Finance & Strategy Manager
Own strategic finance, financial modeling, forecasting, and deal advisory for Block’s major commercial partnerships. The role requires 5+ years in finance or consulting, advanced spreadsheet skills, SQL, and strong cross-functional leadership.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Partner with Financial Operations, Product, Data Science, Legal, and Accounting on strategic commercial partnerships.
- Own the financial and strategic narrative for partner relationships.
- Analyze market trends, competitive intelligence, and internal data to guide negotiation strategy.
- Lead financial modeling and deal advisory for pricing tiers, volume commitments, and incentive structures from initial framing through signed agreement.
- Forecast variable costs across brands and explain volume, mix, and rate changes.
- Lead cross-functional strategic projects from problem definition through recommendation and execution.
- Prepare concise narratives and visualizations for executive decision-making.
- Build dashboards, SQL queries, and automated reporting to surface insights at scale.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, strategic or corporate finance, or management consulting.
- Experience analyzing commercial negotiations, contracts, or partnerships, including deal-structure and pricing-mechanics modeling.
- Ability to develop recommendations from incomplete information and defend them with senior stakeholders.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets.
- Comfort with SQL and modern AI-assisted analytics tools.
- Demonstrated ownership of work from ambiguous initial questions through decision-making.
- Experience leading projects with multiple cross-functional partners in fast-paced environments.
Nice to Have
- Experience in technology or financial services.
- Passion for economic empowerment and inclusive financial products.
Compensation
- Annual base salary ranges from $108,200 to $202,800 USD, depending on location, skills, experience, qualifications, and market conditions.
- Benefits include remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning benefits.
Skills
Financial Modeling, Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Management Consulting, Commercial Negotiations, Pricing Strategy, Excel, Google Sheets, SQL, Data Visualization, Dashboarding, Forecasting
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