Strategic Finance

What You’ll Do

COGS Modeling & Payment Deal Support

• Own COGS forecasting and financial modeling end-to-end
• Support financial modeling and analysis for market data, infrastructure, and other major vendor and commercial agreements
• Provide financial support for commercial and vendor negotiations, improving speed and analytical rigor on data and payments deals

Operating Expense Planning & Cost Structure

• Build and own the operating expense forecast across all non-marketing functions
• Partner with Accounting to establish and maintain a scalable cost center and reporting structure
• Implement and run monthly budget vs. actual reporting and variance analysis
• Own the annual budgeting process for COGS and operating expenses
• Improve cost visibility, unit economics, and gross margin reporting

Business Partnership & Scaling

• Become the go-to Finance business partner for all operating departments outside of Marketing
• Build scalable planning and reporting processes to support new products and international expansion
• Lead continuous improvements to the operating model, reporting automation, and finance infrastructure

What You Bring

• 3–6 years of FP&A or Strategic Finance experience
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cost center management experience
• Experience building and maintaining operating models from the ground up
• Excellent Excel / financial modeling skills (SQL or BI tools a plus)
• Strong cross-functional business partnering experience with Accounting and operating teams
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, with limited historical data or established process to lean on
• Preferred experience in investment banking, management consulting, or private equity
• Clear, structured communicator who can collaborate across technical, operational, and leadership teams
• Self-starter with curiosity, discipline, and a builder's mindset — you like creating systems that actually work
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Ability to thrive in an unstructured, fast-paced startup environment

Compensation

NYC Pay Transparency Disclosure Salary Range: $140,000 to $220,000 annually plus equity and benefits. This range reflects current market data for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and broad variance in experience levels within each title; if your compensation expectations exceed this range, we encourage you to reach out — we’re always happy to discuss.