Strategic Finance Senior Associate

About the position

As Faire's Finance team, we help maximize Faire's long-term value by influencing, forecasting, and analyzing business results and strategy. In an increasingly complex business environment, our role to drive strategic and capital allocation decisions is more important than ever. The ideal candidate is a proactive, analytical thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, highly-collaborative environment and enjoys solving complex financial problems. The Strategic Finance team focuses on driving optimal investment decisions, influencing business strategy, and partnering on execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning across one or more functional areas, partnering with a wide range of cross-functional partners to position the business for future success
• Set goals and track the performance of inputs that drive ROI and inform decisions on capital and resource allocation
• Identify opportunities, develop hypotheses, and execute in-depth analyses to translate data into insights and inform product strategy and performance
• Enable our organization to continue to be highly data-driven as we scale by synthesizing insights, building financial models, and developing KPIs for real-time monitoring of performance

Requirements

• 3 years of experience in corporate finance, strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or similar positions with emphasis on analysis, modeling, and forecasting
• Highly analytical and data-driven with a strong ability to define KPIs and measure performance
• Proven ability to partner with cross-functional leaders, influencing without direct authority
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills - can distill complex concepts into simple, actionable recommendations
• Self-starter with a growth mindset - comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• You are resourceful and not afraid to roll up your sleeves.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of SQL
• Experience working with or for a fast growing marketplace business

Benefits

• Equity
• Flexible remote work up to 4 weeks per year
• In-office hybrid schedule with 2 days in the office