Strategic Finance - COGS/Opex

Kalshi•New York, NY

1d•$140,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Kalshi has defined a new category: prediction markets. Kalshi allows people to trade on the outcome of any events and turn any question about the future into a financial asset. Kalshi fought for years and legalized prediction markets in the US for the first time in history, is currently the fastest growing financial market in America, and has thousands of markets across politics, economics, financials, weather, tech, AI, culture and more. We believe prediction markets have the potential to be the largest financial market because they turn anything into a financial position. Our vision: well… build the largest financial market on the planet. Our mission: bring more truth to the world through the power of markets. Our culture is simple: we hire really talented people, work really hard, and enjoy the climb. We are looking for ambitious and exceptional people to join our (relatively small) team to help us build the next generation of financial markets. We're hiring a Strategic Finance team member to help build the financial backbone of Kalshi. In this role, you'll own COGS forecasting and the operating expense side of the P&L, working across teams to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that help leadership make high-impact decisions for the first regulated event-trading exchange. We're open to candidates with varying levels of experience. What matters most is your ability to think critically, model cleanly, and collaborate effectively.

Requirements

3–6 years of FP&A or Strategic Finance experience
Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cost center management experience
Experience building and maintaining operating models from the ground up
Excellent Excel / financial modeling skills (SQL or BI tools a plus)
Strong cross-functional business partnering experience with Accounting and operating teams
Comfort operating in ambiguity, with limited historical data or established process to lean on
Clear, structured communicator who can collaborate across technical, operational, and leadership teams
Self-starter with curiosity, discipline, and a builder's mindset — you like creating systems that actually work
Strong sense of ownership and accountability
Ability to thrive in an unstructured, fast-paced startup environment

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in investment banking, management consulting, or private equity

Responsibilities

Own COGS forecasting and financial modeling end-to-end
Support financial modeling and analysis for market data, infrastructure, and other major vendor and commercial agreements
Provide financial support for commercial and vendor negotiations, improving speed and analytical rigor on data and payments deals
Build and own the operating expense forecast across all non-marketing functions
Partner with Accounting to establish and maintain a scalable cost center and reporting structure
Implement and run monthly budget vs. actual reporting and variance analysis
Own the annual budgeting process for COGS and operating expenses
Improve cost visibility, unit economics, and gross margin reporting
Become the go-to Finance business partner for all operating departments outside of Marketing
Build scalable planning and reporting processes to support new products and international expansion
Lead continuous improvements to the operating model, reporting automation, and finance infrastructure