Senior Strategic Finance Manager

About Tala

Tala is on a mission to unleash the economic power of the Global Majority – the 4 billion people overlooked by existing financial systems. With nearly half a billion dollars raised from equity and debt, we are serving millions of customers across three continents. Tala has been named by the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 five years in a row, CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Company, Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight years running, and Chief's The New Era of Leadership Award. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about our mission.

By creating a unique platform that enables lending and other financial services around the globe, people in emerging markets are able to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. Currently, over nine million people across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products. Due to our global team, we have a remote-first approach, and also have offices in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India.

Most Talazens join us because they connect with our mission. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from you!

The Role

We're seeking a highly motivated and analytical Senior Finance Manager to join our Strategic finance team and become a critical business partner to our product team. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in driving product strategy and profitability by providing insightful financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic recommendations. An ideal candidate operates with significant autonomy and independence, showing high judgment in decisions that have financial, business, operational, or customer implications. This candidate will have advanced financial modeling skills and the ability and the ability to influence the decisions of business partners through effective verbal and written communication.

What You'll Do

• Strategic Business Partnering: Serve as the primary finance partner to the product team, providing financial guidance and support for strategic decision-making.
• Business Case Development: Partner with product team to create robust business cases for new product initiatives, features, and investments, evaluating potential ROI and financial impact.
• Financial Modeling & Forecasting: Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to forecast product revenue, costs, and profitability, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
• Performance & ROI Analysis: Evaluate ROI and analyze product performance against targets, identify key trends, and provide actionable insights to drive product optimization and growth.
• Reporting & Communication: Prepare and present clear and concise financial reports and insights to senior management, facilitating effective communication and decision-making.
• Create bridges between teams and ensure shared understanding. Provide ongoing updates to the Finance (Local and Global teams) and leadership team
• Work closely with accounting to ensure accurate product-related financial reporting.

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of experience in business finance, forecast & budgeting, or other finance-focused competency experience
• Demonstrated experience partnering closely with product managers to build products at scale.
• Experience in managing multiple competing priorities effectively
• Strategic thinking with demonstrated business judgement and quantitative skills
• Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and business case development
• Strong understanding of financial statements
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Our vision is to build a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate on equal footing and access the tools they need to be financially healthy. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. We hire talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.