Associate, Strategic Finance

Real Ventures; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership

Exposure to senior leadership

Growth path

Operational depth

Competitive package

Job summary

Clutch in Toronto is seeking an Associate, Strategic Finance to help own the financial models, operating analytics, and executive materials that guide the company’s next growth phase. You’ll work across the business to keep the forecast live and explain performance to leadership.

You will translate operational data into clear decisions, support fundraising materials, investor diligence, and lender reporting, and work closely with the executive team on ad hoc analyses with speed and quality.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or strategic finance at a high-growth company.
• Strong cross-functional partner excited to work alongside functional leaders to solve complex business problems.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with experience connecting spreadsheets with external data systems (Looker, Snowflake, etc.).
• Relentless attention to detail, structured thinking, ownership mentality, and a passion for building processes.
• Insatiable curiosity about the business, its key drivers, and how to optimize it.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve Clutch’s core financial models.
• Produce monthly and quarterly business review decks for leadership and board discussions.
• Partner with functional leaders to understand key performance drivers, identify risks and opportunities, and translate financial data into actionable recommendations.
• Support capital-markets and strategic workstreams, including fundraising materials, investor diligence, and lender reporting.
• Work closely with the executive team to prepare ad hoc analysis with speed and quality.

Skills

Experience in investment banking / PE

Cross-functional partner

Advanced financial modeling

Attention to detail

Curiosity about business drivers

Tools

Looker

Snowflake

Job description

About Clutch:

We’re on a mission to reinvent the way people buy, sell, and own cars. Are you game?

Clutch is Canada’s largest online used car retailer, delivering a seamless, hassle-free car buying and selling experience to drivers everywhere. Customers can browse hundreds of cars from the comfort of their home, get the right one delivered to their door, and enjoy peace of mind with our 10-Day Money-Back Guarantee… and that’s just the beginning. Named to The Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies for six consecutive years and also awarded spots on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ and Fast 500™ lists, we’re looking to add curious, hard-working, and driven individuals to our growing team. Headquartered in Toronto, Clutch was founded in 2017 and currently services Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Prince Edward Island. Clutch is backed by a number of world-class investors, including D1 Capital, Altos Ventures, BMO Capital Partners, Canaan, Real Ventures, and others. To learn more, visit clutch.ca.

We’re growing rapidly, with in‑house re‑conditioning centres, a captive lending platform, and a national logistics network. We combine manufacturing‑grade operations with a tech-enabled consumer experience and plan to list publicly within 24–36 months, building the finance foundation to get there.

About the role:

As an Associate, Strategic Finance you will help own the financial models, operating analytics, and executive materials that guide Clutch’s next stage of growth. You’ll work across the business to keep the forecast live, explain business performance, and turn operational data into clear recommendations.

What you’ll do:

• Maintain and continuously improve Clutch’s core financial models.

• Produce monthly and quarterly business review decks for leadership and board discussions.

• Partner with functional leaders to understand key performance drivers, identify risks and opportunities, and translate financial data into actionable recommendations.

• Support capital-markets and strategic workstreams, including fundraising materials, investor diligence, and lender reporting.

• Work closely with the executive team to prepare ad hoc analysis with speed and quality.

What we’re looking for:

• 1-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or strategic finance/ FP&A at a high-growth company.

• A strong cross-functional partner excited to work alongside functional leaders to solve complex business problems

• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with experience connecting spreadsheets with external data systems (Looker, Snowflake, etc.)

• Relentless attention to detail, structured thinking, ownership mentality, and a passion for building processes from the ground up (and iterating on them to improve automation and efficiency, and improve accuracy).

• Insatiable curiosity about our business, its key drivers, and how to optimize it. You'll constantly ask questions of our data, our performance, and our strategic direction that will help us improve the business daily.

Why you’ll love it at Clutch:

• Ownership — you own core models used in major strategic decisions.

• Exposure — work directly with senior leadership and cross-functional executives.

• Growth path — career track position with a clear runway to growth within the business.

• Operational depth — sit at the intersection of ecommerce, manufacturing, and fintech.

• Competitive package — market-rate cash, meaningful equity, full benefits, and more.

Employment Type:

New, Permanent Full-Time

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary range: $120k-130k annually plus equity incentives.

• Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare, dental, vision, prescriptions, life insurance, and dependent coverage; starting from day 1.

• Pay decisions reflect skills, performance, market benchmarking, responsibilities, and working conditions.

Clutch is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed. If you require accommodation at any stage of the interview process, please email [e-mail].