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Senior Manager, Strategic Finance (Personal Loans)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or corporate strategy
  • Proven track record of owning high-impact financial initiatives and strategic projects
  • Strong financial modeling and forecasting expertise with the ability to build complex frameworks
  • Experience partnering with senior and executive leadership teams

Responsibilities

  • Own financial strategy and partner with senior leaders across Product, Marketing, Operations, Pricing, and Risk to drive business outcomes and performance
  • Lead end-to-end financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario planning for high-impact initiatives
  • Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for executive decision-making
  • Build and refine driver-based models to evaluate ROI, pricing, profitability, and growth strategies

About the company

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Earnest

Consumer & Commercial Lending

Earnest is a fintech lender focused on education finance, whose mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. Founded in 2013 on the belief that financially responsible people deserve better options and access to credit, Earnest's lending products empower anyone seeking higher education to reduce the total price tag of their education, supercharge their ability to pay down student debt, and get on the right financial track fast. For employees, our remote-first culture is as dynamic as the products we've built, and our values were built into the core of Earnest on day one. These values guide our ship, keeping us constantly aligned with what matters: our clients. - Earn Happy Customers - Better is Better - Ph.D. in Moving Fast - Passion for Challenges - Impact is a Team Sport In addition to a diverse culture, Earnest offers competitive incentives: a $1,000 travel perk to go anywhere in the world on your Earniversary, a generous PTO policy, an annual office stipend for home office set up, awesome swag throughout the year, and much more. Check out Earnest.com/Careers to view our open positions! NMLS #1204197 nmlsconsumeraccess.org

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryConsumer & Commercial Lending
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Earnest empowers ambitious professionals to make confident financial decisions and build the life they envision.

Earnies are committed to helping borrowers move forward with confidence by offering smarter borrowing options with a clearer path to taking control of their debt. If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let’s build something great together. 

The Senior Manager, Strategic Finance (Personal Loans) will report to the Head of FP&A and Strategic Finance. 

As the Senior Manager, Strategic Finance (Personal Loans), you will:

  • Own financial strategy and partner with senior leaders across Product, Marketing, Operations, Pricing, and Risk to drive business outcomes and performance
  • Lead end-to-end financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario planning for high-impact initiatives
  • Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for executive decision-making
  • Build and refine driver-based models to evaluate ROI, pricing, profitability, and growth strategies
  • Deliver executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and presentations to influence strategic direction
  • Identify risks and opportunities, proactively guiding resource allocation and long-term planning

About You: 

  • 7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or corporate strategy
  • Proven track record of owning high-impact financial initiatives and strategic projects
  • Strong financial modeling and forecasting expertise with the ability to build complex frameworks
  • Experience partnering with senior and executive leadership teams
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect financial insights to broader strategy
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a high degree of ownership

Even Better:

  • MBA, CFA, or other advanced degree
  • Experience in fintech, lending, or financial services
  • Familiarity with ERP or planning systems (e.g., Anaplan, Workday Adaptive, Hyperion)
  • Experience with SQL, Python, or BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau)
  • Experience driving process automation and scaling analytics capabilities

Where:

  • This role will be based in the US.

Compensation: 

A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary based on the roles location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, candidate location and budget. This range may be modified in the future.

Salary Range: $134,000 - $168,000 USD. Employees are also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus and equity.

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Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including: 

  • Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
  • Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office
  • Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
  • 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
  • Robust tuition reimbursement program
  • $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world 
  • Competitive days of annual PTO
  • Competitive parental leave

What Makes an Earnie:

At Earnest, our people bring our cultural principles to life. These principles define how we work, how we win, and what we expect of ourselves and each other:

  • Every Second Counts: Speed is our competitive advantage. Our customers need better solutions, and the faster we execute, the greater our chance of success.
  • Choose To Do Hard Things: We win by tackling the hard things that others avoid, fueled by grit and resilience.
  • Pursue Excellence: Great companies, teams, and individuals never settle and are proud of the work that they do. What’s good enough today won’t be good enough tomorrow. Excellence isn’t a destination; it’s a mindset of continuous improvement.
  • Lead Together: Our success comes from how we work together. Leadership is not about titles—it is about action. We take ownership, drive results, and move forward as a team.
  • Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously: We take our work seriously, not ourselves. The stakes are high, but a sense of humor keeps us grounded, creative, and resilient.

At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging enables us to move forward with our mission. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage anyone to apply if your experience is close to what we are looking for.  

Earnest provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or genetics. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.

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