks for birth recovery and baby bonding. Non-birth parents can receive up to 10 weeks for baby bonding
• Transitional Return-to-Work Schedule 
• Modern Family Support: Cleo App
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal and Identity Theft Protection
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• WFH Stipend 
• Wellness Reimbursement 
• Flexible Time Off 
• Veterinary Discounts
• WeWork Monthly Pass
• Pet friendly organization - We love our fur babies! Check us out on Instagram @dogsofgumgum
• Incredible work/life balance with a collaborative and friendly work space
• A team that has transitioned to remote work impressively, and remains highly collaborative and connected
• GumGum Gives Back volunteering opportunities
• Virtual company events and (optional) in-person celebrations
• Virtual monthly team bonding events
• Anniversary recognition and awards

Career & Development Focus

• Ongoing learning and development for education opportunities such as webinars, books, classes, relevant conferences and events
• Opportunities to pursue business related side projects and yearly Hackathon
• Highly encouraged to contribute to open source software, including our own open source software
• Environment of learning from peers, including meetups, presentations and blog posts
• Opportunity to work with cutting edge technology
• Life Skills sessions - geared towards the whole life/ health / person
• Leadership Bites Dinner Series - connecting current and future GumGum leaders over great food and meaningful conversation 
• The VOICE Coalition - through our council committee, The VOICE Coalition’s mission is to build an equitable, supportive, and inclusive culture where all voices are heard and all differences are celebrated through thoughtful, engaging, and authentic programming and community involvement. We’ve created awareness and appreciation for our employees through Hispanic Heritage month, Women of GumGum, Asian Pacific American, GG Pride, etc.

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