Strategic Finance Manager

Candid Health•San Francisco, CA

20h•$180,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Strategic Finance Manager to drive analytical decision-making to support Candid Health’s growth. In this role, you won't just handle financial planning—you will partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, Operations and company leadership to drive business execution and growth. You will be responsible for owning business planning & forecasting, analyzing our unit economics including margin / profitability, increasing efficiency and scaling of our GTM motion, and optimizing our capital allocation decisions to maximize growth.

Requirements

4-6 years of finance experience (strategic finance, investment banking, and/or private equity), including experience owning forecasting and analytical decision making at a high growth company.
High proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets.
Comfortable using SQL to pull your own data.
Can translate dense financial data into a compelling story for non-finance stakeholders.
Has a point of view on what action should be taken and is not afraid to share it.
Combines deep financial expertise with practical operational leadership and is comfortable partnering with executives on long-term strategy.
Is a "player-coach" who wants to build the templates and systems yourself.
Proactively looks for ways to use AI and automation to make our financial planning process 10x faster and more accurate.

Responsibilities

Own P&L forecasting, including annual plans, quarterly forecasts, and monthly reporting.
Deep dive into our gross margins and define CAC/LTV by customer segment.
Conduct rigorous analysis on TAM, new product opportunities, partnerships, and M&A to ensure we are deploying capital toward the highest-leverage outcomes.
Leverage AI-driven FP&A tools / systems to automate variance analysis and rolling forecasts, allowing you to focus on the strategic questions rather than tracking performance.