Strategic Finance Manager, BU Partnership

Scale AI • San Francisco, CA

2d • $148,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Scale is building its Finance team to support data-driven, financially sound decisions across the company. The team owns the company budget, supports quarterly and annual planning, allocates resources, and performs financial analyses in partnership with departments. This role partners with the Applications BU Leadership Team and department leaders on strategic, financial, and operational decisions, using quantitative insights and strong stakeholder-management skills.

The Strategic Finance Manager will support business planning and financial management for the Applications business unit, including revenue, delivery, headcount, and expense forecasts. The role also owns financial reporting and KPIs, improves forecasting and reporting processes, evaluates investments and business initiatives, and works with Accounting on month-end close and financial statement accuracy.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of financial analysis experience in a Corporate Finance or Strategic Finance role.
• 2 years of investment banking or top-tier consulting experience.
• Management experience.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Ability to manage and manipulate large data sets.
• Ability to critically analyze existing processes and identify process-improvement opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Expert Excel modeling skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in finance or accounting.
• Experience with SQL and Business Intelligence tools.
• Experience with Anaplan and/or Adaptive Insights.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Finance business partner to support the Applications BU Leadership Team in quarterly and annual strategic and financial planning discussions.
• Work with the business to manage revenue, delivery, headcount, and expense forecasts.
• Own weekly and monthly financial reporting, KPIs, presentations, and other critical analysis requests.
• Partner with Business Unit Owners to own and improve Delivery and Revenue forecasting processes.
• Evaluate investment strategies, facilitate ad-hoc analyses, and lead special projects involving complex financial models.
• Support the launch of new product lines.
• Assess risks and opportunities for corporate initiatives, such as expanding operations into new locations and setting compensation philosophy.
• Drive internal initiatives to improve data infrastructure and reporting.
• Partner with the Accounting team during month-end close to ensure accurate general ledger and company-wide financial statement reporting.
• Develop and maintain KPIs that support decision-making aligned with company objectives.

Benefits

• Equity-based compensation for eligible roles, subject to Board of Director approval.
• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Generous paid time off.
• Potential commuter stipend for eligible roles.

What This Job Offers

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