Zola is looking for an exceptional leader to join the Finance team as Director of Strategic Finance.  
This is a highly critical & visible role which helps drive financial & strategic decisions in a rapid growth environment. The role will report into the CFO & lead the companys FP&A, strategic planning & corporate development efforts. You will work closely with executives & key leaders across the organization to drive short-term & long-term business & capital allocation decisions.  

This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record in FP&A, corporate development or corporate finance.  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead rigorous financial budgeting & forecasting processes
• Own accurate forecasting & P&L management 
• Thought partner for business & department leads; owner of financial analysis to inform key business decisions
• Drive long range & strategic planning discussions  
• Enhance & monitor key performance indicators to drive business performance
• Oversee merchandise & inventory planning function
• Partner with data/BI team to ensure visibility & integrity of business & financial data
• Manage & mentor a high performing team, & be a key leader within the broader finance org
• Support board & investor updates & any corporate transactions 

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in relevant finance roles; experience in investment banking and/or consumer startups preferred
• Deep expertise & passion for robust, auditable, & well-structured financial models
• Highly analytical strategic thinker with unquestionable integrity & curiosity in solving complex problems
• Passion for data & familiarity with business intelligence platforms; ability to drive business decisions with limited information
• Highly adept at communicating & collaborating with executives & functional leaders
• Demonstrated success in leading a high performing team
• Thrives in unstructured high growth environments 

The salary range for this role is $170,000 - $190,000. This full-time role will be hybrid at our office in NYC (Tuesdays & Thursdays).

About Zola

We're Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning & registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples lives even happier. From engagement to wedding & decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools & technology all in the service of love. 

We built our entire platform from the ground-up in 2013, & quickly became the fastest-growing wedding company in the country. Our team has deep experience creating award-winning online & mobile products that are helpful, intuitive, & simply magical. Were proud to have investor partners including Female Founders Fund, Comcast Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital & Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others. 

We are passionate about supporting all forms of love, & were proud of our thriving community of over 2 million couples. We strive to hire a team that is as beautifully diverse as the couples getting married today, & we encourage individuals from every race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, marital status, religion & perspective to apply. Zola will always be a place where every employee, couple, wedding guest, wedding vendor, & partner will be respected & accepted & valued. 

Our headquarters is in NYC. Come work with us!