About the Company Our client is a venture-backed, high-growth advanced manufacturing company combining software, hardware, and engineering to transform how industrial parts are designed and produced at scale. This is an opportunity to join early and help build the financial foundation of a company scaling a breakthrough technology. The Opportunity The company is seeking a Strategic Finance Associate to join its finance team and help build the financial infrastructure behind company-wide decisions. This is an early-career role with significant ownership and direct visibility to senior leadership. You’ll support the planning cycle, contribute to M&A and partnership work, and act as a hands-on analytical partner to the executive team. It’s an ideal fit for someone who wants to build deep modeling skills in a fast-moving environment where their work has real influence.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the company’s integrated financial model, including three-statement modeling, bottoms-up budgeting, and rolling forecasts across business units
- Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis (actuals vs. budget vs. prior year) and turn results into clear commentary for leadership and the Board
- Build and maintain customer- and product-level pricing models, covering unit economics, segment contribution margin, and scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Lead financial modeling for M&A opportunities, including target evaluation, DCF/LBO valuation, synergy modeling, accretion/dilution, and post-close integration tracking
- Own the 3–5 year long-range plan, translating strategic initiatives into well-documented projections and risk sensitivities
- Support the structuring and evaluation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships, including economic modeling, waterfall/return attribution, and term sheet analysis
- Help develop capital allocation frameworks weighing organic investment, M&A, and balance sheet decisions
- Prepare board materials, investor reporting, and ad hoc analyses for leadership and venture/growth equity investors
- Partner with Operations, Sales, and Engineering to bring financial rigor to business decisions and strategic initiatives
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field
- 2+ years in investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance at a high-growth company
- Experience with variance analysis, budgeting, and financial reporting in an operating company
Preferred
- MBA or advanced degree in finance or business
- Exceptional financial modeling skills and strong Excel; comfortable building dynamic, assumption-driven models from large datasets
- Private equity or growth equity experience, especially at the portfolio company level
- Background in manufacturing, deep tech, or hardware-intensive businesses
- Experience with FP&A tools (Mosaic, Pigment, Adaptive, or similar)
- A builder’s mindset and willingness to roll up your sleeves