Strategic Finance Lead: Growth Planning & Modeling

Decagon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance and Disability

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Fertility and family-building benefits

Wellness stipend

Daily lunches and snacks

Vacation policy

Job summary

Decagon is scaling rapidly and building its finance function at the center of decision-making. As one of the first finance hires, you will own planning, stress-testing bets, and partner directly with the founders to allocate capital against opportunities.

You'll shape thinking, not just track results, develop a scalable financial model and KPIs, and drive growth through cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, in-office environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, or a closely related role at a high-growth technology company.

Responsibilities

• Own our quarterly and annual planning cycle end-to-end, guiding overall company strategy, resource allocation, and decision-making
• Build and own our financial model and unit economics framework
• Partner cross-functionally with executives across key functions to ideate, support, and drive strategic initiatives
• Drive accountability across the business by defining financial and operational KPIs, building dashboards, and identifying the right levers to accelerate growth and efficiency
• Monitor key performance indicators, financial metrics, and cash flow; deliver timely reporting packages and insights on key business trends
• Build and maintain complex financial models for long-range planning, unit economics, business cases, and investment evaluation
• Own materials for our Board meetings and serve as a key partner on future fundraising processes
• Develop and build a scalable finance function that can support Decagon's hyper-growth

Skills

Strategic Finance

Corporate Finance

Investment Banking

Financial Modeling

Analytical Skills

Communication

Influence

Ownership

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

BI Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SQL

ERP Systems

Financial Planning Tools

Job description

Decagon is scaling rapidly and building its finance function at the center of decision-making. As one of the first finance hires, you will own planning, stress-testing bets, and partner directly with the founders to allocate capital against opportunities.

You'll shape thinking, not just track results, develop a scalable financial model and KPIs, and drive growth through cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, in-office environment.