Strategic Finance Manager

Grammarly is excited to offer a remote-first hybrid working model. Team members work primarily remotely in the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, or Portugal. Certain roles have specific location requirements to facilitate collaboration at a particular Grammarly hub.

All roles have an in-person component: Conditions permitting, teams meet 2–4 weeks every quarter at one of Grammarly’s hubs in San Francisco, Kyiv, New York, Vancouver, and Berlin, or in a workspace in Kraków. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that fosters trust and unlocks creativity.

Grammarly team members in this role must be based in the United States or Canada, and they must be able to collaborate in person 2 weeks per quarter, traveling if necessary to the hub(s) where the team is based.

The opportunity 

Every day, tens of millions of people and 50,000 professional teams rely on Grammarly’s AI-enabled communication assistance to help them communicate confidently and achieve their goals. Our team members have the autonomy to take on exciting challenges in pursuit of our mission to improve lives by improving communication. Together, we’re building on more than a decade of steady growth and profitability. We’re defining the communication assistance category for individuals, enterprises, and developers with tailored service offerings: Grammarly Premium, Grammarly Business, Grammarly for Education, and Grammarly for Developers. All of this begins with our team collaborating in an inclusive, values-driven, and learning-oriented environment.

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Strategic Finance Manager to join our Finance team. This high-impact role will report to our Head of Strategic Finance and Financial Planning & Analysis. They will support our business leaders with financial insights and recommendations to make informed strategic and operational decisions. The Strategic Finance Manager will play an integral role in building the Finance team at a fast-growing company. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, motivated, and dependable, and they will thrive in a fast-paced environment that requires adaptability. 

Your impact

As a Strategic Finance Manager, you will collaborate closely with leaders throughout the organization to evaluate initiatives and inform decision-making. 

In this role, you will: 

• Partner with our Individuals business and develop an in-depth understanding of key business drivers. 
• Own and drive insightful analysis around the return of our acquisition investments to influence decision-making around our acquisition investments. 
• Create monthly forecast materials and other presentations for our Operating Team and business leaders to support investment decisions.  
• Articulate the health of the business to the board of directors and investors through presentations and other materials.  
• Assist with equity materials and other strategic ad hoc analyses and initiatives through sophisticated financial modeling and evaluation of risks and opportunities. 
• Support business performance reporting through the preparation of internal and external reporting packages.

We’re looking for someone with

• Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Is able to collaborate in person 2 weeks per quarter, traveling if necessary to the hub where the team is based.
• Has 4+ years of experience in a top investment bank, management consulting firm, private equity firm, hedge fund, or finance role at a tech company—and ideally 2 years of tech experience. 
• Displays a high level of genuine curiosity about our business, asks lots of questions, and exhibits an eagerness to learn. 
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills.
• Shows an advanced aptitude and enthusiasm for complex problem-solving that uses financial modeling, including strong skills with spreadsheets.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency with PowerPoint or Google Slides.
• Working knowledge of SQL and Python or has a willingness to learn.
• Has formal training in fi