Strategic Finance Associate

As a Strategic Finance Associate at Zip, you will drive the strategy and analysis behind our annual and long range company planning processes, own internal and external reporting workstreams, and partner with leaders across the org as they set targets and make investment decisions.  You will be in a unique position to understand our full business at the driver level, and from that foundation will build our growth plans and help define our investor messaging.  This role is highly cross-functional and will help set targets and assess the ROI of projects across the Sales, Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams.

What you’ll do

• Drive our annual and long-range planning processes, and use them to help guide resource allocation across the business
• Own internal and external reporting workstreams to track our performance against plan and progress towards key goals
• Architect and own our core financial models, including those supporting our annual and long range plans, our treasury strategy, and our third party payments product strategy
• Provide analytical support and financial rigor as we evaluate new investments and support strategic decision making across functions
• Collaborate with the accounting team to prepare financial statements and oversee budgets
• Support leadership on communications to investors, the Board, and other external stakeholders

What you’ll need

• 2+ years of private equity, investment banking, or similar experience
• A strong sense of ownership and outcome-oriented drive
• Excellent financial modeling and quantitative skills
• Extreme attention to detail and a high regard for precision
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to collaborate productively with a range of teams / personalities

Nice to Haves

• SQL proficiency and experience using BI dashboard tools strongly preferred
• Past exposure to B2B SaaS business models
• Past experience in a Finance role at a Growth stage company

The salary range for this role is $100,000-$150,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.

Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

• 📈  Start-up equity
• 🦷  Full health, vision & dental coverage
• 🍽️  Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees
• 🚍  Commuter benefit
• 🚠  Team building events & happy hours
• 🌴  Flexible PTO
• 💻  Apple equipment plus home office budget
• 💸  401k plan

We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!