Strategic Finance Lead
About the Role
We’re seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to join the Finance team at Chime. As a member of the Finance team, you will have a key role in developing and shaping our business and financial strategy, as well as execute on a number of high-impact cross-functional initiatives at the company. You will help us better understand our business model to drive continuous improvement of KPIs, collaborate with business partners to evaluate the ROI of products, features and initiatives. You will also develop dashboards and analytical frameworks that will guide business unit leadership and the executive team. We are looking for someone who is an analytical problem-solver and who can break down complex problems into actionable components without losing sight of the overall strategy, while also being able to build a team that can help us scale up our function.
This job cannot be performed in the state of Colorado.
In this role, you can expect to
- Evaluate TAM, revenue and profit opportunity for new products and features.
- Build and maintain unit economic frameworks to evaluate the ROI of various products, features and business strategies and guide team decision-making.
- Partner with Corporate Strategy team to support acquisition target analyses, including financial due diligence.
- Collaborate with business units to develop financial models to track and improve KPIs for various strategic initiatives.
- Develop reporting and dashboards to advise and inform Finance team and executive leadership on business unit and product performance.
- Facilitate deal negotiations with vendors and partners, including financial analysis.
- Collaborate with the FP&A function to incorporate strategic business unit initiatives into corporate model and support financial planning process.
- Develop board materials, fundraising materials and other external reporting to advise investors and other key stakeholders on overall company financial health.
- Build financial and operational metrics dashboards to report key insights.
To thrive in this role, you have
- 6+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate strategy, investment banking, private equity, consulting or venture capital; 3+ years of experience at high-growth technology or financial technology startup.
- 1+ years managing at least one other direct report; prior experience hiring a team a plus.
- Expertise in Excel - you can build scalable, efficient, and intuitive models with ease; Experience with Looker, SQL a plus.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate with key stakeholders, cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
- Eagerness to dig into the details and move quickly at a hyper-growth fintech startup.
A little about us
We created Chime because we believe everyone deserves financial peace of mind. By eliminating unnecessary fees and helping people grow their savings automatically, we’ve empowered millions of Americans to take control of their finances.
Chime is the largest and fastest-growing U.S. player in the challenger-banking space. Through our banking partners, we offer access to bank accounts with fee-free overdraft, provide members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, help them improve their credit, and more!
We’ve built one of the most experienced leadership teams in Fintech and were recently valued at over $25.5B. We’ve raised over $1.7B in funding from leading investors including Sequoia Capital Global Equities, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Dragoneer, DST, Coatue, Iconiq, Menlo Ventures and others.
What we offer
- 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
- ✨ 401k match plus the usual medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
- 📝 Quarterly stipend to spruce up your home office
- 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days
- 🖥 Virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers- think cooking classes, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
- 💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help create a completely new kind of banking service
We know that great work comes from great, and inclusive teams. At Chime, we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.
We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.
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