Director, Corporate Finance & Business Excellence

New York City, NY
Permanent
Full-time

15 days ago

WHAT WE DO MATTERS:At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We're united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. We believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. We inspire, we build, and we celebrate. We dream big, love our users, hustle every day, and always do the right thing to win - together. Our people are at the heart of our success.ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:The Corporate Finance & Business Excellence team provides comprehensive financial insight into our business, forecasting and driving efficient growth. We partner with teams across The Knot Worldwide to provide timely insights, reporting, and analysis on key business decisions. The Director's primary function is to coordinate, analyze and report financial information utilized across the Company. This role provides management with reporting and analysis of monthly results on a consistent basis in addition to supporting ad-hoc finance projects. As a leader on TKWW's FP&A team you will help scale our planning and analysis capabilities, globally, across the organization. This role reports directly to our Senior Vice President of Finance based in New York City. Leads a team of 5 Direct Reports - Consolidations, Systems, and Business Partnering (Marketing, R&D, G&A)RESPONSIBILITIES:Corporate Finance - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

Lead the annual operating plan and budgeting process, collaborating with business leaders to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
Develop and present comprehensive financial reporting packages for senior management, the Board of Directors, Lenders, and investors, highlighting key trends, variance analysis, and actionable insights.
Manage the monthly and quarterly forecasting process, providing accurate and timely financial projections and identifying key risks and opportunities.
Work in close collaboration with our Go-to-Market Finance team and Sales Leadership
Alongside finance leadership, you will lead our monthly forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and strategic insight across all our global businesses.

Team Leadership & Systems:

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team across FP&A providing mentorship and clear direction to drive excellence and continuous improvement.
Partner with leaders to optimize accounting and planning tools (e.g., OneStream, NetSuite, etc.), reporting infrastructure, and automation initiatives.
Drive process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting and analysis.

Business Excellence:

You will serve as a financial partner to Marketing, R&D, and G&A leadership, providing data-driven guidance on resource allocation, investment decisions, and operational efficiency.
You will collaborate cross-functionally with Business Operations, People Team, Enterprise Tech, and other teams to align financial plans with strategic priorities.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES HAVE:

BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Statistics, Computer Science), MBA preferred
10+ years experience in a financial/analytical role with a record of increasing responsibility including managing high performing teams
Experience with Private Equity Backed Firms and Public Company Readiness Preferred
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to build models from scratch as well as improve existing models, ensuring their quality, timeliness and accuracy.
Ability to work independently, detail-oriented, and execution focused
Required to work EST Hours if Remote

WORK MODEL:This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. Starting September 15, 2025, you'll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the “office”. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It's designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.

For Together@TKWW-eligible roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection.
For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings.

To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.--US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.Privacy Notice: The Knot Worldwide (TKWW) processes your personal data to evaluate your application, based on the legal ground of taking steps prior to entering into a potential employment contract. Only the data strictly necessary for this purpose is collected. In some cases, your data may also be processed based on TKWW's legitimate interests (e.g., to improve recruitment practices or manage candidate pools), to which you can object at any time. You have the right to access, rectify, or delete your data, and to object to certain uses. To learn more about your rights, please consult our The Knot Worldwide (TKWW) processes your personal data to evaluate your application, based on the legal ground of taking steps prior to entering into a potential employment contract. Only the data strictly necessary for this purpose is collected. In some cases, your data may also be processed based on TKWW's legitimate interests (e.g., to improve recruitment practices or manage candidate pools), to which you can object at any time. You have the right to access, rectify, or delete your data, and to object to certain uses. To learn more about your rights, please consult our . If you wish to file a complaint, you may contact the competent data protection authority. If you wish to file a complaint, you may contact the competent data protection authority.

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