Manager, Finance

About the role 

We’re seeking a Manager to join our Finance Business Partnership team at Chime! In this role, you will play a crucial role in developing and shaping our business, financial strategy, and executing against high-impact and cross-functional initiatives. As a manager, you have both strong attention to detail and the ability to consider the big picture to drive strategic recommendations and influence business partners. You have a bias towards action, exceptional partnership and communication skills, and know-how to balance getting the details right while still moving fast.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $146,610 and up to $207,700 Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Own the Finance relationship with the Risk and Tech organization, working directly with the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Product Officer (CPO), and other senior leaders to provide data-driven insights that influence strategy while consolidating losses and opex forecasts across these functions
• Provide trusted financial advice on both day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives, including annual and long-range planning, balancing evolving business priorities while maintaining financial goals
• Deliver comprehensive financial planning with high forecast accuracy, holding teams accountable to losses and opex budgets while proactively identifying optimization opportunities and cost savings across Risk and Tech organizations
• Drive strategic decision-making through advanced financial modeling and compelling storytelling, influencing cross-functional stakeholders to adopt financially sound approaches
• Collaborate cross-functionally to evaluate investment opportunities, size relative impacts, and drive unit economics metrics across the Risk and Tech organizations
• Risk: Partner with Risk leaders and product managers on fraud loss projections, as well as the Product Finance team on loss forecasts related to our Liquidity products. Maintain deep understanding of business tradeoffs (e.g., trading off higher losses for revenue or member growth) to make informed P&L decisions that maximize ROI
• Tech (Engineering/Product/Data): Partner with Tech leaders to manage their operational budget, with particular focus on top variable spend that scales with business growth (e.g., hosting). Work closely with leadership to understand key drivers and assumptions in the forecasts, while understanding resource allocation across products. Develop a comprehensive R&D analysis framework using ROI metrics and external benchmarking to support strategic investment decisions

To thrive in this role, you have          

• Minimum 6 years of finance/FP&A, investment banking, business intelligence, or consulting experience, with 3+ years at a high-growth pre-IPO startup or public company (FinTech experience strongly preferred)
• 1-2 years managing at least one direct report; prior experience building a team a plus
• Demonstrated ability to question the status quo, improve existing processes, and evolve systems in high-growth environments with proven success driving financial performance
• A hands-on approach with eagerness to dig into detailed analysis while maintaining strategic vision; thrives in fast-paced environments requiring adaptability and quick pivots
• Superior communication and presentation skills with proven ability to influence senior leadership and collaborate effectively across different functions and organizational levels
• Strong technical capabilities including expertise in Excel/Google Sheets to build scalable, efficient, and intuitive financial models; experience with Pigment, NetSuite, Workday, Looker, SQL, and Python a plus
• Prior experience with actuarial indications or forecasting loss reserves at a FinTech highly preferred.

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that basic banking services should be helpful, transparent, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members.