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We are building the Finance team to help make data-driven and financially sound decisions for Scale. The Finance team is responsible for improving strategic, financial, and operational decisions by partnering with the leadership team in making critical decisions across Scale.
The Finance team is responsible for owning the company’s budget, helping to drive quarterly and annual planning processes, allocating and deploying the company’s resources efficiently, and performing financial analyses in partnership with all departments. You will have a unique opportunity to work closely with department heads on real-time high-priority business issues and use quantitative insights to drive better decision-making across Scale. The ideal candidate will not only have the technical skills to support their recommendations but also strong interpersonal skills to manage various stakeholders. We hope you'll join us!
You will:
- Serve as the Finance business partner to support the Applications BU Leadership Team in quarterly and annual strategic and financial planning discussions
- Engage with the business to manage revenue, delivery, headcount and expense forecasts, own weekly and monthly financial reporting, KPIs, presentations, and other critical analysis requests
- Partner with Business Unit Owners to own and improve the Delivery and Revenue forecasting processes
- Evaluate investment strategies, facilitate ad-hoc analyses, and own special projects requiring complex financial models including, but not limited to:
- Support the launch of new product lines
- Assess new risks and opportunities for corporate initiatives (e.g. expanding operations into new locations, compensation philosophy, etc.)
- Drive internal initiatives to improve data infrastructure and reporting
- Partner closely with the accounting team during the month-end close process to ensure accurate general ledger and company-wide financial statement reporting
- Develop and maintain KPIs to assist with the decision-making that aligns with the company’s objectives
Ideally, you would have:
- 4+ years of financial analysis experience working directly in a Corporate Finance or a Strategic Finance role
- 2 years of investment banking or top-tier consulting experience
- Management experience
- Demonstrated excellent project management skills, ability to manage and manipulate large data sets, critically analyze existing processes, and identify opportunities for process improvement
- Strong knowledge of Google Suite, and MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); expert Excel modeling skills
Nice to haves:
- A Bachelor’s degree with a major in finance or accounting
- Experience in SQL and Business Intelligence tools
- Experience with Anaplan and/or Adaptive Insights
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.
PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates. We limit the personal data we collect to that which we believe is appropriate and necessary to manage applicants’ needs, provide our services, and comply with applicable laws. Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data. Please see our privacy policy for additional information.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of financial analysis experience in Corporate Finance or Strategic Finance
- 2 years of investment banking or top-tier consulting experience
- Management experience
- Excellent project management skills
- Ability to manage and manipulate large data sets
- Ability to critically analyze processes and identify process improvement opportunities
- Strong knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Office
- Expert Excel modeling skills
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
- Experience with SQL and Business Intelligence tools
- Experience with Anaplan or Adaptive Insights
Scale AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Scale AI and has not been reviewed or approved by Scale AI.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials and third‑party pages describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage along with mental‑health services and an EAP. Health insurance is portrayed as strong, with options like HSA/FSA and indications of high premium coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Descriptions highlight generous PTO, paid holidays and sick time, bereavement, volunteer time, and role‑dependent flexibility or remote options. This breadth is positioned as part of a supportive time‑off approach, with specifics varying by location.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Full‑time offers commonly include equity and an ESPP, which can meaningfully lift total compensation, especially in engineering and senior roles. Job postings and compensation snapshots consistently reference base‑plus‑equity packages aligned with competitive AI market pay.
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What We Do
Scale accelerates the development of AI applications by helping machine learning teams generate high-quality ground truth data. Our advanced LiDAR, image, video and NLP annotation APIs allow machine learning teams at companies like OpenAI, Lyft, Pinterest, and Airbnb focus on building differentiated models vs. labeling data.
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