Strategic Finance Associate / Sr. Associate

Responsibilities

• Support company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes
• Build and maintain operating and financial models across revenue, infrastructure costs, hiring, and strategic initiatives
• Help prepare board materials, investor updates, and fundraising analyses
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate investments, acquisitions, pricing, growth initiatives, and operational tradeoffs
• Analyze consumption and infrastructure metrics including ARR, gross margin, usage trends, retention, and efficiency metrics
• Drive ad hoc strategic projects including market analysis and scenario planning
• Improve financial reporting processes, dashboards, and operational rigor as the company scales
• Act as key data and modeling lead on reporting and analysis
• Assist with finance operations, procurement, and vendor management as needed
• Work cross-functionally to turn ambiguous business questions into actionable insights

Requirements

• 3 - 4 years of experience across investment banking, venture capital, private equity, and/or strategic finance
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations for executives
• Comfortable operating as a generalist in a fast-moving environment
• Strong attention to detail with a bias toward ownership and execution
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• High intellectual curiosity and interest in AI / infrastructure / developer tooling
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills; familiarity with SQL or BI tools is a plus

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS
• Familiarity with usage-based business models

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
• Company-facilitated 401(k)