Strategic Finance Analyst II (Revenue)

Affirm · Chicago, IL · 4 mo ago

RemoteRemoteSales$115k–$165k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Strategic Finance team supports the growth of Affirm’s top-line in revenue streams with large business-to-business (“B2B”) merchant partners. This role involves partnering with cross-functional leaders to drive business outcomes through strategic and analytic support, building and maintaining financial models, collaborating with the ML modeling team, establishing performance metrics, and delivering scalable financial dashboards.

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional leaders (Product, Growth Analytics, Credit, Revenue, and Merchant Pricing) to drive business outcomes through strategic and analytic support
Build and maintain financial models to forecast, reconcile, and describe variances for metrics
Collaborate with the ML modeling team to marry your modeling with aggregated ML forecasts
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

Requirements

Passion and drive to disrupt the lending and financial industry for the better
Strong sense of ownership, intention, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to think creatively and critically in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment
2+ 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
A high attention to detail but also the 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
Curiosity to build things (processes, models, etc.) with/for/around AI
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, Sigma, Cursor, or other data visualization tools; Python knowledge a plus

Qualifications

Passion and drive to disrupt the lending and financial industry for the better
Strong sense of ownership, intention, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to think creatively and critically in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment
2+ 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
A high attention to detail but also the 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
Curiosity to build things (processes, models, etc.) with/for/around AI
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, Sigma, Cursor, or other data visualization tools; Python knowledge a plus

Skills

Excel proficiency
SQL, Sigma, Cursor, or other data visualization tools
Python knowledge a plus

Benefits

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules
100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets for Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Pay

Pay Grade - I
Equity Grade - 4

Schedule

Remote-first