Vice President, Strategic Finance

Affirm; St. Louis (MO); Remote; USD 340,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic leader to drive their finance function. This role offers the unique opportunity to influence decision-making across the organization by managing budgets and financial planning processes. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in investment banking or corporate finance, coupled with strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with senior leadership. In a remote-first environment, you will lead a high-performance team, ensuring the company invests wisely to achieve its growth and profitability goals. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are passionate about finance, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Qualifications

• 15+ years in investment banking, private equity, or corporate finance.
• Prior FP&A experience in a later stage company is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial models to guide long-term financial strength.
• Oversee loan volume forecasting and compensation planning.

Skills

Investment Banking

Private Equity

Venture Capital

Corporate Finance

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

Master's Degree (MBA preferred)

Job description

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Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

We’re looking for a smart, driven individual to lead our Strategic Finance (FP&A) function. You will have a unique opportunity to work cross-functionally and use quantitative insights to drive better decision-making across the whole organization. Strategic Finance is responsible for owning the company’s budget and financial planning processes, performing financial analyses across the company, providing financial guidance for business partners to effectively invest, maximizing impact of spend in our largest cost centers and investing strategically to accelerate our business. The ideal candidate will not only have the technical skills to support their recommendations, but also strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with various stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Maintain our financial model and forecasts to guide Affirm’s long term financial strength by advising on growth, hiring, spending and strategic projects
• Oversee loan volume forecasting, compensation planning and driving growth opportunities both in lending and new products
• Drive annual and monthly financial planning processes to align with current Technology and Commercial roadmaps
• Provide budget guidance to senior executives to ensure Affirm is investing in the right areas and achieving the desired outcomes
• Develop key metrics to support hiring, expansion and profitability goals
• Manage a high performance team that works cross functionally throughout the company
• Develop programs and processes for tracking and managing budgets with senior division leaders
  
  

What We Look For

• 15+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital and/or corporate finance.
• Prior FP&A experience at a later stage private or public company.
• Prior experience operating in a highly regulated industry or a high growth environment.
• Understanding of a lending P&L and debt capital markets.
• A skilled manager who enjoys mentoring and growing their team.
• Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate relationships with senior leadership and board members
  
  

Location - Remote U.S.

Base Pay Grade - W

Equity Grade - 24

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range per year: $340,000 - $380,000

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
  
  

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

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