Strategic Finance Associate

Freeform • Los Angeles, CA

2d • $110,000 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that integrate software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts. The Strategic Finance Associate will help build and maintain the financial infrastructure used for company-wide planning and decision-making. This early-career role offers significant ownership and visibility, supporting financial models, M&A and partnership activity, and leadership with hands-on analysis.

The role is based at Freeform’s vertically integrated facility in Hawthorne, where technology development, R&D, and production are co-located. It requires full-time onsite presence five days a week, with very limited exceptions. The environment is fast-paced, cross-functional, and collaborative.

The estimated salary range is $110,000–$135,000. The package also includes stock options and the benefits described in the posting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance at a high-growth company.
• Experience with variance analysis, budgeting, and financial reporting in an operating-company context.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree in finance or business.
• Exceptional financial modeling skills.
• Strong command of Excel and comfort working with large, complex datasets and building dynamic, assumption-driven models.
• Private equity or growth equity experience, particularly at the portfolio-company level.
• Experience in manufacturing, deep tech, or a hardware-intensive business.
• Experience with financial planning tools such as Mosaic, Pigment, Adaptive, or similar.
• A “no job too big or small” mindset and willingness to build from zero.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the company’s integrated financial model, including three-statement modeling, bottoms-up budgets, and rolling forecasts across business units.
• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis of actual results against budget and prior year, preparing clear commentary for leadership and the Board.
• Build and maintain customer- and product-level pricing models, including unit economics, segment contribution margins, and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Lead financial modeling for M&A opportunities, including target evaluation, DCF and LBO valuation, synergy modeling, accretion/dilution analysis, and post-close integration tracking.
• Own the 3–5-year long-range financial plan, translating strategic initiatives into projections with documented assumptions and risk sensitivities.
• Support the structuring and evaluation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships through economic modeling, waterfall and return attribution, and term sheet analysis.
• Drive capital allocation frameworks to help leadership evaluate organic investment, M&A, and balance sheet decisions.
• Prepare board materials, investor reporting, and ad hoc analyses for senior leadership and external stakeholders, including venture and growth equity investors.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, and Engineering to bring financial rigor to business decisions and provide real-time analysis of strategic initiatives.

Benefits

• Significant stock option packages.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with premium PPO and HMO options.
• Life insurance.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k).
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays.
• Generous paid parental leave and an extended transition back to work for the birthing parent.
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and a fully stocked kitchenette.
• Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team-building events.
• Inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and deliberate, data-driven decisions.
• Opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level