Strategic FP&A Manager

The role

You will partner with the Head of Strategic FP&A to build an AI-native strategic finance and FP&A function. You will analyze business challenges and lead company-wide forecasting and budgeting processes.

What you will do

• Provide analytical frameworks to evaluate departmental resource allocation decisions.
• Determine return on ad spend benchmarks for marketing channels.
• Set hiring numbers for international market scaling.
• Drive annual budget cycles and rolling quarterly re-forecasts.
• Build driver-based operating budgets and headcount plans with department heads.
• Establish monthly budget vs. actuals cadences and analyze variance drivers.
• Build, maintain, and upgrade the multi-year corporate financial model.
• Translate strategic goals into financial roadmaps.
• Architect an AI-native FP&A organization using automation and modern data workflows.

Required qualifications

• 4–8 years of total experience.
• Experience typically beginning at an investment bank, investment firm, or consulting firm, followed by strategic finance or FP&A roles at fast-paced technology-enabled companies.
• Eager to adopt the latest AI tools to automate repetitive work.
• Foundational understanding of SQL and Python/R.
• Familiarity with visualization tools like Looker/Power BI.
• Rigorous training in spreadsheet analysis.

Nice to have

• Experience with any modern FP&A tools (e.g., Adaptive, Aleph, Fintastic, Causal, Cube)

Benefits

• Market-competitive salary
• Equity for all full-time roles
• Exceptional benefits

About the company

Substack is building a new economic engine for culture, giving creators the power of their own publishing platform. It empowers independent writers, artists, videographers, podcasters, and creators to make a living through subscriptions.