Strategic Finance Manager

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Human Interest Finance team as we continue to propel our high-growth business helping Americans save for their future. We are looking for a highly collaborative Finance Manager to act as the strategic FP&A lead for our Product & Engineering and Customer Support teams. In this role, you will bridge the gap between finance and operations, embedding yourself with cross-functional stakeholders to build the forward-looking models and interactive dashboards that guide our product and customer strategies. You’ll also champion vital company-wide initiatives, supporting the execution of our Monthly Business Review (MBR) and steering the analytical insights that optimize our customer retention initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Architect Customer Support Capacity Planning: Build, scale, and maintain a robust Customer Support capacity model. Partner directly with Support and Product leadership to translate operational and financial drivers into collaborative, strategic headcount and resource plans.
• Serve as the FP&A Lead for CS & IT: Act as the dedicated strategic financial advisor for both orgs. Lead forecasting, budget-vs-actual analysis, and monthly close support, delivering high-impact ad hoc analysis that helps these leaders navigate their budgets.
• Champion Customer Experience Performance Metrics: Own the analytical narrative around SaaS retention and core CS metrics (e.g., utilization, SLA attainment, cost-to-serve) to provide a clear, data-driven picture of customer health and operational efficiency.
• Democratize Financial Data: Design, build, and maintain interactive, foundational dashboards that empower cross-functional partners with real-time visibility into operational performance, costs, and forward-looking forecasts.
• Spearhead Critical Company-Wide Initiatives: Help manage and evolve highly collaborative, cross-functional deliverables such as our Monthly Business Review (MBR) and comprehensive churn/retention reporting—combining rigorous financial insight with strong project leadership.
• Optimize Cost of Revenue & IT Spend: Partner across the customer-experience cost base to forecast and analyze spend, driving visibility and efficiency across our largest software vendors and IT investments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of FP&A or strategic finance experience, ideally with a high-growth SaaS or FinTech company.
• Strong financial modeling and FP&A fundamentals—forecasting, variance analysis, and building models others can trust and use.
• High bias to action, curiosity, and partnership. You move quickly, dig into problems yourself, and build trust with business stakeholders.
• Advanced SQL. Comfortable working with data directly—writing complex queries, joining across sources, and validating your own numbers without waiting on others.
• Clear communication—able to turn analysis into a concise, decision-ready narrative for leadership.

Nice-to-Haves

• Python for data analysis or automation (preferred, not required).
• Experience partnering with Customer Support, IT, or Product/Engineering organizations.
• Exposure to modern data stacks (e.g., Snowflake, dbt) and BI/dashboarding tools.
• Interest in AI-forward finance workflows—this team is actively building in that direction.
• Experience working in remote environments.

About Human Interest

Human Interest is on a mission to ensure that people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits. More than half of all working Americans are not saving enough for their future, often because they are employed by a company that doesn’t offer a retirement plan. Human Interest is changing that by making it affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses to offer employees a path to financial independence through retirement savings. We’re a high-growth fintech company backed by top investors including Marshall Wace, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, TPG (The Rise Fund), SoftBank, Glynn Capital, NewView Capital, USVP, Wing, Uncork, and more.

Why you will love working at Human Interest

Human Interest is tackling one of our country's biggest challenges—closing the retirement gap. You'll be instrumental in architecting and scaling solutions that bring financial security to employees at small and medium-sized businesses nationwide. We’ve made significant progress, but there is still growth ahead, offering you a unique opportunity to solve complex problems, drive innovation, and advance your career alongside a dedicated, mission-driven team. We value hard work and recognize that our team's contributions are key to our continued success.

Operating Principles

• Customer obsession: We're all about creating amazing experiences for our customers. We put their needs first and go the extra mile to make them smile.
• Long-Term Orientation: We're not just playing for today; we're building a legacy. We think big, plan strategically, and invest in our future.
• Autonomous and Accountable Teams: We trust our team members to take ownership and make smart decisions. We empower you to be your best self!
• An Escalating Bar for Talent and Performance: We're constantly raising the bar and challenging ourselves to be better. We believe in growth and continuous improvement.
• Fundamental Optimism: We see the glass as half full (and then we fill it up with more amazing ideas!). We believe in the power of positivity and the potential for greatness.

Pay

The base salary for this position spans $140,000 - $170,000 and represents the minimum in our lowest geographic region to a maximum in our highest geographic region. The salary we offer to a new employee within this range is based on their location within the U.S., their relevant job-related skills, and experience. At Human Interest, base salary is one component of the overall total rewards package. Depending on the position, additional compensation components such as bonuses, commissions, and equity may be offered.

Benefits

• A great 401(k) plan: Our own! Includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation (immediately vested) and $0 plan fees.
• Top-of-the-line health plans, as well as dental and vision insurance.
• Competitive time off and parental leave.
• Addition Wealth: Unlimited access to digital tools, financial professionals, and a knowledge center to help you understand your equity and support your financial wellness.
• Lyra: Enhanced Mental Health Support for Employees and dependents.
• Carrot: Fertility healthcare and family forming benefits.
• Candidly: Student loan resource to help you and your family plan, borrow, and repay student debt.
• Monthly work-from-home stipend; quarterly lifestyle stipend.
• Engaging team-building experiences, ranging from virtual social events to team offsites, promoting collaboration and camaraderie.