Job Description:
Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies in the US to the top of the list.
Pattern is the premier partner for global ecommerce acceleration and is headquartered in Utah's Silicon Slopes tech hub—with offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Valued at $2 billion, Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies in America by Inc. More than 100 global brands—like Nestle, Sylvania, Kong, Panasonic, and Sorel —rely on Pattern's global ecommerce acceleration platform to scale their business around the world. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of America's Most Loved Workplaces.
We are looking for a talented Finance Manager to work with leadership and partner with all areas of the business to support the growth and profitability of our business in a complex eCommerce environment. This position requires someone with very high personal and professional values, excellent judgment, and strong leadership skills. This is a full-time position based in our Guangzhou, China office, reporting to the Finance Director for APAC and Australia.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the day in the life of a Finance Manager?
- Business Partnering – Support leadership with new business opportunities, new brands/products, and growth initiatives. Provide recommendations and develop reporting/processes that improve insight and decision-making.
- Strategic Planning – Advise on long-term outlook and develop strategic models that help influence long-term business decisions
- Forecasting – Develop detailed financial forecasts of three financial statements, incorporating key financial and operational metrics
- Reporting – Create, improve, and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages. Organize regular reviews with regional and international leadership to discuss results and forward-looking KPI's. Develop reporting that helps provide clear organizational understanding of results and outlook and supports execution on programs.
What will I need to thrive in this role?
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or other related field; ACCA/CFA preferred
- 5+ years of relevant financial experience, ideally in the Retail/ecommerce sector
- International business exposure and experience working across global teams is an asset
- Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to interact with a variety of stakeholders
- Fluent in Mandarin and English
What is the team like?
- The Finance team is dynamic and responsive, dedicated to supporting smart business growth while developing world-class systems and processes, all while fostering a culture of learning and enjoyment. You will work across business and finance teams to advise, forecast, and report on performance. This role is critical to the business and finance teams to support our rapid business growth in a responsible way.
Sounds great What's the company culture?
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern's processes and outcomes.
- Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
- Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner's expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
- Team of Doers - Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.
What is the hiring process?
- Initial phone interview with Pattern's talent acquisition team
- Video interview with the hiring manager
- Onsite interview with a panel of department leaders
- Top-grading interview with HR
- Professional reference checks
- Executive review
- Offer
How can I stand out as an applicant?
- Be prepared to talk about professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
- Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
- Focus on mentioning how you would be partner-obsessed at Pattern
- Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics
Why should I work at Pattern?
Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community.