Strategic Finance Manager, Corporate

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
140K-175K Annually
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Machine Learning
The Data Platform for AI: High quality training and validation data for AI applications.
The Role

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:

  • Own the company's workforce planning system (TeamOhana) to forecast headcount and expenses across departments
  • Collaborate with Recruiting and Analytics to own and maintain KPIs on the impact of strategic initiatives
  • Support the development, implementation, and administration of our financial forecasting system (Fintastic)
  • Partner with finance and accounting to support cross-functional process improvements (e.g. month-end close, reporting, IPO readiness)
  • Recommend and implement enhancements to forecasting tools, processes, and reporting deliverables that reduce manual work and improve data integration
  • Help execute financial strategies to support Scale growth objectives, including strategic and financial planning, and budgeting

Ideally, you would have:

  • 4+ years of financial analysis experience working directly in Corporate Finance or Strategic Finance
  • Experience with Financial Forecasting Tools (e.g. Anaplan, Adaptive, Fintastic)
  • 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

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, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, 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.

The base salary range for this full-time position in the location of San Francisco is:
$140,000$175,000 USD

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, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI.  Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. 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.

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.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, and vision, with flexibility to choose plans that fit individual or family needs. A monthly wellness stipend further supports physical and mental wellbeing expenses.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity-based compensation is included in eligible packages, positioning ownership as a meaningful component of total rewards for many full-time roles. An employee stock purchase plan also provides an additional pathway to participate in potential upside.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off is positioned as generous with a flexible policy intended to support recharging and burnout prevention. Paid holidays and paid sick days are also part of the time-off offering.

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