# Strategic Finance

**Company:** [Kalshi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/kalshi)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $140k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Forecasting, cost center management, operating models, Excel, SQL, BI Tools, FP&A, strategic finance, Variance Analysis, Unit Economics, gross margin reporting
**Posted:** 2026-07-21

> Strategic Finance role owning COGS forecasting, operating expense planning, budgeting, variance analysis, and serving as the primary finance business partner for non-marketing departments at a fast-growing prediction market exchange. Requires 3-6 years FP&A/Strategic Finance experience, strong modeling and cross-functional skills in an ambiguous startup environment.

## Job Description

## 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.

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