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/