Shutterfly - Financial Planning Analyst (redwood shores)

About Shutterfly:

Shutterfly is a premium online photo service that makes it simple, fun and convenient to be creative with photos. We are truly a customer-focused organization. Everyday we help customers share life's joy — helping them to organize, edit and archive their images; make meaningful connections with family and friends through the powerful medium of photos; order professional prints; and create an assortment of personalized items, such as Photo Books, Calendars and Greeting Cards.

Shutterfly recently ranked number 170 on Inc. magazine's Inc. 500 list of the nation's fastest growing pre-IPO companies. The Company has been profitable for the past three years.

Our talented team of more than 200 employees are industry experts in imaging, Web technologies, marketing and business development. We offer a dynamic work environment, where you will be challenged to come up with innovative ideas that can be supported by metrics. Shutterfly uses the latest Web technologies (including Web 2.0, AJAX) to manage one of the largest collections of digital images in the world.

Join a company that offers competitive salaries, stock options, and variable bonuses based on company and individual performances. You can make an immediate impact, advance your career and expand your knowledge at Shutterfly. We are experiencing tremendous growth that is creating a host of opportunities for talented professionals. Please contact us if you are an exceptional individual looking for an exciting company.

Financial Planning Analyst

The Financial Planning Analyst will be an important member of the Finance organization, and will work closely with Shutterfly’s business unit leadership teams. The position will be responsible for assisting in the budgeting and forecasting activities across the Company, and the financial analysis of business unit operations. This person will work with the Director of Business Planning and Marketing Analysis to lead the initiative of designing and implementing a system for distributing the company’s key financial and performance information.  This person will also be responsible for presenting key business insights and recommendations to the Finance leadership team.  This person will report directly to the Director of Business Planning and Marketing Analysis.

Responsibilities include:

• Improving and maintaining an executive dashboard for key metrics. 
• Preparing monthly budget vs. actual variance analyses.
• Managing the weekly revenue forecasting process. 
• Working closely with various departments to provide operational analysis and reporting.
• Assisting with the company’s budgeting and forecasting process, including reporting and analysis. 
• Maintaining capital markets and competitor data.
• Performing ad hoc financial analysis to support business decision-making.
• Implementing and managing monthly marketing dashboard with key metrics, insights, and learnings from the current period.
• Partnering with Marketing team to better understand customer metrics.
• Educating the marketing team on key business insights used to drive key business decisions.

Experience & Requirements:

B.S. degree in finance or economics

• 4-6 years of financial planning and analysis experience in a large growth company, preferably in an FP&A environment.
• Experience should include management reporting responsibilities, forecasting/ budgeting, and analytical projects
• Systems savvy, having experience with budgeting and business analytical packages (Cognos, Hyperion, or other ERP systems).
• Must have excellent excel and access skills.
• Experience with accounting Great Plains accounting system and Crystal Reports is a plus.
• Experience with multivariate, and regression analysis.
• Must have strong communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to interpret and summarize data to aid management in achieving strategic and operational goals.
• Need the ability to work in fast pace and high-growth environment.