Strategic Finance Manager
Location: New York (Hybrid)
About CreativeX
CreativeX is B2B SaaS technology platform that helps global marketing teams make smarter creative decisions and elevate creative expression through the clarity of data. Our technology powers creative decision-making at some of the biggest brands in the world, including Google, Unilever, Pepsi, Bayer, Mondelez, Heineken, and more.
We use computer vision and other machine learning techniques to extract creative data from our client’s digital advertising copy and transform those previously dark signals into a standardised data model at industrial scale. This creates a new, unique and powerful first party data set that represents the last and most impactful untapped reservoir of advertising performance.
That’s because multiple studies have shown that the “Creative” itself is responsible for half of sales lift online, higher than reach, targeting, brand, & recency combined. But creative impact has always been the least analysed and least understood component of a complex set of marketing variables.
This is the problem CreativeX is focussed on solving. We’re an end-to-end solution to ingest, process, and analyse content at scale. We help brands isolate creative elements so they can be analysed against downstream ad impact metrics, from clickthrough rates to brand lift.
Our objective is to help marketing organisations power every creative decision with data.
Strategic Finance Manager
We are seeking a highly motivated Strategic Finance Manager to join our growing finance team. This person will partner closely with the commercial and executive teams to deliver financial insights that support strategic decision-making and sustainable growth. The role will be based in New York and act as the finance team’s commercial lead for the business.
What you’ll do:
- Own and lead the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and rolling three-year financial planBuild and maintain robust financial models, including pricing, margin optimization, and scenario planning, to support key business decisions.
- Develop and monitor KPI dashboards, including ARR growth, gross margin by client, and operational efficiency metrics.
- Act as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership, supporting initiatives such as product pricing strategy, market expansion, and investment evaluation.
- Work closely with Sales and RevOps to align pricing structures with revenue goals.
- Drive improvements in FP&A processes, reporting automation, and system infrastructure to enhance scalability and data accuracy.
- Support board-level reporting and cross-functional collaboration with commercial and product teams.
- Partner with leadership to assess strategic growth opportunities. Mentor junior members of the finance team and promote a culture of excellence, integrity, and ownership.
Who you are:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. MBA or CFA preferred.
- 3+years of experience in finance or consulting, ideally with time in investment banking, private equity, or a high-growth tech company.
- Advanced financial modeling skills in ExcelComfortable working in ambiguity and solving open-ended business problems with data.
- A self-starter with strong business acumen and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
At CreativeX we encourage applicants of all backgrounds and identities to apply for roles that align with their own interests and career trajectory. If you meet a majority of the qualifications above and see yourself in this role, we would love to see your application!
What we Offer:
🍎 Fully paid medical, dental, and vision (US) and Private medical insurance (UK)
✈️ Generous time off + bank holidays (+ Elevate Fridays*)
📚 Education budget to be used for individual learning experiences or grouped with your team for joint learning, including study support for relevant accounting qualifications.
🧘 Annual subscription to Calm and Headspace for your mental wellbeing
🎟 Monthly coaching to talk to a trained professional about career goals, relationships, and personal development
💵 Stock options as we believe that everyone should have a stake in the business
🍼 3-month full pay parenting leave for all employees who have been with the company for one (1) year
🪴 US employee contributions to a 401(k) once they have completed their eligibility period
* Elevate Fridays are our version of the 4-day work week! We use this day however we see fit but we encourage everyone to do something that gives them the mind space they need to excel in their work from Monday-Thursday. Elevate Fridays are reviewed biannually.
CreativeX provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
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What We Do
CreativeX, formerly known as Picasso Labs, powers creative excellence for the world’s most loved brands. By analyzing creative at scale, our technology aims to advance creative expression through the clarity of data. Used globally by Fortune 500 brands like Unilever, Mondelez, Heineken, ABI, Google, and more, CreativeX measures and improves creative efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness across all their creative content worldwide.
