Strategic Finance Manager owning forecasting, planning, and investment analysis for Jerry.ai’s AI-powered physical-asset advisor. Supporting expansion across insurance, home, motorcycle, and other asset 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 movements against plan and prior period and their implications for the forecast
Write executive narratives for the CFO, founders, board, and investors
Lead monthly business reviews with functional leaders and translate results 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 cases 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, support term negotiations, and provide budget owners with spending 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, plus 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 translating complex analysis into clear narratives for executive or investor audiences
Startup or high-growth experience strongly preferred, including building financial processes from scratch
Hands-on fluency with AI tools for analysis, research, and workflow automation
Insurance, insurtech, fintech, or marketplace experience is a plus
CFA certification is a plus
Vendor negotiation or procurement exposure is a plus
Finance tech stack experience, including NetSuite, Ramp, and planning tools, is a plus
Must currently reside in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MA, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, or Ontario, Canada
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. or Canada
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