Strategic Finance Manager

About the Team:

The AlphaSense Finance team is responsible for efficiently driving the creation of enterprise value by enabling strategic, financial, and operational decision making across the business. We exist to help the company make intelligent, data-driven decisions through financial analysis; scenario modeling; forecasting; creating, tracking, interpreting and disseminating key performance indicators; and by serving as a critical thought partner to senior leadership.

About the Role: 

You will be responsible for modeling business scenarios, tracking key performance indicators, and driving M&A and partnerships processes for a high-growth technology company with a unique, AI-powered product. You will assist in key strategic decisions, forecasts, and provide analytical perspectives and recommendations on important company decisions that shape the company’s business planning, corporate strategy. You will also have a key role in exploring M&A opportunities and partnerships to accelerate growth and drive value. You will have a high degree of exposure to senior leadership and will play an integral part in strategic decision-making.

Who You Are:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in banking, private equity, financial analysis, consulting or a related field
• Passionate about learning and always seeking the next challenge
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial, with impeccable integrity
• Strong communicator; able to parse nuanced data and draw actionable conclusions
• Bachelor's degree in STEM, Accounting, Economics or Finance
• Strong quantitative and financial modeling skills, experience in building three-statement financial models and ad hoc models to evaluate complex scenarios
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to present effectively to executive leadership

What You’ll Do: 

• Own financial models; work with business leaders to maintain accuracy and implement scalable, automatable processes to continually enhance decision making
• Drive strategic initiatives through a combination of analytical skills, project management, & cross-functional partnerships
• Formulate recommendations on business strategy, potential transactions, and investments to executives and board of directors
• Proactively develop data-driven insights and craft clear and concise conclusions to influence executive-level audiences
• Driving M&A processes across the deal lifespan, from sourcing deals, due diligence, financial modeling, business case validation, coordinating internal stakeholders, structuring and negotiation, closing, and integration planning
• Develop, improve and interpret dashboards of key performance indicators for consumption by executives and investors
• Continually focus on improving and streamlining processes throughout the organization