Strategic Finance Associate

Consensys is the leading blockchain and web3 software company founded by Joe Lubin, CEO of Consensys and Co-Founder of Ethereum. Since 2014, Consensys has been at the forefront of innovation, pioneering technological developments within the web3 ecosystem.

Through our product suite, including the MetaMask platform, Infura, Linea, Diligence, and our NFT toolkit Phosphor, we have become the trusted collaborator for users, creators, and developers on their path to build and belong in the world they want to see.

Whether building a dapp, an NFT collection, a portfolio, or a better future, the instinct to build is universal. Consensys inspires and champions the builder instinct in everyone by making web3 universally easy to use and develop on.

Our mission is to unlock the collaborative power of communities by making the decentralized web universally easy to access, use, and build on. 

You’ll get to work on the tools, infrastructure, and apps that scale these platforms to onboard one billion participants and 5 million developers. You’ll be constantly exposed to new concepts, ideas, and frameworks from your peers, and as you work on different projects — challenging you to stay at the top of your game. You’ll join a network of builders that reaches the edge of our ecosystem. Consensys alumni have moved on to become tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, and team leads at tech companies. 

About Finance Team

The Finance team partners closely with the business in overseeing company wide resource allocation and generating detailed financial analyses to drive the business forward. We also develop advanced capital strategies to support the company’s short- and long-term future.

The Corporate Finance team is looking for a Strategic Finance Associate to help with our mission to support financial decision-making and corporate planning while embodying our company’s values. Your efforts will influence key financial insights and strategic recommendations we provide to Consensys Software’s leadership and Board, and design and implement company-wide processes to drive toward our desired business and financial outcomes. You will engage with product, operations, strategy, marketing and customer success in developing these strategic recommendations. A passion for blockchain technology, cryptoeconomics, exceptional work ethic, and team oriented mentality is essential for this impactful role.

What you’ll do

• Maintain ownership of comprehensive, drivers-based financial models with an integrated set of financial statements, assumptions, and metrics

• Support best-in-class finance capabilities by partnering with teams across the company to drive financial and strategic insight through deep goal-oriented financial analysis and long-range planning.

• You are comfortable with analyzing and pressure testing the long-term drivers of the business and will develop creative solutions to problems using qualitative and quantitative methods (e.g. market sizing to determine product prioritization, organizational planning and its effect on org. velocity, unit economics & ROI)

• Prepare, analyze, and summarize monthly financials and key performance indicators (KPIs) reports for use by leadership teams

• Provide strong business analytic decision support on numerous revenue and cost initiatives, return on investment analyses and/or other assigned projects. Act as a strategist and key stakeholder through risk adjusted financial analyses on potential investments, choices, and trade-offs - Act as an operator through effective financial planning and analyses

• Develop a thorough and detailed understanding of both our long term strategy as well as our core product and financial metrics.

• Work closely with the Accounting team to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting

• Support presentation materials (e.g. Ops reviews, Finance Leadership & Board materials) as well as contribute to other ad hoc Corporate Finance and Operations projects.

Would be great if you brought this to the role

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field preferred

• 2+ years of relevant experience in financial modeling, planning and analysis, with a track record demonstrating excellent technical skills

• Venture backed startup, Strategy Consulting Firm and/or Investment Banking experience

• Prior experience in a high-growth high tech/software/fintech/SaaS organization is a plus

• Entrepreneurial, flexible, and collaborative - you will have a strong EQ and experience with partnering across matrixed organizations

• Experience building financial models and developing automated reports and dashboards

• Advanced skills in Excel and adept user GSuite with proficiency in SQL a plus

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Willing / “can do” attitude, commitment to quality, enthusiasm, and attention to detail.

• Intellectual curiosity and complete professional ownership

• Strong growth mentality to seek out continuous improvement and development opportunities through a growth mindset

• Understanding and familiarity with blockchain and cryptocurrency is a plus

Don't meet all the requirements? Don't sweat it. We’re passionate about building a diverse team of humans and as such, if you think you've got what it takes for our chaotic-but-fun, remote-friendly, start-up environment—apply anyway, detailing your relevant transferable skills in your cover letter. While we have a pretty good idea of what we need, we're ready for you to challenge our thinking on who needs to be in this role.

It is a requirement of employment in this position that applicants will be required to submit to background checks including but not limited to employment, education and criminal record checks. Further details will be provided to applicants that successfully meet the criteria for the position as determined by the company in its sole discretion. By submitting an application for employment, you are acknowledging and consenting to this requirement.