Strategic Finance Manager, Corporate

Scale AI•San Francisco, CA

2d•$148,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

We are building the Finance team to help make data-driven and financially sound decisions for Scale. The team is responsible for improving strategic, financial, and operational decisions by partnering with the leadership team in making critical decisions across Scale. The Corporate Finance team is responsible for owning the company’s budget, helping to drive monthly forecasts and annual planning processes, allocating and deploying the company’s resources efficiently, and performing financial analyses in partnership with all departments. As AI reshapes the competitive landscape, Corporate Finance sits at the center of decisions about where Scale invests, how quickly we scale, and which bets we make. You will have a unique opportunity to work closely with department heads on real-time, high-priority business issues and use quantitative insights to drive better decision making across Scale. The ideal candidate will not only have the technical skills to support their recommendations but also strong interpersonal skills to manage various stakeholders.

Requirements

4+ years of financial analysis experience working directly in Corporate Finance or Strategic Finance
Experience with financial forecasting tools (e.g. Pigment, Adaptive, Anaplan). Bonus for hands-on experience during the implementation process.
Demonstrated excellent project management skills, ability to manage and manipulate large data sets, critically analyze existing processes, and identify opportunities for process improvement
Strong knowledge of Google Suite; expert Excel modeling skills
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to optimize financial processes, reporting, or forecasting efficiency

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience during the implementation process of financial forecasting tools

Responsibilities

Provide analysis to support short and long-term decisions regarding workforce planning across the company.
Own tools (such as the company's workforce planning system, TeamOhana) to automate and streamline reporting and headcount processes
Partner cross-functionally with HR, Recruiting, Compensation, and Analytics teams to drive scalable analyses and insights.
Define and maintain KPIs to measure impact on strategic initiatives and resource allocation.
Manage the development, implementation, and administration of our financial forecasting system (Pigment)
Partner with finance and accounting to drive process improvements (e.g. month-end close and reporting)
Implement enhancements to forecasting tools, processes, and reporting deliverables that reduce manual work and improve data integration
Support management, Board business, and financial planning, including presentations and key analysis requests
Help execute financial strategies to support Scale growth objectives, including strategic and financial planning, and budgeting