Strategic Finance Expert

The role

You will develop and shape business and financial strategy and execute high-impact cross-functional initiatives. You will maintain corporate finance models, build business cases for new products, and provide financial insights to leadership.

What you will do

• Maintain Clara's consolidated corporate finance model including monthly forecasts, KPIs, balance sheet, and cash flow projections
• Drive financial and operational efficiencies by improving processes and ensuring accurate reporting
• Oversee and monitor SG&A to ensure budget alignment and cost efficiency
• Build business cases including TAM analysis and financial projections for new products
• Develop reporting and dashboards to advise finance team and executive leadership
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis including unit economics and customer acquisition efficiency models
• Provide financial insights to influence strategic business decisions
• Support sales, growth, and product teams with data-driven recommendations
• Support preparation of board packs and investor updates
• Build and update data room materials for equity and debt fundraising

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field
• 3 - 4 years of experience in investment banking, venture capital, management consulting, FP&A, strategic finance, and / or data science
• Active user of AI tools for building custom workflows, dashboards, and applications
• Ability to build scalable, efficient, and intuitive financial models in Excel
• Highly results-driven with strong organizational skills
• Collaborative mindset and exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple time-sensitive priorities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for executive-level audiences
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish or Portuguese

Nice to have

• Management consulting (MBB preferred)
• Experience in startups or fintech

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Stock options (ESOP) from day one
• Annual learning budget
• Accelerated development paths

About the company

Clara is a platform in Latin America for companies to execute and manage payment operations. It is a fast-growing company with approximately 400 people.