Senior Associate of Strategic Finance

About the role

Dr. Squatch is looking to hire a Senior Associate of Strategic Finance. The role requires exceptional financial modeling experience and problem‑solving skills to support special projects that touch all departments, focusing on analysis for the Executive Team and Unilever. Responsibilities include detailed revenue forecasting, margin & trend analysis, expense forecasting, and projecting and evaluating the financial impact of core growth initiatives to help refine KPIs and go‑forward strategy. The position reports directly to the Director of Strategic Finance, works collaboratively across internal teams and extensively with external partners, and is a full‑time role based in Marina Del Rey, CA.

Responsibilities

• Financial analysis and reporting, including ongoing trend analysis, monthly reporting packages, comparisons between actual vs. projected performance.
• Ownership of relationship with the Accounting Department, with a heavy emphasis on finance‑focused review.
• Financial modeling, with focus on DTC cohort analysis/trends, new vs. existing customer behavior and its relation to projections, retail POS data analysis including market sizing and trend analysis, expense forecasting.
• Assist in liquidity planning and forecasting.
• Business partnership and collaboration with Ops on product margin and contribution analysis.
• Special projects, including support for retail, international, and product expansion.
• Budgeting support across marketing and other departments.
• Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• 1‑3 years of finance experience in investment banking or private equity (required); operational finance experience optional.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Expert level skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong financial modeling skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to take ownership.
• Problem solver with a sense of urgency.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for internal financial recommendations and outside investor relations.
• Interest in health and wellness, personal care, and/or eCommerce industries.
• Experience working with consumer product/DTC business models highly preferred.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. Additional perks: healthy snacks, frequent company events, and free products.

Pay

The anticipated base compensation range for this role is $115,000 to $140,000, commensurate with the candidate's experience and local market rates.