Strategic Finance Analyst I - Ads

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

About the Role

We are looking for a Finance Analyst 1 to join the Strategic Finance team focused on Instacart Ads. This is a rare opportunity to join a growing team and drive analyses and forecasts for some of our most exciting initiatives. In this role, you will provide financial partnership for business priorities that will have a critical impact on Instacart’s near and long-term success. As a Finance Analyst 1, you have both strong attention to detail and the ability to consider the big picture to drive strategic decisions and investment recommendations. You are highly analytical and a clear, confident communicator.

About The Team

Instacart Ads help brands attract and engage customers at every stage of their shopping journey — from initial keyword search and aisle browsing through checkout. Our vision is to democratize the grocery store by offering brands of all sizes an equal opportunity to reach potential customers. As a member of the Strategic Finance team, you will build relationships with multiple stakeholders in the advertising business while you partner to solve complex business problems.

About The Job

• Partner cross-functionally to develop financial models that drive forecasting, strategic decision making, and initiative prioritization for Instacart Ads
• Generate monthly and quarterly performance and forecast reviews, board meeting and investor presentations, and other financial review presentations for leadership teams
• Conduct ad hoc financial modeling and analysis, such as building KPI-based models
• Contribute to short and long range P&L planning
• Design and implement financial processes that use internal data and KPI’s to monitor and forecast financial performance of advertising business
  
  

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, Math, Economics, Finance, Business or other related field
• 2 years work experience in a relevant field with demonstrated financial acumen and a track record of leveraging data for business impact
• Proficient in Excel modeling with strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with internal stakeholders
• A self-starter with a positive attitude and ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in consulting, investment banking, or Strategic Finance at a high-growth technology company preferred
• Work experience with digital advertising or SAAS is a plus but not required
• SQL knowledge is preferred but not required
  
  

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$108,000—$120,000 USD

WA

$104,000—$115,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$99,000—$110,000 USD

All other states

$90,000—$100,000 USD