Zipline
Strategic Finance Manager, Operations
$140K–$200K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5–10 years; accepted fields include strategic finance, corporate finance, operations finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, consulting, business operations, or another highly analytical role.
About the job
Partners with Global Operations leaders to plan, model, report on, and improve the financial performance and efficiency of Zipline’s operations.
What you'll do
- Own operational forecasting, variance analysis, KPI reporting, annual planning, and performance reviews.
- Build driver-based models and leadership analyses for operating costs, unit economics, growth, margin, and resource allocation.
- Partner across Operations, Finance, Data, and other teams to identify risks, improve reporting, and support decisions.
What they ask for
- 5–10 years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, operations finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, consulting, business operations, or another highly analytical role.
- Deep financial modeling experience, including forecasting, scenario analysis, unit economics, P&L analysis, capex and opex planning, investment evaluation, and return-on-investment analysis.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
- Experience owning forecasting, annual planning, consolidation, variance analysis, and recurring business-performance reviews.
Nice to have
- Experience with SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Looker, Mode, Tableau, Hex, Python, or R.
- Experience in hardware, logistics, aviation, robotics, manufacturing, supply chain, fleet operations, healthcare devices, physical infrastructure, or another operations-intensive business.
Pay
$140,000 - $200,000 USD, starting cash range (target)
Tools
Excel, Google Sheets, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Looker, Mode, Tableau
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