# Strategic Finance Lead

**Company:** [Nourish](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nourish)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, Excel, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Growth Equity, Venture Capital, Strategic Planning, Data Analysis, Unit Economics, M&A
**Posted:** 2026-08-17

> Leads strategic finance initiatives spanning planning, investment decisions, unit economics, growth, and cross-functional operations. The role requires 2–5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, growth equity, or venture capital, along with strong financial modeling and advanced Excel skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Serve as a high-impact business partner on strategic projects across the organization, driving investment decisions, cost optimization, improved unit economics, and growth.
- Lead planning efforts, supporting business partners in setting goals and defining execution plans.
- Analyze ambiguous data to identify non-obvious trends and insights that inform business decisions.
- Support high-priority ad hoc work, including board meetings, capital raises, and M&A.
- Solve unfamiliar problems using first-principles thinking.
- Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Identify operating gaps and lead efforts to close them end to end.

## Requirements

- 2–5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, growth equity, or venture capital.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong financial modeling skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Experience in fast-paced, high-stakes environments while balancing attention to detail with strategic perspective.
- Strong ownership, initiative, and follow-through.
- Ability to ask effective questions and learn unfamiliar subject areas quickly.
- Willingness to receive coaching and feedback.

## Compensation and Benefits

- Full-time role.
- NYC-based position with an expectation of working in person 3–4 days per week and some remote flexibility.

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