Cents
Strategic Finance Lead
$185K–$200K
New York, NY · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Experience
- 7–10+ years; relevant fields include FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or a related field.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads Cents’ FP&A function, owning financial planning and analysis and advising executives on company performance, investments, and strategic decisions.
What you'll do
- Lead corporate and departmental budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and driver-based financial modeling.
- Partner with business teams and the CFO to analyze performance, investments, scenarios, and M&A opportunities.
- Prepare board and investor analyses and reporting, and develop the FP&A planning and reporting function.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 7–10+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or a related field.
- Experience independently leading budgeting, forecasting, and performance management in a high-growth or fast-paced environment.
- Strong financial modeling, cross-functional business partnering, and executive communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with NetSuite.
- Experience with AI tools and finance/reporting automation; FP&A planning tools such as Cube or Vena; or business intelligence and analytics teams.
Pay
USD 185,000–200,000 per year base salary
Tools
NetSuite, Cube, Vena
AI focus
Experience with AI tools and automating finance and reporting processes is a nice-to-have; AI work is not specified as a job duty.
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