The Role
The Strategic Finance Manager will drive collaboration across departments, develop budgets, conduct financial analysis, and support strategic initiatives to facilitate business growth.
Summary Generated by Built In
Greenlight is the leading family fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids. We proudly serve more than 6 million parents and kids with our award-winning banking app for families. With Greenlight, parents can automate allowance, manage chores, set flexible spend controls, and invest for their family’s future. Kids and teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest.
At Greenlight, we believe every child should have the opportunity to become financially healthy and happy. It’s no small task, and that’s why we leap out of bed every morning to come to work. Because creating a better, brighter future for the next generation depends on it.
We are seeking a Strategic Finance Manager to collaborate with cross-functional leaders and drive outcomes across the business. In addition to traditional finance responsibilities of developing budgets, forecasts, and monthly/quarterly reports, this role will have significant involvement in new product analysis, data analytics, strategic projects, and company-wide planning. This position will report to the Director of Strategic Finance and collaborate with executives across all departments.
We are looking for a true thought leader. A successful candidate should be self-motivated, hands-on, act as a proactive business partner and demonstrate the leadership capacity to assume increasing responsibility over time. This role is fast-paced and will have a direct impact on the company's ability to make key business decisions and grow efficiently.
Your day-to-day:
- Establish close cross-functional working working relationships with business leaders to develop an understanding of their issues and needs; act as a liaison between these business leaders and executive management to drive attainment of business goals.
- Support our product, engineering, marketing, and commercial sales teams with detailed custom financial modeling, scenario analysis, and market insights for prospective products and initiatives.
- Analyze actual financial results vs budget/forecast and partner with business leaders to drive insightful and actionable decision support.
- Help manage the financial model, including forecasting, budgeting, resource allocation and long-range planning.
- Support the Accounting Team in month-end and quarter-end close processes and audit support.
- Prepare analyses for potential strategic acquisition, partnership, or investment opportunities.
What we're looking for in you:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Not afraid to speak up when seeking answers to critical issues and comfortable presenting recommendations to executives.
- Strong ownership mentality. Must be detail oriented and committed to producing work at a high standard.
- Creative mindset for building bespoke financial models for a diverse set of cross-functional needs.
- Data driven approach to analyzing problems and supporting decisions.
- Adaptability and flexibility. Startups require the ability to pivot when necessary.
What you should have:
- Background working in venture-backed companies, investment banking, or investing (experience in FinTech or a start-up environment is a plus)
- 5+ years directly relatable work experience
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets modeling and technical skills
- Excellent analytical skills and mindset
- Proven ability to influence across functions and levels
- Enthusiasm to learn and evolve skillset over time
- Strong accounting and systems knowledge (experience using financial planning software is a plus)
- Strong data visualization skills and an ability to synthesize complicated analyses in simple ways
Work perks at Greenlight:
- Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match
- Paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
- Traditional 401k with company match and Roth IRA
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid company holidays and pop-up bonus holidays
- Professional development stipends
- Mental health resources
- 1:1 financial planners
- Fertility healthcare
- 100% paid parental and caregiving leave, plus cleaning service and meals during your leave
- Flexible WFH, both remote and in-office opportunities
- Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches, and occasional in-office happy hours
- Employee resource groups
Our stance on salaries:
Greenlight provides a competitive compensation package with a market-based approach to pay and will vary depending on your location, experience and skill set. The total compensation package for this position will also include a discretionary performance bonus, equity rewards, medical benefits, 401K match, and more. Greenlight conducts continuous compensation evaluations across departments and geographies to ensure we are keeping our pay current and competitive.
The estimated base pay range for this position in (NY, CA, WA): $145,000-190,000
The estimated base pay range for this position in (CO): $145,000-175,000
Who we are:
It takes a special team to aim for a never-been-done-before mission like ours. We’re looking for people who love working together because they know it makes us stronger, people who look to others and ask, “How can I help?” and then “How can we make this even better?” If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and help create a world where every child grows up to be happy and healthy in money and life, apply to join our team.
Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Greenlight is committed to an inclusive work environment and interview experience. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in our hiring process, please reach out to your recruiter directly or email [email protected].
Skills Required
- 5+ years directly relatable work experience
- Background working in venture-backed companies, investment banking, or investing
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets modeling and technical skills
- Excellent analytical skills and mindset
- Strong accounting and systems knowledge
- Strong data visualization skills
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The Company
What We Do
Greenlight is a debit card and money app for families. Our mission is to shine a light on the world of money for families and empower parents to raise financially-smart kids. Millions of parents and kids use Greenlight to earn, save, spend wisely, give and invest. Parents can set flexible spend controls, manage chores, automate allowances and invest for their kids’ futures. The Greenlight team calls Atlanta home, but we have team members across the country. We’re pet enthusiasts, PTA presidents, fantasy football champs, kickball-mates and volunteer dance teachers. We’re backed by Drive Capital, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, TTV Capital, Relay Ventures, NEA, Amazon, Ally Financial, SunTrust Bank and Synchrony Financial. We were picked for CB Insights’ Fintech 250.
