Job Description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Affirm proudly includes Returnly. We're looking for a passionate and analytically minded professional to join the Strategic Finance team. Strategic Finance is responsible for driving company strategy, empowering executive decision making, and guiding the company towards achieving its goals. This high impact, highly visible role sits on the Corporate Finance Analytics group, a scrappy, tight-knit subteam with outsized cross-functional impact and ownership. We help set the company-wide targets, provide forecasts and real time analytics to executives and business leaders, and partner cross functionally to evaluate strategic business and product decisions. The ideal candidate will not only have superb technical skills but also strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and present to all levels of the organization. What you'll do

• Empower CFO, Head of Investor Relations and broader Executive Team with timely, accurate and comprehensive view into Affirm's near term and long range financial future
• Partner with Capital Markets and Treasury teams to evaluate complex funding strategies
• Create financial impact analyses for strategic decisions across the company (e.g. new merchant offerings, new consumer products, pricing changes, funding structures, M&A, new geos, hiring, etc)
• Help draft investor presentations, board meeting materials, and SEC filings
• Provide analytical support in driving the next fiscal year's target setting and planning process; enhance visibility and decision-making support to financial and cross-functional leadership
• Partner cross-functionally to help develop flexible long-term operating models that guide decision-making and accountability around the company
• Facilitate and drive frequent ad hoc and targeted projects to support key business decisions

What we look for

• Passion and drive to disrupt the lending and financial industry for the better
• Strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity and an ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment
• Excellent communicators who seek out the opportunity - and accountability - that comes with being front and center with company executives
• High attention to detail but an equally important ability to see the big picture and evaluate analyses with strategic business context
• 4+ years experience in investment banking or similar analytical roles (consulting, data science, corporate FP&A etc.)
• Excellent excel ability (you should be prepared for a financial model case study)
• Experience and/or strong interest in learning SQL and Python

Location - Remote Canada
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and can be located anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of the U.S. Territories, Quebec, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories) unless the job indicates a different global location. We are currently building operations in Spain, Poland, and Australia. Employees in remote roles have the option of working remotely or from an Affirm office in their country of hire, and may occasionally travel to an Affirm office or elsewhere for required meetings or team-building events. Our offices in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Toronto will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis, subject to local COVID-19 guidelines. All full-time jobs at Affirm (excluding interns and apprentices) are tied to a transparent grade-based pay range taking location into account. [Colorado Candidates] In accordance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the grade for this position in Colorado is listed above. You can find the Colorado base pay range and benefits here.
If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in Affirm's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes.

Inclusivity:
At Affirm, People Come First is one of our core values, and that's why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our D&I program here and our progress thus far in our 2021 DEI Report. We also believe It's On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read the Affirm Employment Privacy Policy, or the Affirm Employment Privacy Notice (EU) for applicants applying from the European Union, and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.