Senior Associate, Strategic Finance

Visa Hunt; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office policy (in-office + hybrid)

Bonus & equity

Health dental vision benefits

401k match

Generous vacation

Job summary

Chime is seeking a Strategic Finance Senior Associate to join the Growth & Marketing Finance team. This role partners with cross‑functional leaders across Marketing, Growth, Product, and Data to manage budgets, evaluate growth initiatives, measure performance, and inform strategic investments.

You will build scalable financial models, deliver clear reporting, and help forecast growth and ROI. The base salary starts at $119,000 and can go up to $165,000, with a bonus, equity, and benefits; actual

Qualifications

• 6+ years of strategic finance or related experience.
• Experience in high-growth tech environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to build scalable financial models.
• Experience with ROI analyses and growth forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance, Marketing, and Product to define success metrics.
• Develop and maintain performance reporting for leadership.
• Improve forecasting processes and tooling for growth.
• Lead cohort analyses to identify drivers and opportunities.
• Support earnings prep and executive narratives.
• Leverage automation and AI to enhance reporting.

Skills

Strategic finance

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Looker

SQL

Tools

Looker

SQL

Job description

About the Role

We’re seeking a Strategic Finance Senior Associate to join Chime’s Growth & Marketing Finance team. This role partners closely with cross‑functional leaders across Marketing, Growth, Product, and Data to manage marketing budget, evaluate growth initiatives, measure performance, and inform strategic investment decisions. Our team’s mandate is to bring rigorous, data‑driven insights to help Chime scale efficiently and drive sustainable growth.

As a thought partner to the business, you will play a critical role in shaping how Chime evaluates and prioritizes growth opportunities—from new acquisition strategies to new growth partnerships. You will manage a dynamic budget to optimize growth and ROI, build organized trackers and analytical frameworks, and translate performance data into clear recommendations that influence how and where we invest.

We’re looking for someone who is highly analytical, detail‑oriented, and a clear, confident communicator with a strong bias toward action. You excel at building strong cross‑functional partnerships, know how to balance precision with speed, and will play a key role in improving the accuracy and reliability of our growth and marketing forecasts over time.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $119,000.00 and up to $165,000.00. Full‑time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Partner with Finance, Marketing, and Product leadership to support growth strategy discussions, define success metrics, and measure the impact of growth initiatives across the user lifecycle
• Develop, deliver, and maintain clear, insightful reporting that helps business leaders track progress vs expectations
• Support and continuously improve forecasting processes, systems, and tooling to better reflect growth dynamics, streamline operations, and enhance scalability and automation
• Lead cohort‑based analyses and deep dives by extracting, visualizing, and synthesizing data to identify performance trends, key drivers, and areas of opportunity across acquisition and engagement
• Contribute to earnings preparation and executive narratives related to user growth, translating complex analyses into clear insights and externally facing performance stories
• Leverage automation and emerging AI capabilities to enhance reporting, streamline workflows, and improve scalability

To thrive in this role, you have

• 6+ years of relevant experience in Strategic Finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting, venture capital or a related field, ideally within a high‑growth technology environment
• Exceptional skills with building scalable, efficient, and intuitive financial models; prior experience with Looker and SQL a plus
• Demonstrated prior experience with cohort data and ROI analysis; familiarity with marketing ecosystem, acquisition channels, and channel KPIs a plus
• Excellent communication skills, capable of synthesizing complex findings into concise and actionable insights
• High attention to detail and a strong ownership mindset, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to work and influence cross‑functionally with minimal guidance; you will communicate with cross‑functional partners and senior leadership on a weekly basis

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user‑friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it’s starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we’re proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

We’re a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out‑hustle and out‑execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owner’s mindset to our work, refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.

We believe in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.

We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people’s trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These aren’t just words on a wall—our values are embedded in every aspect of our business, serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we don’t—who will?

*Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC.

What we offer for our full‑time, regular employees

• Our in‑office work policy is designed to keep you connected—with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices, plus team and company‑wide events depending on location. Whether you’re coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you’ll stay engaged with your work and teammates.
• In‑office perks including backup child, elder, and/or pet care, plus a subsidized commuter benefit to support your regular commute
• Competitive salary based on experience
• 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• Generous vacation policy and company‑wide Chime Days, bonus company‑wide paid days off
• 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
• Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness‑related expenses
• Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non‑birthing parents
• Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
• In‑person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
• A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, NYC Fair Chance Act, and the LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during any stage of the application process, please contact: [e-mail].

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