Senior Finance Manager, Grindr

Corporate FP&A

$173-204k

+ Eligibility for company bonus and equity

SQL
Excel
Google Sheets
Oracle
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

2 days a week in office

Grindr

Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people

Open for applications

Grindr

Social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people

201-500 employees

B2CMarketplaceSocialDatingMobileeCommerce

Open for applications

$173-204k

+ Eligibility for company bonus and equity

SQL
Excel
Google Sheets
Oracle
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

2 days a week in office

201-500 employees

B2CMarketplaceSocialDatingMobileeCommerce

Company mission

To connect queer people with one another and the world.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
  • 7+ years of experience working in FP&A, corporate finance, or similar at a publicly traded company (preferably in a tech organization)
  • Advanced Excel, Power Point, Google Sheets, and Google Slides skills
  • Experience with Oracle EPBCS and/or Smartview/Essbase
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to present insights clearly
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Working knowledge of GAAP principles

Desirable

  • MBA
  • Investment banking experience
  • Preferred software knowledge: Oracle, and SQL

What the job involves

  • Grindr (NYSE: GRND) is seeking an outstanding FP&A Manager to join our expanding Finance team
  • This position offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious team player to help drive the next chapter of our growth by supporting Grindr’s Finance team
  • In this role, you will partner with the FP&A team and finance leadership to provide business leaders with budgeting, forecasting, internal financial reporting, and ad hoc analyses
  • In particular, this role will directly support a subset of business leaders in managing their budgets and providing insights to inform forecasting and investment decisions
  • Additionally, this role will be responsible for synthesizing financial reporting to executive leadership and other stakeholders
  • Prepare consolidated income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow models. Analyze actual to expected performance
  • Provide reporting materials for board, leadership team, investors, and other stakeholders
  • Partner with business leaders to prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts at the department level and support day-to-day management of their budgets
  • Understand each partner’s business area and leverage that knowledge to provide analyses that inform business decisions. Serve as a financial expert, providing insights that contribute to the assessment of both new and existing investment opportunities
  • Partner with HR to track headcount budgets and corresponding labor spend, including internal and external labor strategy
  • Develop and maintain financial models, reports, and analysis to support key business decisions and strategic initiatives
  • Monitor key performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyze results and causes of variance and present to senior management as needed
  • Perform ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required
  • Improve and scale by developing repeatable processes, including standardizing and automating reports and implementing enhancements to planning and forecast system
  • Mission and Impact: Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Through our success, we are making a world where the lives of our community are free, equal, and just

Our take

Grindr stands out as one of the foremost dating platforms, recognized for its role in fostering connections within the LGBT+ community. Initially conceived as a dating app tailored to gay men - an innovative concept at its inception - the company has evolved to embrace a broader spectrum of identities, proudly positioning itself as "the world's largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people".

Offering a complimentary version alongside premium subscription tiers like "Grindr Xtra" and "Grindr Unlimited", Grindr follows the familiar model of many social and dating applications, Despite facing competition from platforms such as Jack'ds and Scruff, Grindr maintains its prominence within the market. However, the platform has encountered significant scrutiny regarding users' privacy, an issue that continues to spark controversy and debate.

In the dynamic landscape of digital connections, Grindr's evolution from a niche dating service to a comprehensive LGBT+ networking hub underscores its enduring relevance. As it navigates the challenges of privacy concerns amidst fierce competition, Grinder remains a pivotal space for individuals to forge meaningful connections and cultivate community within the LGBT+ space.

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Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

32% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jan 2016

$93m

LATE VC

Total funding: $93m

Company benefits

  • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
  • 401k Matching (up to 6%)
  • Flexible PTO, sick-time, holidays, and two company wide shut-down weeks + an annual travel and leisure stipend
  • Equity for all employees
  • Monthly lifestyle stipend for food and wellness as well as fully catered onsite breakfast, lunch, and snacks
  • Workshops, community projects, and legendary company parties
  • Gender Affirmation Fund for transgender and gender non-conforming employees
  • Queer-inclusive health benefits including LGBTQ consultative healthcare and expanded HRT shipped directly to employees in eligible states
  • Monthly commuter stipend to get you to and from the office on in-person collaboration days

Company values

  • Authentically Queer: Diverse, sex-positive, grounded in and advocating for the queer community
  • 0 Feet Away: We’re our users, and our users are at the center of everything we do
  • Looking for Right Now: Working together, inclined to action, making moves right now for a better future
  • Into Exploration: Exploring ourselves, our identities, our communities, and the world

Company HQ

West Hollywood, Los Angeles

Leadership

George Arison

(CEO, not founder)

Former Product Manager at Google. They are a founding member of Shift. They took over the role of CEO at Grindr from Jeff Bonforte in October 2022.

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