Greenlight is the top family-focused fintech company dedicated to helping parents raise kids who are smart with money. We support over 6 million parents and children through our award-winning family banking app. With Greenlight, parents can set up automated allowance, manage chores, control spending, and invest for their family’s future. Kids and teens learn how to earn, save, spend responsibly, and invest.

At Greenlight, we believe every child deserves the chance to become financially confident and secure. It’s a big mission, and it’s what motivates us every day. Building a better future for the next generation depends on it.

We’re hiring a Strategic Finance Manager to work closely with leaders across the company and help drive key business outcomes. Beyond standard finance tasks such as creating budgets, forecasts, and monthly or quarterly reports, this role will be heavily involved in analyzing new products, working with data, supporting strategic initiatives, and contributing to company-wide planning. This position reports to the Director of Strategic Finance and works with executives across all teams.

We’re searching for someone who is truly a strategic thinker. The ideal candidate is self-driven, hands-on, proactive, and able to take on increasing responsibility over time. This is a fast-paced role that directly influences major business decisions and helps the company scale effectively.

Your day-to-day:
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with business leaders to understand their priorities and challenges, serving as a link between their teams and executive leadership to support company goals.
• Provide financial modeling, scenario analysis, and market insights to product, engineering, marketing, and sales teams for new products and initiatives.
• Review actual financial results against forecasts and budgets, and collaborate with business partners to provide actionable insights.
• Help manage the company’s financial model, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and long-term projections.
• Assist the Accounting team with month-end and quarter-end close processes, as well as audit preparation.
• Prepare analyses for potential acquisitions, partnerships, or investment opportunities.

What we’re looking for in you:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to ask important questions and present recommendations to executives.
• Strong sense of ownership, attention to detail, and commitment to high-quality work.
• Creativity in building customized financial models for various teams.
• A data-driven mindset for problem-solving and decision support.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-changing startup environment.

What you should have:
• Experience in venture-backed companies, investment banking, or investing (FinTech or startup experience is a plus).
• More than five years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets modeling abilities.
• Excellent analytical thinking.
• Proven ability to influence across teams and levels.
• Desire to learn and grow over time.
• Solid accounting knowledge and familiarity with financial systems (experience with planning software is a bonus).
• Strong data visualization skills and the ability to simplify complex analyses.

Work perks at Greenlight:
• Medical, dental, vision coverage, and HSA match
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Traditional 401(k) with company match and Roth IRA
• Unlimited paid time off
• Paid company holidays and occasional bonus holidays
• Professional development stipends
• Mental health support
• Access to personal financial planners
• Fertility healthcare
• Fully paid parental and caregiving leave, plus meals and cleaning services during leave
• Remote, hybrid, and in-office work options
• Stocked kitchen, catered lunches, and sometimes in-office happy hours
• Employee resource groups

Our stance on salaries:
Greenlight offers competitive, market-based compensation that varies by location, experience, and skill set. Total compensation includes a discretionary bonus, equity, medical benefits, 401(k) match, and more. We regularly review compensation across teams and regions to stay competitive.

Estimated base pay ranges:
• NY, CA, WA: $145,000–190,000
• CO: $145,000–175,000

Who we are:
Our mission requires a team that thrives on collaboration, constantly asks how they can help, and always looks for ways to improve. If you’re excited to help build a world where every child can grow up confident and healthy in both money and life, we’d love for you to join us.

Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, medical condition (including pregnancy), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and interview experience. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, contact your recruiter or email accommodations@greenlight.me.