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Role Description

As a Senior Finance Analyst at Little Spoon, you will play a critical role in overseeing, driving, and optimizing our financial operations. You will work closely with cross-functional leaders to support financial planning, budgeting, and analysis, ensuring the company’s financial health and supporting strategic decision-making. This role requires a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate financial insights effectively.

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Maintain financial models, forecasts, and budgets. Analyze financial performance and variances, providing actionable insights to support strategic planning.
• Budget Management: Support the budgeting process, including the preparation of detailed, bottoms-up annual budgets and monthly forecasts. Conduct monthly budget vs. actuals meetings with cross-functional partners to monitor OPEX & COGS performance against budgets.
• Financial Modeling and Reporting: Assist in driving month-end close and reporting processes, partnering closely with accounting to ensure the accuracy of financials and providing insights/commentary on company results relative to plan/forecast. Extract and analyze company-wide financial statements, ensuring all relevant reporting models and templates are accurate and up to date.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams (Operations, Marketing, Product, etc.) to assess the financial impacts of key initiatives, optimize resource allocation, and evaluate new business opportunities.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial operations, reduce inefficiencies, and drive operational excellence. Automate routine financial tasks and reporting processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Financial Systems: Support the implementation of an ERP system and ensure that all financial reporting is updated and automated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 4+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or management consulting. Experience within a consumer goods business or high-growth startup is a plus.
• Advanced skills in Excel and Google Sheets, including complex formulas and financial modeling.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new systems and tools.
• Team player mentality, with a “no task is too small” attitude and proactive communication to ensure team alignment.
• Experience with subscription startups is a plus – namely in food.

Benefits

• 🥄 Equity: Every Spooner shares in our success. All full-time salaried employees are granted stock options as part of their total compensation.
• 🩵 Comprehensive Health Coverage: We offer medical, dental, and vision plans with a variety of options to fit your needs.
• 💸 401(k) with Company Match: We match 100% of your contributions up to 5% of your salary — with no waiting period.
• 🌴 Flexible PTO + Holidays: In addition to 11 company holidays, we offer flexible paid time off (no set cap) for full-time employees.
• 👶 Paid Parental Leave: We’re proud to support new parents with at least 12 weeks of paid leave (and up to 18 weeks for birthing parents). Available after 6 months of full-time employment.
• 📖 Learning & Development: $250 per quarter to invest in your growth — whether that’s coaching, courses, or your next great read.
• 🍌 Little Spoon Perks: $200 Welcome to the Team credit, 50% off recurring code for your own account, 20% off recurring code to share with close friends & family.

Company Description

Little Spoon is the fastest growing baby and kids food brand in the United States. On a mission to make parents’ lives easier and kids healthier, we are bringing the future of kids food to the modern parent through a first-of-its-kind platform of products delivered straight to your door. Little Spoon sets your child up for a lifetime of health, from a baby’s very first bites through to their big kid years, with a portfolio of freshly-made baby food, early finger foods, toddler, big kid meals and snacks. Since launch, the company has delivered more than 60 million meals and is responsible for feeding more than 2.9% of US babies, helping to simplify the lives of hundreds of thousands of parents.

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