Strategic Finance Associate

Conexus; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Conexus, a high-growth manufacturing company, seeks a Strategic Finance Associate to own financial modeling, planning, and strategic analysis across FP&A, M&A, partnerships, and investor reporting.

The role targets professionals from investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance who want to scale with an operating company. Expect significant ownership and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance experience at a high-growth company.
• Experience with financial modeling, variance analysis, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated financial model, including three-statement modeling, budgeting, and rolling forecasts.
• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis and prepare executive-ready reporting.
• Build customer and product-level pricing, unit economics, margin, and scenario models.
• Support M&A analysis, including DCF/LBO valuation, synergies, accretion/dilution, and integration tracking.
• Own the 3–5 year long-range financial plan.
• Support joint venture and strategic partnership analysis, including economic modeling and term sheet evaluation.
• Develop capital allocation frameworks and evaluate investment opportunities.
• Prepare Board materials, investor reporting, and ad hoc analyses.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, and Engineering on strategic initiatives and financial decision-making.

Skills

Investment Banking/PE

Financial Modeling

Excel Mastery

Strategic Finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting

Tools

Mosaic

Pigment

Adaptive

Job description

High-growth advanced manufacturing company developing an AI-native platform that integrates software, hardware, and advanced manufacturing to produce complex industrial-scale parts. The company serves technically demanding customers across defense, space, automotive, energy, and industrial markets. Production demand has grown more than 10x over the past year, creating significant opportunity for continued scale.

The Opportunity

The Strategic Finance Associate will join a lean, high-impact finance team and have significant ownership across financial modeling, planning, M&A, partnerships, and strategic analysis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone coming from investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance who wants to move into a high-growth operating environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the company's integrated financial model, including three-statement modeling, budgeting, and rolling forecasts.
• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis and prepare executive-ready reporting.
• Build customer and product-level pricing, unit economics, margin, and scenario models.
• Support M&A analysis, including DCF/LBO valuation, synergies, accretion/dilution, and integration tracking.
• Own the 3–5 year long-range financial plan.
• Support joint venture and strategic partnership analysis, including economic modeling and term sheet evaluation.
• Develop capital allocation frameworks and evaluate investment opportunities.
• Prepare Board materials, investor reporting, and ad hoc analyses.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, and Engineering on strategic initiatives and financial decision-making.

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field.
• 2+ years of investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance experience at a high-growth company.
• Experience with financial modeling, variance analysis, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Nice to Haves

• Private equity or growth equity experience, particularly at the portfolio-company level.
• Manufacturing, hardware, deep tech, or industrial experience.
• MBA or advanced degree.
• Experience with FP&A/planning tools such as Mosaic, Pigment, or Adaptive.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Entrepreneurial “roll up your sleeves” mentality.

Why Consider This Opportunity

• Significant exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Opportunity to work across FP&A, M&A, capital allocation, partnerships, and investor reporting.
• Join a rapidly scaling company at the intersection of AI, software, and advanced manufacturing.
• Significant equity opportunity.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision.
• Daily catered lunch and dinner.
• Strong parental leave and benefits package.
• High-impact, onsite environment with substantial ownership and career growth potential.