Head of Strategic Finance

Jeeves

. Drive the Strategic Finance function and support the leadership team with quantitative analysis and qualitative recommendations .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Strategic Finance, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, while effectively collaborating with leadership and stakeholders. Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced fintech environments and mentor teams towards high performance.

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Strategic Finance ManagementBudgeting And ForecastingFinancial Analysis And ReportingTeam Development And MentoringCrypto Finance Expertise

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Hard Skills

BudgetingForecastingFinancial AnalysisPerformance AnalysisOperational ModelingData-Driven InsightsAutomation WorkflowsFinancial ReportingUnit EconomicsHeadcount Planning

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationAdaptabilityCommunicationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

Financial SystemsData Analytics ToolsAutomation ModelsReporting ToolsBudgeting Software

Industry Keywords

FintechBankingCredit InvestingLendingPaymentsCryptoCapital EfficiencyInvestor RelationsHigh-Velocity EnvironmentsBalance-Sheet Business

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the Strategic Finance function and support the leadership team with quantitative analysis and qualitative recommendations
Manage annual budgeting, forecasting, monthly performance analysis, headcount planning, and product forecasting
Design and run bottoms-up annual budgeting and headcount planning across the company
Own the consolidated operating model and long-range plan
Understand and promote unit economics across products and geographies, including fiat and crypto
Synthesize company and financial performance in monthly performance packages for leadership and the Board of Directors
Establish and run a budget-vs-actuals cadence with the leadership team
Build segment reporting to provide leadership with visibility into business performance
Analyze financial and operational results to assess overall financial health and performance
Partner with the Data team to make Jeeves a data-driven organization and provide leadership insights
Own high-impact board and investor materials in partnership with the President & CFO
Manage Strategic Finance internal systems and tooling roadmap
Partner with Finance, Capital Markets, Financial Operations, and Risk to incorporate the credit book into planning and ensure capital efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

2–4 years in banking or credit investing, followed by 4–8 years in operating roles at fast-paced, high-velocity global fintechs; operating experience is essential
Background in a balance-sheet business (lending, cards, or payments with facilities); pure SaaS Strategic Finance experience is not a fit
Experience building agentic automation and workflows with Claude or other models/harnesses for financial analysis, modeling, reporting, and finance workflows
Fluent in crypto/stables, or able to get there fast; crypto-adjacent finance experience is a plus
Personally built and run at least one full budget and planning cycle
Experience and strong track record developing and mentoring a team into a high-performance team
Ability to thrive in entrepreneurial, fast-paced, rapid-change, hyper-growth environments and pivot quickly
Comfortable in front of a board of directors or institutional investors
Ability to build rather than maintain and own processes end-to-end; player-coach approach required