Strategic Finance Associate

Pepper

1d • $95,000 - $115,000 • Remote

About The Position

Pepper is seeking an analytical, operationally minded Strategic Finance Associate to support financial planning and business performance analysis. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role partners with Marketing, Merchandising, Operations, and executive leadership to improve visibility into business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support company priorities. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, proactive, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and able to turn complex data into clear recommendations while balancing strategic thinking with operational execution.

The position owns financial modeling, rolling forecasts, revenue analysis, and performance reporting across DTC, wholesale, and marketplace channels. It also supports annual and long-range planning, month-end close, expense reviews, executive and investor reporting, and the development of scalable reporting processes and tools. This is a remote role in the U.S. at a remote-first company.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, or related analytical roles.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, with quantitative-mindedness, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to manage projects independently and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience presenting directly to executives and/or stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in retail, consumer products, e-commerce, or high-growth environments.
• Working proficiency with SQL, Tableau, Power BI, or other business intelligence and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the consolidated financial model and own monthly rolling forecasts, identifying risks to growth and profitability targets.
• Partner with the CFO on annual operating and long-range plans, leading assumption builds and scenario outputs and recommending targets and trade-offs.
• Drive month-end close processes with the Accounting team and prepare and distribute monthly financial packages to leadership.
• Run quarterly operating expense reviews with department leads, tracking spend against annual targets and surfacing budget risks and opportunities.
• Own forecast accuracy and present a clear narrative on performance pacing against goals.
• Manage weekly performance reporting and work with cross-functional partners to analyze key performance drivers.
• Lead revenue forecasting and driver analysis across DTC, wholesale, and marketplace channels.
• Analyze customer cohorts, retention, average order value, customer acquisition cost, and lifetime value to inform spending guardrails.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses of promotional strategies and opportunities, making recommendations in partnership with Growth and Retention teams.
• Translate complex financial data into clear recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Product, Operations, Supply Chain, and Merchandising to improve financial visibility, reporting accuracy, and decision-making.
• Develop scalable processes and solutions for information sharing and accurate reporting.
• Support reporting structures and tools that improve data adoption and transparency.
• Manage seamless integration between external finance support partners and the FP&A technology stack.
• Support executive presentations, investor reporting, and strategic planning deliverables through clear analysis and concise storytelling.

Benefits

• Robust health benefits, including a 100% company-covered option for medical, vision, and dental insurance, plus supplemental insurance options.
• Company-matched 401(k) plan up to 3%.
• Flexible paid time off, federal holidays, and sick days.
• Flexible remote workplace.
• Paid parental leave for qualifying employees.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• Annual company-wide offsite.
• Opportunity to play a significant role in the growth of a company with a meaningful mission.
• Remote work stipends and product discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed