Analyst at Sonos - Job Opportunity

About Sonos, Inc. It is no surprise that all of us at Sonos® are die-hard music fans. We too love to listen to salsa in the kitchen, techno in the office and rock in the garden. Which is why we worked so diligently and passionately to create the Sonos Digital Music System. It sounds great, looks amazing and works the way it should - easily and intuitively. We hope you'll agree. When we set out to create a digital music system that would revolutionize the way people listened to music in their homes, the first thing we did was to recruit the best and the brightest. At Sonos, you'll find experts from every discipline - consumer electronics, software, networking, and professional audio, combined. They came to Sonos with product resumes that would make any company proud, including everything from LCD remote control devices and Internet mail to Web authoring tools and a synthesized grand piano. And, because it takes a truly Herculean team effort to make truly great products, our software developers work side by side with audio engineers, hardware engineers, industrial designers, and usability engineers. It's not a common occurrence - so we've been told - but we have proof that it works. Job title:                   Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis Location:                  Santa Barbara, CA or Cambridge, MA General summary: The Financial Planning & Analysis analyst will work in all areas of financial forecasting and analysis for the company, working closely with other members of finance and business teams.  Initially, the analyst will update and maintain financial models & databases. Over the first six to twelve months, depending on company needs, the Analyst is expected to become knowledgeable of Sonos Financial statements, conversant in standard analytical frameworks, familiar with our financial databases from a user perspective, comfortable with SQL and an excel Jock. After the initial phase, analyst is expected to take a stronger leadership role.  This will be based on company needs and analysts goals/interests but could involve providing stronger support with key business organizations, improving and expanding models & analytics, and leading overall process/system improvements. Coaching/mentoring  will be provided but due to the speed of our growth,  analyst will be expected to be proactive and routinely work well with ambiguity. Responsibilities: Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data to finance and business teams. Identifies and develops key metrics and related definitions to better measure success of a variety of business initiatives. Leverages software applications including MS Excel/Query, Access, MS Great Plains, and others to mine and analyze large quantities of data    Responsible for pieces of the budgeting and forecasting processes, including driving the annual plan. Interfaces with the Company’s accounting function to ensure consistency of reporting between historical and forecast data.   Analyzes and provide insights into the company’s financial performance, including expense run-rates, revenues by channel, trends, variances analysis, forecasts and project costs.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated Strong Interest in Process, Systems, Operations, and technical aptitude Demonstrated interest in Finance, Accounting & Economics Comfortable with basics in Excel, Powerpoint and Access and self-teaching of other applications Analytical thinking with attention to detail Strong Communication Skills Ability to work under tight deadlines and deal with ambiguity Self-starting attitude High energy & creativity open with an entrepreneurial spirit and desire to meet deadlines in a rapidly growing environment. Qualifications: BA in Accounting, Finance, Math, CS, or Engineering desired 2-4 years experience preferred Experience in financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting techniques. Data mining experience and conceptual understanding of relational database management systems. Ability to thrive in a dynamically changing organization. We are headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Cambridge, MA; Hilversum, Netherlands; and Penang, Malaysia. For the right individual, Sonos will offer relocation reimbursement to our Cambridge, MA or Santa Barbara, CA offices. Please submit your resume and cover letter at http://jobs.sonos.com/

The Better World Challenge: Building A Better Coastline by Design

A Better World by Design (ABWxD) is a Brown University and Rhode Island School of
Design student-run, design-for-social-impact conference held annually in Providence, Rhode Island. This year, they are proud to announce the second ever Better World Challenge. Open to students everywhere, the challenge aims to gather student innovation to solve tangible social problems. 

The Better World Challenge: Building A Better Coastline by Design
In a world of intangibles-- it's easy to get carried away with design for the sake of design. The Better World Challenge breaks free from this bubble with a design competition addressing high-impact social issues. Open to all students, the challenge takes the Better World by Design conference beyond the weekend, engaging real issues, generating creative solutions and showcasing students’ innovative ideas.

THE CHALLENGE: As sea levels rise and climates change, coastal regions must now confront the challenge of preserving their culture and community in the face of increasing threats from coastal erosion,
flooding and other natural disasters. The challenge: how do you build a better coastline?

CASE STUDY: A small community in southern Rhode Island, Matunuck boasts the best of coastal life: beauty, seafood and beaches. However, the town simultaneously faces rapid coastal erosion and the potential
for catastrophic weather events. A Better World By Design is working with non-profit Save The Bay to encourage residents of Matunuck to re-imagine their community and plan for long-term sustainable solutions that go beyond traditional protective structures. The challenge is open to creativity and ingenuity—though Matunuck serves as a case study, it is not restricted geographically.

DETAILS: Submissions can be in the form of text, images (up to five 11x17 panels) and/or video and can be sent to: abetterworldbydesign@gmail.com. Group work is encouraged, but must be submitted by a single full-time student. Deadline: Sept. 1, 2011. Details can be found here: www.abetterworldbydesign.com

THE PRIZE: The winner will receive $1000 to pursue their solution and have the opportunity to work with Save the Bay to implement their project. Finalists will present their designs at the A Better World by
Design '11 conference (the weekend of Sept 30 - Oct. 2) and receive complimentary admission.