Substack is building a new economic engine for culture, giving the most creative and interesting people on the internet the power of their own publishing platform. The terms of our culture shouldn’t be set by legacy media gatekeepers or chaos-fueling social platforms, but by the people who actively shape it. Substack’s model—based on direct subscriptions—has fueled an explosion of independent publishing. It empowers creators with economic autonomy, creative ownership, and a direct connection to their most engaged audiences.
We are seeking a Manager, Strategic Finance to join Substack. In this role, you will report directly to the Head of Finance and provide guidance and support with financial modeling, planning and analysis. This is a critical role for ensuring Substack scales efficiently and drives sustainable growth in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and oversee financial models and analyses to support strategic decision-making and planning for the company's initiatives
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze financial data, and present findings to senior management
- Develop or enhance a wide range of strategic analyses, including sales efficiency/cost of sales drivers, pricing strategy, and TAM analysis
- Monitor and report on key financial metrics, highlighting areas of concern and providing insights to drive performance improvement
- Participate in the development of long-term strategic plans, including evaluating potential investments and acquisitions
- Continuously identify and implement process improvements to streamline financial planning and analysis
- Communicate complex financial information in a clear and concise manner to non-financial stakeholders
- Deliver and craft high-quality presentations for senior executives, investors, and lenders
- Organize and lead due diligence, financial modeling, and other support for potential M&A, fundraising, and capital allocation activities
Qualifications
- Minimum of 6+ years of combined experience in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, strategic finance, or FP&A
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, or other relevant disciplines
- Demonstrated excellence in project management skills, with the ability to manage and manipulate large data sets, critically analyze existing processes, and identify opportunities for process improvement
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to simplify and distill complex concepts into digestible pieces
- Skilled at building relationships and influencing at all levels of management and across functions
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of precision and attention to detail
- High level of ownership and intellectual curiosity with a result-oriented attitude
- Ability to provide recommendations to drive execution and decision-making; seen as a trusted and objective advisor
- Proficient with G-Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
- Bonus: experience with Aleph, SQL, Snowflake, Python, VBA
Our cash compensation salary range for this role is $150,000 to $170,000. Multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, determine final offer amounts and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Substack is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or transgender status), age, national origin, veteran or disability status. We’re seeking people passionate about enabling independent expression and building a better business model for creators. If you want to see what media, communities, and content can become when unmoored from advertising models, and you have the skills and experience to contribute, we’d love to meet you.
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What We Do
Substack lets writers connect with their audience on their own terms and earn money doing it. We make it simple for writers to publish to an email list that they own, get discovered on the web, and charge for subscriptions.
More than 500,000 people pay to subscribe to writers across the Substack network, and the top writers make millions of dollars a year. Substack’s model depends on the success of writers using Substack – we only make money when they do.
“Substack makes it dead simple to start a newsletter and get paid for it.” – Judd Legum, author of Popular Information
"Substack gives me a way to connect with my audience on my own terms.” – Lyz Lenz, author of God Land and Men Yell At Me
Make something that matters
Great writing is valuable. It respects readers' time, their intelligence, and their trust. It helps us make sense of and change the culture we live in. At Substack, we're building a business model that enables great writing to thrive. Learn more about our opportunity and mission.
We are a small but growing team, and there is more to build than we could ever imagine. That’s why we need you.
We aim to take pragmatic approaches to problem solving while shipping high-quality products that allow the writing on Substack to take the spotlight.
Every person at the company participates in customer support. We do this to build empathy with our users and enable us to build better products.
We believe that a diverse team will help us build a product that best serves the needs of a wildly diverse ecosystem of writers. So whatever your background or perspective, we’d welcome your input to help build the best possible version of Substack.
