Strategic Finance Lead

We're looking for a passionate and analytically minded professional to join the Strategic Finance team to support the growth of Affirm’s top-line in revenue streams with large business-to-business (“B2B”) merchant partners. Strategic Finance is responsible for driving company strategy, empowering executive decision making with real time forecasts and analytics, and guiding the company towards achieving its goals. This high impact, highly visible role sits on the Revenue Finance group, a scrappy, tight-knit team with outsized cross-functional impact and ownership. The ideal candidate will not only have superb technical skills but also strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and present to all levels of the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with leaders in B2B Sales and Client Success industry verticals to drive business outcomes through strategic and analytic support

• Collaborate with cross functional teams (i.e. Product, Growth Analytics, Credit, Revenue and, Merchant Pricing) to drive top line growth through financial support on product development and go-to-market strategies

• Establish top-line performance metrics and targets, analyze and report realized financial performance to Executives and other company leaders, and drive accountability for results

• Design and deliver scalable automated user and financial dashboards and analytics for cross departmental and executive consumption

What We Look For

• Passion and drive to disrupt the lending and financial industry for the better

• Strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity and an ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment

• 5+ years experience in fast-paced analytical roles (strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, data science, analytics, etc.)

• Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to synthesize complex financial information into clear, concise reports

• High attention to detail but an equally important ability to see the big picture and evaluate analyses with strategic business context

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the capability to navigate cross-functional collaborations effectively and be front and center with company executives

• Experience with merchant payments and/or providing analytical support to B2B client relationship and sales teams a plus 

• Excellent working proficiency in excel (you should be prepared for a financial model case study), and comfort with SQL, Looker and/or other data visualization tools; Python knowledge a plus

Base Pay Grade - K
Equity Grade - 6

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $140,000 - $190,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $124,000 - $174,000

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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