Finance Associate

Location: Remote

Who We Are: Banza reimagines your favorite comfort foods like pasta pizza mac & cheese and waffles using chickpeas. Why Because we know chickpeas arent just delicious theyre also one of the most nutritious and sustainable foods. Yet 80% of the country isnt eating enough of them. Our mission is to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans making a positive impact on human health and the environment. Weve been named one of TIME Magazines Best Inventions of the Year Adweeks Best Food Brand and are proud to have fans at Good Morning America The New York Times Food & Wine Bon Appétit and more.

Your Mission: Banza is looking for an enthusiastic detail-oriented proactive and motivated professional to be a key member of Banzas growing finance team. You will report to the Senior Director of the department and collaborate with executive management and key stakeholders across the business. You will help shape Banzas financial planning & analysis function and help develop and maintain core management & financial reporting. You will assist with process improvements across the organization. You are an analytical and organized problem solver who thrives on chasing down issues and finding solutions in a constantly evolving and dynamic business environment. You also must be an effective communicator delivering routine presentations and financial updates to the rest of the organization.

What Youll Do:

• Maintain analyze and help develop weekly monthly and quarterly reporting for key business leaders
• Coordinate budget and forecast process cross-functionally to gather inputs and updates
• Own live P&L flash process
• Create and implement financial analyses and reporting based on short-term and long-term department and business needs
• Develop a strong understanding of the companys P&L balance sheet and cash flow dynamics and use this knowledge to provide holistic financial analysis and recommendations
• Constantly innovate on processes to enable scalability efficiency and best practices
• Own Banzas core operating and financial models
• Own & maintain Banzas financial presentations and internal and external board deck materials
• Assist in the development of ROI framework for Banza initiatives and investments and report out progress to stakeholders and management
• Provide analytical support for monthly and quarterly board meetings and assist in the assembly of all board and internal financial reporting
• Partner with management of internal manufacturing to own and maintain reporting of manufacturing data and KPIs
• Ensure system & financial data accuracy & integrity
• Help build an expanding and awesome food business!

Who You Are:

• A diligent and responsible finance professional with 35 years of experience in FP&A Corporate or Strategic Finance (ideally within a high-growth CPG company) Private Equity or Investment Banking
• Detail-oriented and solutions-driven with a strong analytical mindset
• Skilled at managing analyzing and summarizing large complex datasets
• An Excel whiz with advanced modeling and analytical capabilities
• Systems and tech-savvy with familiarity in NetSuite or similar ERP systems (Tableau or SQL experience not required but a plus)
• A champion of process automation and AI-enabled efficiency
• Possesses a strong command of financial statements and the ability to connect commercial activity to its full financial impact: from revenue recognition through gross margin working capital and cash generation
• A creative problem solver and thoughtful report and model builder
• Experienced in creating and managing integrated financial models in Excel or other planning applications
• Emotionally intelligent and highly adaptable able to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
• An effective and confident communicator and presenter
• A very effective communicator and presenter
• Holds a BA or BS in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field
• Passionate about what Banzas doing!

To Apply: Write a cover letter describing why you want to join Banza and why you would be an excellent fit for this role (yes we actually read every cover letter!) and then apply directly to this posting.

Were aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they dont believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Banza.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $75000 - $110000. The range is for the expectations as laid out in the job description; however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and locations. Any updates to the salary range or considerations based on your experience and location will be communicated to you as a candidate.

Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry. Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors including qualifications for the role experience level skillset geographical location and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall within the range based on these factors.

Perks and Benefits

• Equity in Banza
• Annual Bonus
• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance starting day 1: Banza pays 80% of the monthly premiums for employees and 70% for dependents
• One Medical Membership
• Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days 10 holidays 6 sick days 2 personal days and a birthday day off
• Extended Leave: Short-Term Disability Parental Leave and other Paid Family Leave. Support provided by our end-to-end leave management partner Sparrow
• New Parents: 12 weeks of paid parental leave plus additional optional leave time to add and 4 weeks of flexible return to work arrangements.
• Breast milk shipping service for traveling team members provided by Milk Stork
• Monthly fitness internet and phone stipends
• Monthly lunch stipend to encourage team member connection
• Annual education stipend
• Home office set-up stipend
• Unlimited Pasta Rice & Mac
• $500 annual stipend to purchase our pizza and waffles wherever theyre sold
• Quarterly snack box for remote employees
• Lively NYC office stocked with snacks and beverages
• Quarterly in-person and remote events

Our Commitment: Banza is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of inspiring people to eat more chickpeas and other beans we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives which comes from diversity of all types at all levels of the organization. Facilitating diversity and inclusion is the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women veterans people with all abilities people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

Banza is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individuals sex age race color creed national origin alienage religion marital status pregnancy sexual orientation or affectional preference gender identity and expression disability genetic trait or predisposition carrier status citizenship veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Banza will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.

Banza participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. As a participating employer we provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to verify work authorization. For more information about E-Verify please visit .

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