[Remote] Senior Strategic Financial Analyst – Growth
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Instacart is transforming the grocery industry and is seeking a Senior Strategic Financial Analyst to join their Strategic Finance team. This role involves owning topline forecasting, analyzing revenue and unit economics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive growth and improve business outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Own topline forecasting for Instacart’s Core grocery business, building and maintaining driver-based models that clearly tie to business performance and operational levers
- Lead proactive deep dives on revenue and unit economics (e.g., LTV, CAC, conversion, AOV, contribution margin) to identify growth opportunities, surface risks, and recommend experiments that improve forecast accuracy and business outcomes
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Business Development, and Data Science to align assumptions, improve data quality, instrument new metrics, and operationalize insights into roadmaps
- Develop executive-ready materials for leadership, including narrative memos, dashboards, and scenario/sensitivity analyses that inform strategic priorities, resource allocation, and trade-off decisions
- Own initiative reporting across marketing, product, and enterprise programs; standardize measurement, track incremental impact, and ensure clear readouts for weekly growth reviews, monthly business reviews, and ad hoc deep dives
- Collaborate with other Strategic Finance teams to assess the impact of retailer, supply, and marketing initiatives on Core business performance; support investor relations, Board materials, and company-wide Planning
- Continuously refine and automate models and reporting to improve speed, accuracy, and decision-making, balancing near-term deliverables with long-term scalability
Skills
- 3+ years of experience in strategic finance/FP&A, investment banking, or management consulting
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
- Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including building driver-based financial models, revenue forecasts, and scenario/sensitivity analyses
- Experience preparing and presenting executive-ready materials to VP/C-suite stakeholders, with the ability to distill complex data into clear business narratives
- Track record of owning end-to-end forecasting and performance reporting for a product line, business segment, or revenue stream
- Experience in a two-sided marketplace or consumer internet business (e.g., on-demand, e-commerce, advertising, or subscription models)
- Proficiency with SQL for self-serve analysis; familiarity with BI tools such as Looker or Tableau
- Experience partnering cross-functionally to define metrics, align on assumptions, evaluate experiments, and operationalize insights
- Background creating materials for Board meetings, investor relations, and quarterly/monthly business reviews in a high-growth environment
- MBA, CFA, or other relevant advanced credential
- Ability to collaborate effectively across time zones; availability to align to West Coast hours when needed is a plus
Benefits
- Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
- This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
- Please read more about our benefits offerings here.
- Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events.
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