Our co-founders started Zip in 2020 to address this seemingly intractable problem with a purpose-built platform that provides a simple, consumer-grade user experience. Within just a few short years, Zip created the procurement orchestration category and developed the leading solution in this $50B+ TAM space. Today, leading companies like Instacart, Anthropic, Sephora, Discover, Reddit, and Lyft rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.
We're a fast-growing team that helped scale category-defining companies like Airbnb, Meta, Salesforce, Databricks, Ramp, Apple, and Google. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, BOND, DST Global, and CRV, we’re focused on developing cutting-edge technology, expanding into new global markets, and—above all–driving incredible value for our customers. Join us!
As a Strategic Finance Associate at Zip, you will drive the strategy and analysis behind our annual and long range company planning processes, own internal and external reporting workstreams, and partner with leaders across the org as they set targets and make investment decisions. You will be in a unique position to understand our full business at the driver level, and from that foundation will build our growth plans and help define our investor messaging. This role is highly cross-functional and will help set targets and assess the ROI of projects across the Sales, Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams.
What you’ll do
Drive our annual and long-range planning processes, and use them to help guide resource allocation across the business
Own internal and external reporting workstreams to track our performance against plan and progress towards key goals
Architect and own our core financial models, including those supporting our annual and long range plans, our treasury strategy, and our third party payments product strategy
Provide analytical support and financial rigor as we evaluate new investments and support strategic decision making across functions
Collaborate with the accounting team to prepare financial statements and oversee budgets
Support leadership on communications to investors, the Board, and other external stakeholders
What you’ll need
2+ years of private equity, investment banking, or similar experience
A strong sense of ownership and outcome-oriented drive
Excellent financial modeling and quantitative skills
Extreme attention to detail and a high regard for precision
Strong written and verbal communication
Ability to collaborate productively with a range of teams / personalities
Nice to Haves
SQL proficiency and experience using BI dashboard tools strongly preferred
Past exposure to B2B SaaS business models
Past experience in a Finance role at a Growth stage company
The salary range for this role is $100,000-$150,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.
Perks & Benefits
At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.
📈 Start-up equity
🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage
🍽️ Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees
🚍 Commuter benefit
🚠 Team building events & happy hours
🌴 Flexible PTO
💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget
💸 401k plan
We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!
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