Senior Manager, Strategic Finance
About The Role
We’re seeking a Senior Finance Manager, Payments to own the Cost of Revenue function at Chime! In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring forecasting accuracy while driving forward high-impact strategic and financial initiatives. You’ll partner closely with business leaders and finance team members to provide insights, influence decision-making, and help shape Chime’s financial strategy.
Responsibilities
Own the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of COR forecasting and financial operations.
Build and lead a high-performing team, setting the vision for how we think about cost structure and the tradeoffs between revenue growth and cost efficiency across the business.
Serve as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders across Product, Banking Partnerships, Data, Engineering, and Accounting going beyond forecast accuracy to shape how Chime evaluates the financial viability and economics of new product launches, features, and initiatives.
Instill frameworks that help cross-functional partners understand cost implications early in the decision-making process, ensuring financial rigor is embedded in how we build and scale.
Lead coverage of key COR areas including processing, network, and bank-related costs, bringing a deep understanding of the drivers including transaction volume, pricing dynamics, vendor relationships, and product evolution that influence our cost structure.
Play an active role in vendor contract negotiations and renewals, partnering with Legal, Procurement, and business stakeholders to optimize terms and drive cost efficiency at scale.
Oversee the monthly close process in partnership with Accounting, ensuring the integrity of actuals, variance explanations, and financial reporting across all COR categories.
Drive the bottoms-up planning process and establish scalable, repeatable forecasting frameworks — leveraging AI and automation to enhance precision, reduce manual effort, and position the team to operate effectively as Chime grows.
Qualifications
8+ years of relevant experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, consulting, venture capital or a related field, ideally within a high-growth technology environment.
Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other relevant field.
Proven experience leading and developing high-performing finance teams, with the ability to set vision, coach talent, and drive accountability.
Strong process-improvement mindset with demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation to scale finance workflows and improve forecasting precision and turnaround time.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment on complex financial and strategic decisions.
Advanced G-Suite, Microsoft Excel, Word, and presentation tools (PowerPoint, G-Slides) skills required.
Experience identifying, designing, or deploying AI-driven use cases within finance workflows such as forecasting automation, reporting acceleration, variance analysis, or scenario modeling.
Benefits
The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $173,000 and up to $240,000. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.
Pay
The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $173,000 and up to $240,000.
Schedule
In-office work policy is designed to keep you connected - with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices, plus team and company-wide events depending on location.