Strategic Finance Associate
About the Role:
The Strategic Finance Associate will be a key member of Caribou’s Finance organization focused on setting, managing and accelerating the overall financial targets for Caribou’s Marketing, Partnerships, Lending and Shared Services functions.
This role sits squarely at the cross-section of Finance, Strategy and Operations supported by a world class Finance, Accounting, Analytics & Data Science team and wider business leaders. This role will report to Caribou’s Senior Manager, Corporate Finance and drive fundamental impacts to the business with significant exposure to Caribou’s senior leadership team.
In this role, you will…
Partner with key stakeholders primarily within Marketing, Partnerships, Lending and Shared Services, but more widely across the organization to create financial visibility and apply sound financial theory to assist in setting business priorities.
Create and structure financial models needed in support of greenfield initiatives as well as scale core offerings.
Think strategically and leverage analysis from models to aid in decision making.
Ensure and validate efficient capital deployment and management across Caribou’s Marketing, Partnerships, Lending and Shared Services departments.
Work closely with the Accounting function to anchor to actuals and proactively identify trends surfacing in the financials.
Assist in conducting ad-hoc analysis and preparing recurring reporting deliverables with cross-functional teams and management presentations.
Support a variety of investor, capital investment and planning and Board reporting deliverables.
Capture the entirety of financial implications across Caribou’s P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash position.
Continuously develop, innovate and elevate analysis and reporting highlighting key insights that drive action.
This role can be based out of our Caribou office in Denver, CO. Alternatively, this role may work remotely from a state where Caribou operates with a preference for the Chicago, IL, Denver, CO or Phoenix, AZ markets.* This role may require attendance at occasional in-person team meetings.
About You
You, like us, are driven to achieve your goals. At Caribou, we have just three core values: Give a damn. Velocity. Make the assist. We’re motivated. We race towards our goals. And we help each other along the way.
2 - 4 years of finance experience within a high growth technology environment, investment banking, private equity, corporate finance and / or corporate strategy.
MBA and / or CFA (designation or in progress) a plus.
Sound understanding of financial statements and financial theory.
Advanced Excel skills and data-driven approach to solving complex financial decisions, with very strong attention to detail.
A critical thinker who can clearly articulate color commentary around a number and make sound and data-supported recommendations / conclusions.
Experience with data visualization and financial reporting tools such as Looker, NetSuite, Microsoft Office and Google Suite products.
Strong sense of ownership in work quality and continuous improvement with past demonstration of independent work management.
How we will take care of you
Everyone at Caribou is a valued team member. Our compensation and benefits package includes:
Competitive compensation: $100,000 - 120,000
Eligible for annual performance based bonus
Equity options
401k savings program
Generous paid time off including: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents.
Robust wellness benefits including company-paid plans for health, dental, vision, mental health, disability and basic life insurance.
Optional benefits to suit your individual circumstances such as HSAs, FSAs, supplemental life and medical insurance, and pet insurance.
Up to $1,000 per year for eligible professional development expenses.
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Strategic Finance Associate
About the Role:
The Strategic Finance Associate will be a key member of Caribou’s Finance organization focused on setting, managing and accelerating the overall financial targets for Caribou’s Marketing, Partnerships, Lending and Shared Services functions.
This role sits squarely at the cross-section of Finance, Strategy and Operations supported by a world class Finance, Accounting, Analytics & Data Science team and wider business leaders. This role will report to Caribou’s Senior Manager, Corporate Finance and drive fundamental impacts to the business with significant exposure to Caribou’s senior leadership team.
In this role, you will…
Partner with key stakeholders primarily within Marketing, Partnerships, Lending and Shared Services, but more widely across the organization to create financial visibility and apply sound financial theory to assist in setting business priorities.
Create and structure financial models needed in support of greenfield initiatives as well as scale core offerings.
Think strategically and leverage analysis from models to aid in decision making.
Ensure and validate efficient capital deployment and management across Caribou’s Marketing, Partnerships, Lending and Shared Services departments.
Work closely with the Accounting function to anchor to actuals and proactively identify trends surfacing in the financials.
Assist in conducting ad-hoc analysis and preparing recurring reporting deliverables with cross-functional teams and management presentations.
Support a variety of investor, capital investment and planning and Board reporting deliverables.
Capture the entirety of financial implications across Caribou’s P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash position.
Continuously develop, innovate and elevate analysis and reporting highlighting key insights that drive action.
This role can be based out of our Caribou office in Denver, CO. Alternatively, this role may work remotely from a state where Caribou operates with a preference for the Chicago, IL, Denver, CO or Phoenix, AZ markets.* This role may require attendance at occasional in-person team meetings.
About You
You, like us, are driven to achieve your goals. At Caribou, we have just three core values: Give a damn. Velocity. Make the assist. We’re motivated. We race towards our goals. And we help each other along the way.
2 - 4 years of finance experience within a high growth technology environment, investment banking, private equity, corporate finance and / or corporate strategy.
MBA and / or CFA (designation or in progress) a plus.
Sound understanding of financial statements and financial theory.
Advanced Excel skills and data-driven approach to solving complex financial decisions, with very strong attention to detail.
A critical thinker who can clearly articulate color commentary around a number and make sound and data-supported recommendations / conclusions.
Experience with data visualization and financial reporting tools such as Looker, NetSuite, Microsoft Office and Google Suite products.
Strong sense of ownership in work quality and continuous improvement with past demonstration of independent work management.
How we will take care of you
Everyone at Caribou is a valued team member. Our compensation and benefits package includes:
Competitive compensation: $100,000 - 120,000
Eligible for annual performance based bonus
Equity options
401k savings program
Generous paid time off including: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents.
Robust wellness benefits including company-paid plans for health, dental, vision, mental health, disability and basic life insurance.
Optional benefits to suit your individual circumstances such as HSAs, FSAs, supplemental life and medical insurance, and pet insurance.
Up to $1,000 per year for eligible professional development expenses.