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At Wag!, we build products that help dogs and their parents live more joyful lives.
Wag! is looking for a Strategic Finance Manager to assist our CFO in spearheading Corporate Development & Special Projects. The individual will be responsible for identifying, vetting, and executing acquisition opportunities. Additionally, the individual will be responsible for business intelligence for existing and acquired businesses. You will work closely with deal sponsors and department leaders on all aspects of M&A, including developing the deal rationale, modeling, valuation analysis, deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, and deal execution. You will present acquisition opportunities to company leadership, facilitate key acquisition decisions. The ideal candidate is strategic, relationship-oriented, analytical, creative, and results-oriented.
What You’ll Do
Analyze and understand strategic objectives, as well as industry trends to identify, recommend and pursue companies that can help the company meet those objectives faster.
Manage transactions from end-to-end, including sourcing, negotiating, diligencing, closing, and facilitating a seamless integration process
Lead deal evaluation meetings, drive decision-making, and negotiate deals with objectivity, diplomacy, and effectiveness.
Cultivate external relationships that provide the opportunity for potential future acquisitions or investments
Develop and manage relationships and pipeline with potential targets
Perform market research to help identify new investment trends and opportunities and own company’s competitive intelligence
Work with leadership and stakeholders to translate ideas to business and ROI; proactively identify areas for business improvement and provide data-driven analysis to support good decisions
Support the long-range financial planning process incorporating strategy into financial analysis and output
Support the development, reporting, and benchmarking of key corporate financial and operational metrics in monthly, and quarterly reporting packages (e.g. Board of Directors materials and Executive reporting, etc.)
Demonstrated analytical skills, fluency in performing rigorous financial, valuation and other quantitative analyses
Be a thought leader to department leads by analyzing and modeling data
About You
2-3+ years of experience working directly in Investment Banking or Venture Capital / Growth Equity firms
Deep understanding of Consumer Technology businesses, platforms and marketplaces
Excellent project management skills and strong executive presence and interpersonal skills
Ability to build outstanding and effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrated strengths in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling and analysis
Strong knowledge of Google Suite, MS Office; expert Excel and SQL modeling skills
About Us
Wag! Group Co. (“Wag!”, PET on Nasdaq) strives to be the #1 platform for busy pet parents, offering access to 5-star dog walking, pet sitting, expert pet advice, wellness plans, and one-on-one training from Wag!’s community of 400,000 local pet caregivers nationwide, in addition to pet insurance options from the leading pet insurance companies. Making pet parents happy is what Wag! does best. With safety and wellness at the forefront, Wag! has a trusted record of experience with more than 12 million pet care services completed by pet caregivers on the Wag! Platform, across 5,300 cities and 50 states, with pet parents rating 96% of services as 5-star. Wag! also operates Petted.com, the nation’s largest pet insurance comparison marketplace, Furmacy.com, a local pharmacy which supports busy veterinary clinics, and the Wag! Pet Caregiver App, which empowers pet caregivers to care for pets in their neighborhood and earn real money. For more information, visit wag.co.
The compensation package for this role includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for a very limited subset of roles, commissions plans. Our expected cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:
$124,500 to $177,400 in San Francisco Bay Area, California
We are hiring for multiple levels and locations including the above as well as remote in some states, so final offers may vary from the amounts listed based on geography, experience and expertise, training, transferable skills and other factors. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, connect with us via email at [email protected]. If you have any locations about the role, working remote from a certain city or state, and/or anything else please don’t hesitate to reach out to the recruiting team via email at [email protected]. Check out our careers page https://wagwalking.bamboohr.com/careers to get to know us better as you think about your next step at Wag!.
Wag! Is currently moving forward with a flexible hybrid work environment and looking to return to the office at least one day per week if you work near one of our current physical offices. Our current office locations are San Francisco, California and Phoenix, Arizona. The preferred location for this position is in or around Wag’s SF Bay Area, CA Office(s), with in-office work capabilities, as may be required by management. We have employees located around the Bay Area including SF and South Bay Area.
