**Job Details**:
**Title**: FP&A; & Strategy Consultant - 90-Day Restructuring Engagement
**Duration**: 90 days
**Time Commitment**: ***** hours/week (heavier during discovery + board prep weeks)
**Reports to**: CEO (Project Lead)
**Works closely with**: Producer and Project Manager (Project/Client Lead)
**PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING**:
Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered.
**Overview**:
Were in a 90-day restructuring and strategy engagement with a consumer brand operating across **content, commerce, retail, and partnerships**.
The business is ~**120 people**, currently **overweight payroll vs revenue**, and under pressure to deliver a clear, board-ready **Option 1** plan (no recap / cap table changes in this phase).
This consultant is the **analytical and structural backbone** of the engagement—owning modeling, org design analysis, and board-ready strategy materials.
The work is fast, ambiguous, and high-stakes; you will turn messy inputs into clean outputs the leadership team can use to make decisions.
**Purpose of the Role**:
- Own the structuring, modeling, and synthesis for this 90-day engagement.
- Convert fast-moving strategy discussions into decision-ready models, org scenarios, and decks.
- Reduce cognitive load on the CEO and Producer so they can focus on alignment, politics, and executive decision-making.
- Produce a clean, board-ready Option 1 narrative and supporting analytics that show:
- Where we are vs where were going (org + cost)
- Trade-offs (headcount, payroll %, growth path)
- A credible path to improve payroll efficiency (e.g., ~30% ~20% of revenue) and support long-term growth (e.g., ~$50M $200M+ over time)
**Core Responsibilities**:
**What This Role Owns**:
**1.
Org Design & Operating Model Analysis**
- Build current-state org view: functions, reporting lines,



spans of control, headcount by vertical and shared services.
- Map payroll costs by vertical (e.g., product lines / channels) and shared services (marketing, creative, ops, tech, finance, legal, supply chain).
- Identify duplication, bottlenecks, over/under-staffing, and founder-dependencies.
- Design 1-2 future-state org scenarios (verticals + shared services) with:
- Headcount and payroll implications
- Pros/cons, complexity, and execution risks
- Clear decision-rights recommendations
**2.
Revenue & Scenario Modeling**
- Build and maintain a simple, transparent model distinguishing:
- Revenue lines (commerce/product, retail, partnerships/events, podcast monetization, advisory/equity where relevant)
- Create 2-3 scenarios (e.g., maintain / rationalize & focus / growth-led) showing:
- Revenue trajectory by line
- Payroll and cost structure by vertical/shared services
- Payroll % of revenue trend toward target
- Produce decision outputs (1-2 pages, charts, and answerable questions), e.g.:
- What headcount changes get payroll to target without breaking growth?
- What volume of initiatives justifies in-house teams vs agency?
**3.
Master Strategy Deck**
- Own drafting and iteration of the **board-ready strategy deck** (Option 1 only).
- Make the audience vs revenue distinction vivid and actionable for board-level readers.
- Translate next-gen org framing into a clear structure:
- Distribution & community




- Taste & authority
- Systems & leverage (AI/automation/shared services)
**4.
Structuring the Work**
- Join key calls and convert conversations into:
- Decision logs + clear next steps
- Workplans (owners, timelines, dependencies)
- Clean document architecture (models, deck, appendices)
- Keep materials aligned to constraints: payroll targets, timeline, and board expectations.
**Collaboration Model**:
**With CEO (Project Lead)**
- Co-build narrative and decision framing; CEO holds final call on deck direction and external messaging.
**With Producer + Project Manager**
- Align on sequencing, deliverables, and meeting-driven deadlines; package outputs for executive/board audiences.
**Explicitly Out of Scope**:
- People management or acting as an interim executive
- Running hiring processes (you may inform role design analytically)
- Running financing processes or investor negotiations
- Internal company finance/ops cleanup unrelated to this project
**About Us**:
**Who We Are**
Trolley is a fast-growing creative operations company delivering high-impact digital and marketing solutions.
We collaborate with high-profile clients to strategize, produce, and optimize compelling content that drives engagement, brand visibility, and business growth.
Our creative team functions as a fully integrated powerhouse—combining strategy, design, production, and performance analysis to deliver world-class results.
**AI Mindset & Continuous Innovation**
We operate with an AI-first mindset and look for people who use technology to work faster, smarter, and more creatively.
At Trolley, AI is part of everyday work, and we expect new hires to support a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement

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