Senior Associate, Corporate Finance

Posted 4 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
149K-165K Annually
Mid level
eCommerce • Food • Software
Instacart is the leading grocery technology company in North America
The Role
The Senior Associate will drive financial forecasting, planning, and analysis, collaborating with internal stakeholders to inform strategic decisions.
Summary Generated by Built In

We're transforming the grocery industry

At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. 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. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview


About the Role - 

We are looking for a Senior Associate to join as a key member of our fast-paced and close-knit Corporate Finance team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of many critical strategic decisions and drive financial forecasting, business planning, and strategic analysis. You will have regular dialogue with key internal stakeholders, including our executive team cross-functional business partners, and influence key aspects of our external narrative with investors and our board. Come shape Instacart’s financial future with us!


About the Team - 

Corporate Finance is an integral partner to Instacart's executive team, providing holistic perspectives that inform critical business decisions and capital allocation. We serve as the central hub for forecasting, performance tracking, budgeting, and financial trajectory management. We collaborate closely across the company to achieve Instacart’s short and long term objectives.


About the Job 

  • Drive forecast cycle and key financial processes, including monthly forecasting, quarterly and annual financial target and goal setting, bi-annual operational planning, and long-range forecasting
  • Leverage financial analyses, key performance indicators, and market trends to develop recommendations for strategic decision making on a weekly and monthly cadence
  • Support pivotal capital allocation and investment decisions by utilizing knowledge of financial drivers, return on investment frameworks, sensitivity analyses, and tradeoffs vs. opportunities
  • Collaborate with leaders within the Finance org, as well as various other functions across the company including Corporate Strategy, Legal, Business Development, Product, among others, to align our strategic roadmap with our broader financial goals
  • Support development of business narrative for the Board of Directors and investors
  • Create new or improve existing processes relating to financial planning, reporting, and strategic decision making 


About You

As a Senior Associate of Corporate Finance, you possess analytical rigor and the ability to work seamlessly across a diverse range of cross-functional teams. While detail oriented, you enjoy big picture thinking and are able to articulate complex concepts concisely to diverse audiences. Most of all, you are a team player and have a bias to action. 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting, Business/Economics, Data Science, Mathematics or other related field
  • 4-6 years of experience in a relevant field with demonstrated financial acumen and a track record of leveraging data for business impact
  • High proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting
  • Strong attention to detail and project management / organizational skills
  • Polished communication skills and comfort interfacing with executives
  • Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders across an organization
  • A self-starter with a positive attitude and ability to work in a fast paced and evolving environment

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for exploring and applying AI/automation tools and techniques to enhance financial forecasting, reporting, and analytical processes
  • Experience in FP&A/Corporate Finance/Strategic Finance, investment banking, investing, consulting, equity research, or data science/analytics
  • Prior experience with consumer marketplace businesses
  • Public company experience
  • Proficient in SQL
  • Ability to work from our San Francisco or New York City office on occasion  

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.
For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$149,000$165,000 USD

WA

$142,000$158,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$137,000$152,000 USD

All other states

$123,000$137,000 USD

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
3,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. The company partners with more than 1,500 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 85,000 stores across North America on the Instacart Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of people to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for approximately 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering orders on their own flexible schedule.

Why Work With Us

We provide the ingredients & inspiration for you to shape the career that nourishes you. Our team is building innovative solutions to never-before-solved business, technical, logistical, service, and creative challenges. If you're ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

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Instacart Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

No matter where you choose to work-from our offices, from home, or a mix of both- Instacart employees have the same opportunities to grow their career

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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