Strategic Finance Associate

Menlo Ventures; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company is looking for a Strategic Finance Associate to join their team. This role encompasses collaborating with various teams to guide Chime’s business strategy and improve financial performance through in-depth analysis and strong communication with executives. Candidates should have 2-4 years of relevant experience, be adept at financial modeling in tools like Excel, and have a strategic mindset to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Hybrid work policy

401k match

Generous vacation policy

Annual wellness stipend

Up to 24 weeks paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 2-4 years in finance, consulting, or related fields preferred.
• Expertise in Excel/Google Sheets; knowledge of SQL is a plus.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills, with effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of economic frameworks and evaluate product ROI.
• Build relationships with cross-functional teams to inform financial strategy.
• Facilitate financial analyses to support negotiations and investor reporting.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Financial modeling

Communication skills

Strategic mindset

Education

2-4 years of experience in strategic finance, investment banking, or a related field

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Looker

Job description

About the role

We’re seeking a Strategic Finance Associate to join the Finance team at Chime. As a finance team member, you will have a key role in collaborating with the Strategic Finance team to shape our business and financial strategy, while completing numerous high-impact initiatives at the company. You will help us build unit economic frameworks to better understand our business model to drive continuous improvement of KPIs, while collaborating with cross-functional business partners to evaluate the ROI of products, features, and initiatives. We are looking for an analytical problem-solver with a strategic mindset - someone who can do more than just crunch numbers! A key part of this role is the ability to understand the details while keeping sight of the broader strategy. The StratFin team routinely interacts with senior executives and cross-functional partnership is an everyday occurrence, so effective communication skills are a must!

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $103,680 and up to $144,000. 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

• Support the development of unit economic frameworks to evaluate the ROI of various products, features, and business strategies and guide Chime’s decision-making
• Evaluate economic viability and drive strategy for Chime’s new and emerging products
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional teams including Product, Risk, Analytics, and Banking Strategy to strategically advise on financial impact and improve business performance
• Partner closely with Chime’s Capital Markets team to support Chime financing opportunities, including assisting with due diligence and financial analyses for investors
• Use tools such as Pigment to manage financial forecasts and advise executive leadership on business unit and product performance
• Facilitate financial analysis to support deal negotiations with vendors and partners
• Contribute to board materials, investor materials, and other external reporting to advise investors and other key partners on overall company financial health
• Guide our Analytics team to create dashboards and KPIs to track product health, as well as evaluate experimental results

To thrive in this role, you have

• 2-4 years of experience in strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting or venture capital; prior experience at high-growth technology or financial technology startups a plus
• Expertise in Excel / Google Sheets - you can build scalable, efficient, and intuitive models with ease; Experience with Looker or SQL a plus
• Comfort creating and presenting materials to an executive audience - proven ability to synthesize key takeaways and easily communicate with key collaborators, cross-functional partners and senior leadership
• Strong analytical, financial modeling and problem-solving skills; building financial models and ad-hoc analyses should come naturally
• Passion for digging into the details and moving quickly at a hyper-growth fintech
• A natural curiosity to think critically, to ask questions, and desire to evolve our business
• A team-oriented mindset and a positive attitude

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 basic banking services should be helpful, transparent, 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

• A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location to ensure you stay connected to your work and teammates, whether you’re local to one of our offices or remote
• Hybrid work perks like backup child, elder and/or pet care, as well as a subsidized commuter benefit
• 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.

We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.

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