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We’re transforming the grocery industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.
OVERVIEW
We are looking for a Manager to join our Strategic Finance, R&D team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team at the ground level and drive analyses for some of the most dynamic initiatives we are undertaking at Instacart. In this role, you will be a key business partner providing financial support to Instacart’s technology groups, and drive priorities that will have a critical impact on our company’s near and long-term success.
As a member of the Strategic Finance team, you will build relationships with multiple stakeholders across the business while you partner to solve complex business problems.
As a Manager, you have both strong attention to detail and the ability to consider the big picture to drive strategic and investment recommendations. You are highly analytical and a clear, confident communicator.
ABOUT THE JOB
- Early team member on the Strategic Finance team
- Partner cross-functionally to drive budgeting and forecasting processes, strategic decision making and initiative prioritization
- Prepare monthly and quarterly performance and forecast reviews, variance analysis, and financial review presentations
- Generate insightful analytics for cross functional leadership team; identify areas of opportunity to help develop Instacart’s strategic direction
- Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual planning
- Complete ad-hoc business projects and financial modeling analysis that drive decision-making
ABOUT YOU
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Economics or other related field
- 6-8 years work experience in a relevant field with demonstrated financial acumen and a track record of leveraging data for business impact
- Knowledgeable about Amazon Web Services, cloud infrastructure economics, cost drivers, and how rapidly growing companies manage infrastructure costs
- Experience in investment banking, management consulting, FP&A / Strategic Finance at a start-up or high-growth technology company preferred
- Highly proficient in Excel / Sheets with strong attention to detail
- Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion
- Excellent written and oral communication skills ability to clearly articulate ideas and drive cross-functional understanding and cooperation across the business
- Demonstrated experience thinking strategically about complex business problems, leading to recommendations and action plans
- A self-starter with a positive attitude and ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
- Intermediate to advanced SQL knowledge is preferred
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Accommodations & Accessibility
At Instacart, we strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you need assistance submitting an application through our career site due to a disability, please submit an Accommodations Request Form and someone from our team will reach out soon to see how we may be able to assist.
