Strategic Finance Analyst, Ads Product Finance
About the role
Overview
We’re looking for a Strategic Finance Analyst, Product Finance to join Instacart’s Strategic Finance team supporting Instacart Ads and Enterprise SaaS business units. You’ll help shape the next phase of growth at Instacart ads by partnering on our most critical initiatives, building business cases and P&L models, and translating insights into decisions that move the business forward.
In this role, you’ll partner closely with Ads Product, Carrot Ads, and our enterprise SaaS team to connect strategy to financial outcomes, prioritize initiatives, and deliver crisp, executive-ready narratives. If you enjoy rolling up your sleeves, collaborating across functions, and using data to influence strategy in a fast-paced environment, this role offers meaningful scope and visibility.
About the Job
- Own critical portions of Instacart Ads revenue initiatives, including planning, forecasting, deal approvals, and resource investments.
- Partner with Ads Product, Carrot Ads, and our enterprise SaaS team to translate strategy into measurable financial outcomes and recommend actions that drive revenue.
- Design and implement financial processes and dashboards that leverage internal data and KPIs to monitor performance, surface insights, and automate recurring reporting.
- Build monthly and quarterly performance materials for leadership, including forecast updates, variance analyses, and materials for board and investor reviews.
- Conduct ad hoc financial modeling and deep dives on initiatives such as SaaS performance, pricing and packaging, cohort performance, and attribution; self-serve data with SQL when needed.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Business, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- 2+ years of experience in strategic finance at a high growth technology company, investment banking, or consulting
- Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, including building driver-based financial models, cohort analyses, and scenario/sensitivity modeling.
- Experience building revenue forecasts and translating KPIs into financial outcomes for an operating business.