Senior Strategic Finance Analyst

Qualia; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plans

401k program

Flexible time off policy

Parental leave

Job summary

Qualia is seeking a Strategic Finance professional in San Francisco to support quality financial decision-making and growth. This role involves building financial models, analyzing revenue and cost drivers, and collaborating across teams.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of relevant experience and a mastery of Excel, along with the ability to work with AI tools. A competitive salary of $140,000 to $165,000 is offered, along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in finance, consulting, or tech with decision-making exposure.
• Mastery of Excel for modeling.
• Comfortable using AI tools to enhance productivity.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical insights to revenue and cost drivers.
• Build and maintain financial models for analysis.
• Leverage AI tools to improve financial decision-making.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical rigor

AI tools usage

Communication

Detail-oriented

Multitasking

Competitive spirit

Tools

Excel

Python

SQL

Job description

At Qualia, we've built the leading B2B real estate technology that transforms the home buying and selling experience into a simple, secure, and enjoyable process. Our SMB and Enterprise products bring together users from across the real estate ecosystem—homebuyers and sellers, lenders, title and escrow agents, and real estate agents—onto a single shared digital closing platform, providing greater clarity and transparency to real estate transactions. Today, through our business customers across the country, millions of consumers use Qualia to close on homes every year.

As a member of the Strategic Finance Team, you will play a critical role in Qualia's growth. You'll get exposure to all aspects of the business and work closely with various teams and departments to both measure performance and evaluate areas for improvement. The Strategic Finance Team at Qualia provides a unique opportunity to get under the hood of a high-growth tech company, learn the nuts and bolts of how we operate the business, and be a driving force of our future success—all while honing your analytical skills in an environment where AI is actively reshaping how we work.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical rigor and strategic ideas to the revenue and cost drivers of the business
• Build and own our growing playbook of financial models and reports for in-depth analyses, as well as ensuring their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, surface insights, and improve the quality and speed of financial decision-making
• Evaluate organizational tradeoffs and be a key decision-maker in operational strategies
• Participate in pricing decisions, product launches, and evaluating investment and new business opportunities—including Qualia's expanding AI product suite
• Support high-exposure initiatives: fundraising, board meetings, etc.
• Develop and monitor critical success metrics and communication of insights across departments
• Continuously scale and improve Qualia's financial processes as we grow
• Perform ad hoc projects and investigations

Background that Makes You a Match

• 3+ years of work experience in investment banking, trading, consulting, or a high-growth tech company with exposure to decision-making analysis and financial modeling
• Mastery of Excel with the ability to digest raw data in order to build and explain models from scratch
• Comfort using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) to enhance analytical workflows and productivity
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to both internal and external stakeholders
• Extremely detail-oriented with an ability to multitask cross-department projects
• Metrics-driven in your decision-making, always striving to improve existing processes—naturally curious
• Works best in a highly collaborative environment
• Strong performer under pressure and tight timelines
• Competitive spirit, high energy, self-motivated team player
• Nice to have: some programming knowledge (Python, SQL, git, etc.)

Based in San Francisco, CA, with the ability to work in the office a minimum of two days per week is required.

This role has a base annual salary of $140,000-$165,000 plus a competitive equity and benefits package. (Salary to be determined by relevant experience, location, knowledge, and skills of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Why Qualia

Qualia is made up of incredibly bright, mission-driven coworkers who are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems—and we're growing quickly. In order to continue building an engaging and dynamic organization, we're committed to giving everyone the support they need to do great work.

Our benefits package is designed to allow our team members to be their best selves, both in and out of the workplace. In addition to comprehensive health plans, a 401k program, and commuter benefits, we prioritize family and personal well-being through professional development, parental leave, and a flexible time off policy. Qualia offers a robust online onboarding program to train new hires, biweekly all hands meetings, and a variety of internal virtual events to keep employees connected.

We believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds are critical to building great technology, and our goal is to cultivate an environment where people feel equally valued and respected. Qualia is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status.

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