Senior Strategic Finance Associate - Seattle, United States - Cruise

Description

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We're building the world's most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you're free to be yourself. It's the same here at Cruise. We're creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work.

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

Strategic Finance is a highly impactful team that advises senior leadership and partners with cross-functional teams to guide decision-making. The team's objective is to provide financial leadership for the company and to ensure that Cruise is financially well-positioned to implement its strategic objectives. As a Senior Associate, you will be a critical team member driving and supporting all aspects of the planning, forecasting and reporting processes. This role will work cross-functionally across FP&A, Accounting and business partners to develop and manage forecasts and financial analytics with a focus on enhancing financial visibility and insights into the business. The ideal candidate has excellent financial modeling, analytical and communication skills, demonstrated experience managing and supporting complex projects, and a strong ability to execute. This is a high-visibility opportunity for a strong, motivated performer to make an outsized impact. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Strategic Finance.

What you'll be doing:

• Own and streamline Cruise's consolidated financial model to guide investment and strategic planning across the business.
• Support the team in the development, refinement and maintenance of cash flow models and the long-term plan to project company financial performance, valuation and capital needs.
• Drive our financial planning, forecasting and reporting processes, including monthly projections, annual budgeting and long range planning exercises.
• Build robust, dynamic and elegant financial models, perform financial analyses and conduct data-based research to evaluate alternatives, assess outcomes and support sound, data-driven decision-making.
• Prepare high-quality presentations, memos, reporting packages and analyses for senior management, the Board of Directors and investors.
• Drive capital allocation decisions in the short and long term.
• Cultivate strong working relationships and collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners across the company.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis for senior leadership and the business.
• Potential to assume additional responsibilities as the company, the team and the team's scope grow and evolve over time.

What you must have:

• 4+ years of experience in strategic finance / FP&A, investment banking, private equity and/or equity research.
• Advanced expertise in building and auditing Excel financial models that are robust, dynamic, intuitive and scalable. Familiarity with Google Workspace applications and planning software/tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical competence, with a deep understanding of financial documents, financial analysis, capital structure, valuation and accounting principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills. Ability to extract, synthesize and articulate key insights and messages from complex, detailed information to partners and senior leadership.
• Exceptional project management and execution skills, with a validated capability to proactively drive tasks to completion and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• An extraordinary attention to detail while maintaining a big picture perspective.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a collegial nature and a demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence and foster strong working relationships with others.
• A high-impact self-starter with an ownership mindset, great attitude and strong work ethic. Comfortable operating self-sufficiently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Responsibilities:

• Own consolidated financial position and narrative for the business
• Process ownership, management and improvement
• Financial analytics, reporting and dashboarding
• Detailed financial modeling
• Leadership presentation development
• Cross-functional collaboration and relationship management
• Ad hoc financial analysis
• Potential for team and role growth

The salary range for this position is $100, ,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Our benefits are here to support the whole you:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Medical / dental / vision, Life and AD&D
• Subsidized mental health benefits
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
• 401(k) Cruise matching program
• Fertility benefits
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
• Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
• Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
• CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy. (Learn more about CruiseFlex).

We're Integrated

• Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

We're Funded

• GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver's license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.