Strategic Finance Manager

MLabs; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Healthcare coverage

Leadership exposure

Job summary

MLabs in Jersey City is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis for the organization and its entities. This hybrid, full-time role focuses on building robust financial models and providing actionable insights to senior leadership.

You will collaborate with Accounting, Risk and Operations, prepare monthly executive dashboards, and evaluate strategic growth opportunities in fintech and digital assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (required).
• 5–7 years’ experience in FP&A, strategic/ corporate finance, investment banking, or management consulting.
• Fintech/regulated financial services experience preferred.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities; building complex models from scratch.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasts, business cases, and executive financial presentations.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain consolidated financial models for the organization and its legal entities, including detailed business-line forecasts.
• Drive budgeting, quarterly re-forecast cycles, long-term planning, and monthly management reporting.
• Evaluate financial and operational results; identify key trends and variances; deliver actionable recommendations.
• Conduct scenario modeling around digital asset circulation growth, reserve yields, and interest rate changes.
• Develop quantitative business cases and financial analyses to evaluate new products, partnerships, and expansion opportunities.
• Prepare monthly financial packages, executive KPI dashboards, and ad-hoc analyses for senior leadership.
• Partner with Accounting, Risk, and Operations to monitor capital ratios, liquidity, and financial metrics for regulated entities.
• Establish scalable FP&A frameworks, reporting structures, and financial controls for global expansion.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Executive reporting

Scenario analysis

Strategic finance

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location:Jersey City, United States (Hybrid)

Hybrid| Full-time

Compensation: $160K - $200K

Our client is a high-growth, venture-backed financial technology company building foundational infrastructure to transform how global value moves. Backed by top-tier institutional investors, the organization is creating a full-service platform designed to render digital dollars and stablecoins programmable, composable, and accessible for developers, fintechs, and institutions worldwide.

The team combines the discipline of high-performance finance with the agility of a fast-moving, digital-asset startup. Operating in short feedback loops with high ownership and low ego, the organization seeks individuals motivated to build essential infrastructure for the future of money.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Modeling & Forecasting: Build and maintain consolidated financial models for the organization and its legal entities, including detailed business-line forecasts.
• Planning & Execution: Drive budgeting, quarterly re-forecast cycles, long-term planning, and monthly management reporting across the organization.
• Performance Analysis: Evaluate financial and operational results, identify key trends and variances, and deliver actionable recommendations to management.
• Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis: Conduct deep-dive scenario modeling around core business drivers, including digital asset circulation growth, reserve yields, and changing interest rate environments.
• Strategic Growth Support: Develop quantitative business cases and financial analyses to evaluate new products, commercial partnerships, and strategic expansion opportunities.
• Executive Reporting: Prepare monthly financial packages, executive KPI dashboards, and ad-hoc strategic analyses for senior leadership.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Accounting, Risk, and Operations teams to monitor and forecast regulatory capital ratios, liquidity positions, and financial metrics for regulated entities.
• Process Scale: Establish scalable FP&A frameworks, reporting structures, and financial controls to support ongoing global expansion.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience: 5–7 years of progressive experience within FP&A, Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, or Management Consulting.
• Domain Expertise: Prior experience within fintech, payments, banking, digital assets, or regulated financial services is required.
• Technical Skills: Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities, with a proven track record of building complex operating, capital, and scenario models from scratch.
• Strategic Execution: Demonstrated experience preparing budgets, forecasts, strategic business cases, and executive-level financial presentations.
• Problem-Solving: Strong quantitative aptitude with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable executive insights.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Market-leading base salary with equity/token incentive structures.
• Comprehensive Healthcare: Full health, dental, and vision coverage options.
• Professional Growth: Direct exposure to C-suite leadership within a rapidly growing market leader.

Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.

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