Manager, Strategic Finance

Airwallex; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is looking for a Strategic Finance professional based in San Francisco, CA. This role involves building and maintaining financial models, supporting strategic planning, and collaborating with senior leaders to drive financial decisions. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, over 5 years of experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. Join a team committed to empowering businesses globally and impact their financial strategies significantly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic finance, management consulting, investment banking, or private equity.
• Strong ability to build and adapt financial models for decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills to engage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models, forecasts, and budgets.
• Shape the company’s financial narrative for investors and boards.
• Analyse business performance to identify and drive actionable insights.
• Support and evaluate strategic initiatives for financial feasibility.

Skills

Financial modeling

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder‑like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role‑related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You’re humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end‑to‑end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.

About the team

The Finance & Corporate Development team at Airwallex drives the company's financial strategy and growth. Our team focuses on financial planning, analysis, and corporate transactions to ensure Airwallex's long‑term success. We collaborate across departments to identify opportunities, manage risks, and execute strategic initiatives. Our goal is to support the company's mission to empower businesses to operate anywhere, anytime.

What you’ll do

Reporting directly to the Head of Strategic Finance, you will play a critical role in shaping Airwallex’s financial trajectory and influencing strategic decisions across the company. This is a high‑impact role that sits at the intersection of strategy, finance, and execution. You will work closely with senior leaders to evaluate opportunities, track performance, and ensure capital and resources are allocated to the areas that matter most. Your work will guide where we invest, how we scale, and how we stay accountable to our long‑term goals.

You will bring strong financial modelling and analytical skills, paired with the strategic thinking required to solve open‑ended problems and influence decision‑making. You can go deep into data to uncover what’s driving performance, then elevate to extract implications and communicate them clearly. You know how to bridge insight and action, working across functions to align stakeholders and drive outcomes.

You take ownership, operate well in ambiguity, and bring sound judgment to complex decisions. You understand what drives business performance and have the clarity, focus, and follow‑through to help teams act on it.

This role is based in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain robust financial models, forecasts, and budgets to support strategic planning and day‑to‑day operational decision‑making
• Shape and communicate the company’s financial narrative through materials for investor updates, board presentations, and internal leadership reviews
• Support capital markets readiness by building financial scenarios, aligning internal metrics to external positioning, and preparing for potential fundraising or strategic transactions
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate the financial feasibility and strategic implications of key initiatives, including market expansion, product development, and strategic transactions such as partnerships, joint ventures, and M&A
• Analyse business performance to identify drivers, surface issues, and drive actions that strengthen execution and enable sustained, profitable growth
• Evaluate capital deployment across teams and initiatives, and support investment decisions that align with the company’s strategic goals and long‑term priorities
• Provide financial and strategic support on high‑impact, cross‑functional projects
• Improve internal finance processes, reporting, and tools to enhance transparency, decision‑making, and execution discipline across the organization

Who you are

We’re looking for individuals with strong analytical foundations, sharp business judgment, and the ability to turn insight into action. The minimum qualifications are essential to succeed in this role. Preferred qualifications help you stand out, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience across strategic finance, management consulting, investment banking, or private equity
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills, with the ability to build and adapt models for strategic and operational decision‑making
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to break down complex problems, distill business implications, and develop actionable recommendations
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and align cross‑functional teams
• Proven ability to take ownership and drive end‑to‑end execution, even in ambiguous or evolving contexts
• Strong commercial judgment and a clear understanding of how businesses grow and scale

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in high‑growth environments, ideally within the Technology space
• Have worked in top‑tier management consulting, investment banking, or private equity firms
• Familiarity with SQL, business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau), and/or working with large, complex datasets across functions and regions

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.