Strategic Finance Manager

About Us:
DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry’s leading on demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America’s top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace.
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The Role:

Manager of Strategic Finance will be responsible for partnering with, and supporting, the Go-To-Market (“GTM”) motion within DailyPay, specifically the Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Call Center and Revenue Operations teams. In this role you’ll lead the management reporting & analysis and lead the enterprise planning process. The successful candidate will serve as the key point of contact for various teams within the GTM motion and you will play a crucial role in shaping business strategy by defining and solving complex financial challenges. This includes leading initiatives like market segment sizing, comprehensive budget and spend analysis, and forecasting, all with the goal of accelerating the success of our Go-To-Market teams. You will also play a critical role in enhancing our planning process for our annual operating plan cycle and beyond. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for managing at least one analyst and collaborating with various groups in finance and accounting to prepare reporting packages and presentations for the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors. You will also manage a financial analyst / senior financial analyst in this role.

If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Strategic Process, Planning & Controls:

  • Serve as the primary finance contact, building strong, trusted partnerships with GTM leadership to strategically support and accelerate their key objectives

  • Lead GTM planning processes as part of the broader finance team including annual and quarterly planning, re-forecasts, and long-term strategic planning cycles

  • Create, manage, and drive the corporate planning calendar, ensuring seamless coordination and timely delivery across all stakeholder groups

  • Streamline and improve recurring corporate processes and deliverables to increase efficiency and accuracy

  • Challenge the status quo: identify uses and drive adoption of AI throughout the Strategic Finance teams

• Financial Reporting & Forecasting:

  • Partner with the Sr. Director Strategic Finance to prepare comprehensive monthly reporting packages and presentations for the CFO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT)

  • Partner with Sr. Director Strategic finance to develop and deliver quarterly reporting and presentations for the Board of Directors, providing clear insights into financial performance

  • Partner with Strategic Finance Analytics and Revenue Operations teams to optimize automated reporting in Tableau and other business intelligence tools

• Business Partnership & Collaboration:

  • Build and cultivate a stronger finance partnership across GTM function as well as Legal, Technology, People, and the ELT

  • Collaborate closely with the FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and alignment on key assumptions

  • Provide expert guidance and support to business partners in analyzing financial data and understanding variances between actual performance vs. plan and forecast

  • Identify financial trends and provide meaningful insights and recommendations to support executive decision-making and strategic investments

• Performance Management:

  • Build out reporting and communication of key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to monitor business performance and P&L impacts

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient and accurate data input for all planning and reporting activities

What You Bring to The Team:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field +MBA or advanced degree

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or related roles, with at least 2 years in a managerial role

• Strong knowledge of financial planning and analysis processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting

• Experience in leading and enhancing planning processes and utilizing enterprise planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Hyperion, etc.)

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and analysis, with a strong ability to interpret complex financial data

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial insights to non-financial stakeholders

• Experience with Sales and Marketing teams and leadership preferred

• Strong leadership and project management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and influence cross-functional teams

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical, forecasting, and problem-solving abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other financial software systems

Nice to Haves:

• Anaplan, Netsuite, and Tableau experience is preferred but not required

What We Offer:

• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care

• Opportunity for equity ownership

• Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Fun company outings and events

• Unlimited PTO

• 401K with company match

High-performing cultures aren't built in silos, they thrive on partnership. At DailyPay, we Commit Together to an inclusive, professional environment where multifaceted perspectives are our greatest competitive advantage. We recognize that our team members don’t live “single-issue lives,” and we lean into the wide-ranging backgrounds and life stages that sharpen our collective decision-making.

In our high-trust environment, we empower you to Challenge Norms. We’ve created a space where it is safe to ask difficult questions, disrupt the status quo, and share bold perspectives without fear of professional fallout. We believe that by checking our own assumptions and staying curious about the experiences of others, we arrive at better, more innovative results.

We provide the space for you to do your best work through peer advocacy and transparent career development. If you are looking for a culture that values intellectual honesty, celebrates the unique lived experiences of its people, and thrives on collective success, you’ll find it here.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to [email protected]. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.

DailyPay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.