Instacart

Instacart

Senior Financial Analyst, Retailer

United States - Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$152k-$161kDetected 27 days ago
SQLData ScienceData VisualizationFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisAccountingForecastingExcelFP&ALogisticsRecruitingCollaborationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to accelerate retailer deal flow and portfolio performance.
  • You will join a high-impact, collaborative pod within Strategic Finance, working daily with Retail Partnerships, Deal Desk, Legal, Revenue Operations, Data Science, and Accounting.
  • This is an opportunity to roll up your sleeves in a fast-paced, evolving environment, bring structure to ambiguity, and make a visible impact on Instacart's growth.

Responsibilities

  • Instacart's Strategic Finance team partners closely with leaders across the business to drive clarity, rigor, and results.
  • Own end-to-end financial modeling for retailer partnerships, including pricing strategies, incentive structures, unit economics, and ROI analyses with scenario and sensitivity testing.
  • Build and maintain driver-based forecasts for a portfolio of retailer deals; establish KPIs, track performance vs. plan, and surface insights that improve margin and payback.
  • Design and standardize scalable templates, playbooks, and dashboards that streamline diligence, approval, and post-close performance management.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Data Science, Accounting, Revenue Operations, and Legal to ensure operational feasibility, policy alignment, and accurate financial treatment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, or a related quantitative field.
  • Proficiency in SQL for self-serve analysis and experience with a BI tool (e.g., Looker or Tableau).

Nice to have

  • Experience with marketplace or retailer/CPG partnerships and multi-sided platform economics.
  • Hands-on collaboration with Sales/Partnerships and Legal on deal terms (e.g., volume commitments, incentives, performance SLAs).
  • Familiarity with revenue recognition concepts (e.g., ASC 606) and how contract structures impact financial treatment.
  • MBA, CFA, or CPA.
  • Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role.
  • For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.
  • All other states

Compensation

  • Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.

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