Strategic Finance Manager owning forecasting, planning, and investment analysis for Jerry.ai’s AI-powered platform managing cars, homes, and other physical assets. Supporting growth decisions across insurance and adjacent markets.
Responsibilities
Own Jerry’s driver-based operating model for the base business and expand it for new insurance products and business lines
Run the annual budget and long-range planning process end to end
Own monthly and quarterly forecast cycles and variance analysis
Explain changes against plan and prior period and their implications for the forecast
Write executive financial narratives for the CFO, founders, board, and investors
Lead monthly business reviews with functional leaders and translate analysis into business decisions
Evaluate and implement a planning system
Build financial models for new products, verticals, channels, and partnerships
Size markets, model economics, and evaluate capital commitments and returns
Compare actual economics with underwriting assumptions and apply lessons to future decisions
Monitor CAC, payback, policy retention, lifetime value, and contribution margin
Support corporate development, capital markets, investor workstreams, diligence, modeling, and transaction analysis
Frame build, buy, or partner decisions
Underwrite vendor spend, build business cases, support term negotiations, and provide budget owners with financial visibility
Report to the VP of Finance and work closely with the CFO, founders, and functional leaders
Requirements
4+ years of relevant experience
Ideally, 2+ years at a reputable investment bank, corporate development group, or private equity firm combined with 2+ years in strategic finance or FP&A at a high-growth company
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a similarly quantitative field
Strong financial modeling skills, including driver-based operating models, three-statement mechanics, scenario and sensitivity analysis
Working command of accounting concepts and GAAP
Experience with unit economics in a consumer or marketplace business, including CAC, LTV, payback, cohort retention, and contribution margin
Track record of translating complex analysis into a clear narrative for executive or investor audiences
Hands-on fluency with AI tools for analysis, research, and workflow automation
Must currently reside in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Ontario, Canada
CFA certification, vendor negotiation or procurement exposure, finance tech stack experience, and insurance/insurtech/fintech/marketplace experience are nice to have
Full-time salaried employment eligibility and authorization to work in the U.S. or Canada
Benefits
Equity opportunities or stock options
Health coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
401(k) plan with employer matching for U.S. employees
RRSP plan with employer matching for Canadian employees
Wellness benefits
Remote work support for most roles
Offices available in Palo Alto, New York City, Chicago, and Toronto for in-person or hybrid work
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