Strategic Finance Manager (G&A OpEx)

Company: Instacart
Location: Remote (US base pay ranges vary by state)

About Instacart:
Instacart is transforming the grocery industry, providing essential grocery delivery and flexible earnings opportunities. We believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Join our team to do the best work of your life.

Instacart is a Flex First team:
We embrace flexibility, allowing employees to choose where they do their best work while staying connected through regular in-person events.

About the Role:
This high-visibility role in Strategic Finance focuses on G&A OpEx, partnering closely with People, Finance, Legal, and Tax departments. You will provide critical insights to guide executive decisions and capital allocation, operating in a fast-paced environment where financial clarity shapes G&A leader investments.

About the Job:

• Serve as the primary finance partner to G&A cost center owners (People, Finance, Legal, Tax), driving end-to-end financial planning, forecasting, and performance management.
• Own the monthly and quarterly Actuals vs Forecast (AvF) process for G&A OpEx, delivering variance analysis and executive-ready commentary.
• Lead the annual budget process and monthly forecast cycles for G&A, aligning headcount, vendor spend, and discretionary budgets with company priorities.
• Build and maintain dynamic financial models and dashboards for scenario planning and investment trade-off analysis, leveraging AI tools for automation and insights.
• Partner with Accounting on month-end close activities, ensuring accuracy of G&A actuals.
• Operate effectively in ambiguous situations, establish structure, challenge processes, and adapt to shifting priorities.

About You:
You possess rigorous financial modeling skills, crisp communication, and executive presence. You are a self-starter energized by ambiguity, who moves quickly without sacrificing quality and builds relationships to find the right answers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Strategic/Corporate Finance, FP&A, or a related analytical field at a high-growth public technology company.
• Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills with a track record of supporting executive-level, data-driven decision-making.
• Strong communicator with experience preparing and presenting executive-ready materials to VP and C-suite stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, work cross-functionally, and deliver in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in FP&A, Corporate or Strategic Finance, consulting, equity research, or data science/analytics.
• Prior experience in consumer marketplace or SaaS businesses.
• Experience operating in a public company environment.
• Interest in leveraging AI and automation tools.

Compensation:

• CA, NY, CT, NJ: $176,000—$185,500 USD
• WA: $168,000—$177,500 USD
• OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI: $161,000—$170,000 USD
• All other states: $147,000—$155,000 USD

Offers may vary based on experience, skills, and location. This role is eligible for new hire and annual refresh equity grants. #LI-Remote