Strategic Finance Manager, Growth & Forecasting

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jerry.ai is hiring a Strategic Finance Manager to own the operating model, planning cadence, and spend discipline as we expand into new markets and products. You will partner with functional leaders, report to the VP of Finance, and work closely with the CFO and founders to deliver executive-ready analyses and dashboards.

This role requires 4+ years in finance, strong modeling, and startup/high-growth experience with AI-enabled analysis.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience, ideally combining 2+ years at a reputable investment bank, corporate development group, or private equity firm with 2+ years in strategic finance or FP&A at a high-growth company.
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a similarly quantitative field.
• Strong financial modeling skills: driver-based operating models, three-statement mechanics, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and a working command of accounting concepts and GAAP.
• Experience with unit economics in a consumer or marketplace business, including CAC, LTV, payback, cohort retention, and contribution margin.
• A track record of translating complex analysis into a clear narrative for an executive or investor audience.
• Startup or high-growth experience strongly preferred, including building financial processes from scratch.
• Hands-on fluency with AI tools for analysis, research, and workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Own the driver-based operating model for the base business and expand it as we launch new insurance products and business lines.
• Run the annual budget and long-range planning process end to end — cadence, assumptions, stakeholder inputs, and the consolidated plan the executive team commits to.
• Own the monthly and quarterly forecast cycle and variance analysis: explain what moved against plan and prior period, why it moved, and what it means for the forecast.
• Write the executive narrative: translate the financial results into clear business insights for the CFO, the founders, the board, and our investors.
• Lead monthly business reviews: work with functional leaders and turn what the numbers show into the business decisions.
• Support the team in evaluating and implementing a planning system: assess options, make recommendations, and own the rollout.
• Build the financial case for new opportunities: size the market, model the economics, evaluate capital commitment and return profile.
• Read results back against the case and monitor product/channel economics including CAC and payback, LTV, retention, and contribution margin.

Skills

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Startup/High-growth

AI tools for analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Job description

Jerry.ai is hiring a Strategic Finance Manager to own the operating model, planning cadence, and spend discipline as we expand into new markets and products. You will partner with functional leaders, report to the VP of Finance, and work closely with the CFO and founders to deliver executive-ready analyses and dashboards.

This role requires 4+ years in finance, strong modeling, and startup/high-growth experience with AI-enabled analysis.