Strategic Finance Manager, Platform

Coinbase; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Finance Manager to lead FP&A for Platform, owning the financial roadmap from planning to rolling forecasts. You’ll partner with Platform leadership and the CTO to guide operational spending and resource allocation while scaling the business.

You will build and refine financial models, conduct detailed variance analyses, and translate complex data into actionable recommendations for senior leadership. The role emphasizes strategic finance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of FP&A or related finance experience.
• Experience with large OpEx budgeting and cost centers.
• Ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
• Proficiency with SQL and financial modeling.
• Familiarity with AI tools in workflow is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial deliverables including forecasting, reporting, and analysis for your business partners.
• Drive month-end close for your areas with variance analysis and data integrity checks.
• Identify trends and opportunities by analyzing financial and operational data.
• Partner with Platform leadership as a trusted financial advisor, presenting analysis during business reviews.
• Build and maintain financial models quantifying risks, opportunities, and trade-offs.

Skills

Financial modeling

SQL proficiency

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Anaplan

NetSuite

Looker

Tableau

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

As an Finance Manager supporting Platform, you'll join the FP&A team that translates Coinbase's mission into a sustainable financial reality by owning the company's financial roadmap, from the annual operating plan and rolling forecasts to in-depth business reviews. You'll serve as a key financial partner to Platform leadership partnering directly with our CTO, owning the analysis that guides operational expenditure planning and drives high-impact resource allocation decisions as we scale.

What you'll do:

• Own end-to-end financial deliverables including forecasting, reporting, and analysis for your business partners, ensuring the annual budget and monthly planning cycles are met with precision




• Drive month-end close for your areas by conducting detailed variance analysis and partnering with the Accounting team to maintain the integrity of financial data




• Identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities by proactively analyzing financial and operational data and surfacing the "why" behind the numbers before being asked




• Partner with Platform leadership as a trusted financial advisor, preparing and presenting analysis during business reviews and translating complex data into clear recommendations




• Build and maintain the financial models that quantify risks, opportunities, and investment trade-offs across your portfolio

Required Skills and Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, or similar fast-paced finance environment




• Track record managing large-scale OpEx budgets (headcount, infrastructure, AI, contractors) across multiple cost centers




• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders on resource allocation and investment decisions through clear, actionable financial analysis




• Advanced financial modeling skills, SQL proficiency for data analysis, and hands-on experience with planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, NetSuite) or data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau)




• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

*Pay Transparency Notice:** *Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$185,915—$195,700 USD

• *Application Limit: *Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.




• *Equal Opportunity Employer: *Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.




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