Finance Manager

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Job description

ABOUT US

Bestow is the leading digital platform for life insurance. As both a direct-to-consumer destination and an infrastructure provider, Bestow is on a mission to make life insurance accessible to millions of underserved families.

We ideate fast, embrace change, and take risks. As a rapidly growing tech startup, we look for the best talent out there and try to stay out of their way. From scaling our business model to expanding our offerings, the day-to-day at Bestow offers endless professional growth opportunities. The people who succeed here look for problems and solutions. They are both passionate about their ideas and open to having their mind changed.

In the end, we value the same things our customers do: family. So we strive for work-life balance and believe happy employees make for better experiences and happier customers. It's a model that helped us land the #2 spot on Forbes' Best Startup Employers 2021 list. Boom!

We are looking for a Finance Manager who will be a leader on the FP&A team as we continue to build a robust team to support the growing business. You will collaborate with the accounting team and business partners to understand underlying performance drivers, provide business insight and recommendations, and deliver timely and accurate business performance reporting. You will be a lead partner in the annual budgeting and on-going forecasting process. The Finance Manager will report to the Director of FP&A.

We ideally would like this person located in Austin, TX, but are open to Remote for the right candidate.

ABOUT THE ROLE

* Act as a value-added Finance Business Partner to Business Line Leaders.
* Perform insightful analysis and reporting on financial results to understand drivers, trends, risks/opportunities, and to share findings and actionable recommendations
* Provide decision support to business partners through effective financial modeling and data analysis
* Own critical FP&A processes including the production of Bestow's financial reporting cycle, including monthly, quarterly, and annual deliverables for key stakeholders
* Maintain detailed understanding of Bestow financial systems and tools, accounting structures and/or mappings and effectively translate financial information into business narrative
* Conduct regular and ad-hoc analysis to support the Executive Team and Department owners

ABOUT YOU

* 5+ years of relevant financial planning experience
* Experience with Excel, Adaptive Insights, and Tableau (or similar tools)High level of business acumen with success in building relationships
* Strong financial analysis skills, communication skills, and attention to detail
* Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, while successfully meeting deadlines
* Ability to handle ad-hoc responsibilities
* Experience working in an asynchronous environment (e.g., Google)
* Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or similar degree

BONUS POINTS

* MBA
* Insurance background a plus

TOTAL REWARDS

* Competitive salary
* Open PTO plan
* 100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
* Annual bonus based on individual and company performance
* Generous equity grant based on level
* Flexible work-from-home policy/open to remote

We value diversity at Bestow. We hire, recruit, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We understand the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment and encourage individualism and authenticity in every member of our team.

Bestow does not sponsor applicants for work visas at this time.